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AP Biology: Cellular respiration Flashcards

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9424284872fermentationProcess by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen0
9424284874redox reactionsreduction and oxidation reactions drive each other1
9424284875reductiongain of electrons (reduce the charge)2
9424284876oxidationloss of electrons (increase the charge)3
9424284877respirationoxidation of glucose to produce energy (ATP)4
9424284879krebs cycleoccurs in the mitochondrial matrix and generates a pool of chemical energy (ATP, NADH, and FADH2) from the oxidation of pyruvate, the end product of glycolysis.5
9424284880glycolysisseries of enzymatic reactions; one glucose is converted to 2 pyruvates6
9424284881ethanolyeast cells convert pyruvic acid to _______ by alcoholic fermentation7
9424284883lactic acidmuscle cells convert pyruvic acid to ________8
9424284884substrate level phosphorylationThe formation of ATP by directly transferring a phosphate group to ADP from an intermediate substrate in catabolism.9
9424284885mitochondrial matrixthe fluid that is inside the inner membrane of a mitochondrion10
9424284887coenzyme AA coenzyme that carries acetate from the link reaction of respiration to Krebs cycle.11
9424284888oxaloacetic acida four-carbon compound that combines with acetyl CoA in the Krebs cycle to produce citric acid12
9424284889citric acida six-carbon compound formed in the Krebs cycle13
9424284891NADH and FADH2electron carriers14
9424284892cristae of mitochondrialocation of electron transport chain15
9424284896ATP SynthaseLarge protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a phosphate group together to produce ATP16
9424284898oxidative phosphorylationThe production of ATP using energy derived from the redox reactions of an electron transport chain; the third major stage of cellular respiration.17
15238826603citric acid cycleCompletes the breakdown of glucose by oxidizing a derivative of pyruvate to carbon dioxide.18
15238834414ADPa lower-energy molecule that can be converted into ATP by the addition of a phosphate group19

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