Unit, 2,3,4 Ch. 6,7,8,23,10 Exam 2 study set

Under standard conditions ATP can release __________ for every molecule converted to ADP.

7.3 Kcal of energy

Organisms that can manufacture their own chemical energy are called _______.

autotrophs

Organisms that depend on the energy stored in chemical bonds by other organisms for their food energy are called _________.

Heterotrophs

In animals that take in oxygen from their enviroment, glucose is broken down into carbon dioxide and water in a process called:

Aerobic respiration

What is the oxidized form of the most common electron carrier that is needed for both glycosides and the Krebs cycle?

NAD+

What aspect of cellular respiration occurs in the cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells?

Glycolysis

What is the net number of ATP generated directly during glycolysis per molecule of glucose?

2

What molecule can oxidize NADH?

Acetaldehyde

Where does pyruvate oxidation occur in eukaryotic cells?

In the Mitochondria

What happens to the oxygen that is used in cellular respiration?

It is reduced to form water

What stagr of cellular respiration can occur in human cells with or without oxygen present?

Glycolysis

Where do the carbon atoms in glucose come from?

Carbon dioxide

Carbon diosxide and water can combine to form glucose, water and oxygen. What is required for that process to occur?

Light energy from the sun

What molecule can oxidize NADH?

Acetaldehyde

What molecule can oxidize NADH?

What is the oxidized form of the most common electron carrier that is needed for both glycosides and the Krebs cycle?

NAD+

What aspect of cellular respiration occurs in the cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells?

Glycolysis

What is the oxidized form of the most common electron carrier that is needed for both glycosides and the Krebs cycle?

NAD+