cellular respiration

glycolosis location

cytoplasm

glycolysis purpose

break down glucose into pyruvate

pyruvate oxidation location

mitochondrial matrix

pyruvate oxidation purpose

convert pyruvate to Acetyl-CoA

Krebs/Citric Acid Cycle location

mitochondrial matrix

krebs cycle purpose

break down Acetyl-CoA into electron carriers

Oxidative Phosphorylation location

mitochondrial inner membrane

Oxidative Phosphorylation purpose

electrons create a H+ gradient along inner membrane to power their secondary active mq transport of H+ ions through a transport protein called ATP Synthase

role of oxygen

final electron acceptor, binds with H to make water and allow process to continue