Intro to Respiration

Adenosine Triphosphate

Known as ATP, this molecule is used for energy. Produced from food that has come from broken down glucose molecules.

ATP is made up of…

1 Ribose (carbohydrate), 1 Adenine, and 3 phosphates

When Adenine and Ribose bond they create

Adenosine

When a phosphate is broken off…

energy is released into the cell.

Phosphorylation

The addition of a phosphate to a molecule.

When a molecule loses a phosphate it becomes

Adenosine Diphosphate

ATP is thought of as a _ battery.

rechargable

How does a glucose molecule become an ATP?

Cellular Respiration

Cellular respiration is a…

biochemical pathway that converts energy stored into a more useful form.

A biochemical pathway is..

a series of enzymatic reactions

Cellular respiration occurs in the…

mitochondria

In prokaryotes, respiration occurs along the…

cell membrane

Cristae

Folded membrane inside the mitochondria

The folded membrane increases the surface area which…

allows for more metabolism

The matrix

The space between the folded membranes

Energy is stored in…

bonds of the glucose molecules, in electrons shared between carbon and hydrogen.

The energy can be transferred.

via electrons

Oxidation

Chemical reactions that pass electrons.

Reduction

The gaining of electrons, so the molecule grows negative.

Oxidation is the __ of electrons.

loss

Balanced Equation for Respiration

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H20 + 38 ATP

Reactants of Respiration

Glucose and Oxygen

Products of Respiration

Carbon Dioxide, Water, and ATP