Cellular Respiration

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What are the main reactants of cellular respiration?

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Glucose and oxygen.

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Where does the electron transport chain occur in cellular respiration?

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In the inner membrane of the mitochondrion.

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What molecules carry energy from glycolysis and the Krebs cycle to the electron transport chain?

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NADH and FADH2.

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Under what conditions do cells produce ATP most efficiently?

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In the presence of oxygen.

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Why is ATP referred to as a cell's 'energy currency'?

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Because most of the energy that drives metabolism is supplied by ATP.

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What is the primary purpose of cellular respiration?

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To convert biochemical energy from nutrients into ATP.

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What are the three main stages of cellular respiration?

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Glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain.

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What is glycolysis and where does it occur?

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Glycolysis is the first step of cellular respiration that breaks down glucose into pyruvate, occurring in the cytoplasm.

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What is the role of oxygen in cellular respiration?

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Oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain.

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What is the Krebs cycle also known as?

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The citric acid cycle.