Unit 2A Test Review: Cellular Respiration

Front

What molecule contains three phosphate groups?

Back

ATP

Front

Which cells in the body may undergo lactic acid fermentation during exercise?

Back

Muscle cells

Front

What is the innermost interior of the mitochondrion called?

Back

Matrix

Front

In cellular respiration, what do high-energy electrons moving down the electron transport chain ultimately provide energy for?

Back

Convert ADP molecules into ATP molecules.

Front

What is the starting molecule for glycolysis?

Back

Glucose

Front

What is the process by which cells convert glucose into energy in the absence of oxygen?

Back

Anaerobic respiration.

Front

What is the main purpose of cellular respiration?

Back

To convert biochemical energy from nutrients into ATP.

Front

What are the two main stages of cellular respiration?

Back

Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle.

Front

What is produced during the Krebs cycle?

Back

NADH, FADH2, ATP, and carbon dioxide.

Front

What is the role of oxygen in cellular respiration?

Back

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