Cellular Respiration Notes 1

Look at the formula for cellular respiration.

What do you notice about the items in it? How is it similar to photosynthesis's equation?

Organize these components of cellular respiration

Groups:

(a) Product

,

(b) Reactants

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Glucose

• Water

What organelle does cellular respiration take place in?

• Ribosome
• Nucleus
• Mitochondria
• Chloroplast

What are the main parts of the mitochondrion?

a

b

Inner Membrane

Matrix

What is the purpose of Glycolysis?

• To store energy in the form of glycogen.
• To convert glucose into amino acids.
• To break down glucose into pyruvate

• To synthesize fatty acids from glucose.

What is pyruvate?

• Pyruvate is a type of protein found in muscle tissue.
• Pyruvate is a four-carbon molecule

• Pyruvate is a three-carbon molecule

• Pyruvate is a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels.

If something is anaerobic, it means that you ______ oxygen to do it.

What is another word for anaerobic respiration

• Glycolysis

• Photosynthesis
• Cellular respiration
• Fermentation

What is the first step of aerobic respiration after glycolysis?

• Light independent

• Krebs/Citric Acid Cycle

• Electron Transport Chain
• Fermentation