Cellular Respiration Concepts

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What is the ability to do work in biological systems?

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Energy

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What process releases chemical energy from sugars to make ATP when oxygen is present?

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Cellular respiration

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What is cellular respiration?

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The breakdown of glucose to release ATP.

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What is the chemical formula for glucose?

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C6H12O6

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What is the primary goal of cellular respiration?

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To make ATP.

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What are the two main types of cellular respiration?

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Aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

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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 ATP?

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Adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell.

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What are the three main stages of cellular respiration?

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Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and electron transport chain.

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Where does glycolysis occur?

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In the cytoplasm of the cell.