Cellular Respiration

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What are the two products of aerobic respiration?

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Carbon dioxide & water

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Which is a product of the Electron Transport Chain (ETC)?

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Water

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How does the amount of energy resulting from fermentation compare with that of aerobic respiration?

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Aerobic respiration results in more energy.

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Along with 2 ATP, what is produced during glycolysis?

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2 pyruvate

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Which type of respiration occurs without the presence of oxygen?

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Anaerobic respiration

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What is the main purpose of cellular respiration?

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To convert glucose into usable energy (ATP).

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What is glycolysis?

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The first step of cellular respiration that breaks down glucose into pyruvate.

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What is the role of oxygen in aerobic respiration?

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Oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor in the Electron Transport Chain.

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What is fermentation?

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A metabolic process that converts sugar to acids, gases, or alcohol in the absence of oxygen.

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What is ATP?

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Adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell.