Questions and Answers
What is the summary equation for cellular respiration?
What does cellular respiration include?
Both aerobic and anaerobic respiration
What is a key difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
Aerobic respiration requires oxygen while anaerobic respiration does not.
Aerobic respiration produces approximately _____ ATP molecules.
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Where does aerobic respiration take place?
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What happens during anaerobic respiration if there is no sufficient oxygen?
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Define feedback inhibition in the context of cellular respiration.
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Study Notes
Summary Equation for Cellular Respiration
- Cellular respiration can be summarized by the equation: C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy.
Cellular Respiration
- Cellular respiration encompasses both aerobic and anaerobic processes but is primarily associated with aerobic respiration.
Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Processes
- Aerobic Respiration: Requires oxygen; produces approximately 36-38 ATP molecules.
- Anaerobic Respiration: Occurs in the absence of oxygen; yields only 2 ATP molecules.
- Both processes start with glucose breakdown and involve the formation of pyruvate.
- Aerobic respiration's reactants are glucose and oxygen; products include ATP, water, and carbon dioxide.
- Anaerobic respiration's reactants are pyruvate and NADH; products include ATP and either lactic acid or ethanol (depending on fermentation type).
- Aerobic respiration consists of three steps: glycolysis (glucose breakdown), citric acid cycle (releases CO2 and generates ATP), and electron transport chain (largest ATP production).
- Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm for both processes; citric acid cycle and electron transport chain take place in mitochondria for aerobic respiration.
- Anaerobic respiration includes glycolysis followed by fermentation, which can produce alcohol or lactic acid.
- Aerobic respiration mainly occurs in mitochondria of eukaryotic cells, while anaerobic respiration primarily occurs in cytoplasm of prokaryotes.
Feedback Inhibition
- Feedback inhibition is a regulatory mechanism in cellular respiration that prevents overproduction of a molecule by inhibiting enzymes involved in its synthesis, ensuring metabolic efficiency.
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