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Transition Reaction
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Electron Transport System inside the
(ETS) mitochondria
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Glycolysis
Lactic Acid
Fermentation
2. What is the ultimate fate of the pyruvic acid in an organism which carries out aerobic cellular respiration?
The pyruvic acid is turned into acetyl coenzyme A.
3. Which part of cellular respiration produces the most ATP? How does it work?
The Electron Transport Chain produces 32 ATP. This takes place in the mitochondria and electron carriers alternate between reduced and oxidized states
as they return and accept electrons. These electron are passed to 𝑂2 forming 𝐻2 𝑂
4. Which part of cellular respiration produces the most NADH? How many (per glucose)?
The citric acid cycle produces 3 NADH
5. What is the difference between substrate level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation?
9. Most of the large, fast-flowing rivers in the Northwest U.S. are blocked by man-made dams. Water is directed though pipes in the dam that lead to
hydroelectric generators. The generators in these dams create electricity as water rushes past them. This is most similar to which metabolic process?
10. Explain two ways that fermentation differs from aerobic cellular respiration.
11. What is the maximum number of ATP molecules produced in the electron transport chain from each NADH?
12. Why is less ATP produced from FADH2 than from NADH?