Aerobic Respiration
Aerobic respiration is a fundamental metabolic process essential for the survival of aerobic organisms. It involves the breakdown of glucose molecules in the presence of oxygen to produce energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), carbon dioxide, and water. This highly efficient process occurs within the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells, utilizing a series of enzymatic reactions collectively known as the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. Understanding the intricacies of aerobic respiration is crucial for comprehending cellular energy production and the physiological adaptations of organisms to aerobic environments.
Questions
- It takes 1 molecule of glucose to make 30 molecules of ATP. How many molecules of glucose are needed to make 6000 molecules of ATP in aerobic respiration?
- Do both plants an animals use cellular respiration?
- What is the relationship between the strength of your heart, and aerobic respiration?
- Is it possible for a cell to survive in oxygen deficient condition?
- In cellular respiration, how does the cell convert a ADP back to ATP?
- Where does gas exchange take place in mammals?
- How is pyruvate converted to acetyl coA?
- How would you explain the significance of NADPH in photosynthesis and NADH in cellular respiration?
- Why do people and animals breath heavily after running a race?
- Where and how is water formed during aerobic respiration?
- How does aerobic respiration release energy from glucose?
- During aerobic respiration. #H_2O# is formed. Where does the oxygen atom for the formation of the water come from?
- What are the differences between aerobic respiration and photosynthesis in eukaryotic cells?
- How would you compare and contrast aerobic respiration and fermentation?
- The amazon rain forest is called the lungs of the world. Explain how a large forest like the amazon controls the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
- What is the main function of cellular respiration?
- How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration related?
- Which of the following structures can be used for respiration in the Arthropods?
- Can energy only be released by glucose during cellular respiration?
- What is the endothermic reaction for aerobic respiration in a living cell?