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    Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are critical in the continued cycle of energy to sustain life as we define it. Both have several stages in which the creation of energy occurs, and have varied relationships with organelles located within the eukaryotic cell. The processes are the key in how life has evolved and become as diverse as we know it. Although cellular respiration and photosynthesis have different processes, they are interdependent upon each other, while exhibiting complementary cycles

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    Cellular Respiration

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    Chapter 9 Cellular Respiration — Objectives — Equation for Cellular Respiration — Electron Carriers and Redox Reactions — Process of Cell Respiration — Glycolysis — Prep Reaction — Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) — Electron Transport Chain — Fermentation — The Ingredients — You already know what is needed for Cellular Respiration Food + Oxygen Carbon Dioxide+ Water +ENERGY! C6H12O6 + O2 CO2 +H2O + ATP — Redox Reactions (the shuffling

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    Cellular Respiration

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    t The purpose of this lab is to observe carbon dioxide being produced during an anaerobic respiration. Students will understand the effects of inhibitors. During the experiment for Mitosis, students should understand the different stages of mitosis and the cell cycle. They should be able to observe the stages of mitosis in the experiment. Cellular respiration releases energy as organic molecules are oxidized. ATP or Adenosine triphosphate is where this energy is stored. Cells need ATP to metabolize

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    Cellular Respiration

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    Respiration is defined as the process of taking air into the body. Cellular respiration is much more complex. An organism consists of a single cell and even while a humans body contain trillions, all cells undergo cellular respiration. It also is by this process of breaking down food molecules which are simple sugars that produces the energy currency of the cell, also known as Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). The way that photosynthesis works is by capturing light energy. This energy is captured in

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    1. Define the following terms: a. Cellular respiration (aerobic respiration) (2 points) – the process of oxidizing food molecules to carbon dioxide and water. Glucose is an example. b. Fermentation (anaerobic respiration) (2 points)- metabolic process that converts sugar to acids, gas, or alcohol. 2. Summarize what occurs during the three steps of cellular respiration and indicate where each process takes place in the cell. (6 points) a. Glycolysis: occurs in the cytoplasmic fluid of the cell,

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    ¬¬Aldo San Pedro BIO 196-2023 Sharma October 30 2017 Writing Assignment #2 Cellular Respiration is one of the most important biochemical reactions. Through a serious of reactions, it is how we get energy from the foods we eat. First in this reaction pathway is glycolysis, or the oxidation of glucose, which occurs in the cytosol in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Glucose, a monosaccharide derived from the food we eat, is oxidized into 2 intermediate molecules named

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    Cellular respiration is used for the production of energy and the removal of waste products. The two types of cellular respiration are aerobic respiration, in which oxygen is used and anaerobic respiration, in which oxygen is not needed. (Jasuja et al, 2013). Aerobic respiration is used in every cell but anaerobic respiration is usually used in prokaryotic cells. Both take place in the mitochondria and cytoplasm and have 3 stages of respiration; glycolysis, Krebs cycle and electron transport chain

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    Cellular Respiration Lab

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    The purpose of the Cellular Respiration lab was to identify if cellular respiration is sped up due to exercise. To conduct the experiment each student filled a beaker with 15 ml of water and three drops of bromothymol blue. Next each student blew into the beaker through a straw until the water mix turns yellow. When carbon dioxide is added too bromothymol blue it changes to a yellow color. Each student times how long it takes for the water to turn yellow, records the data, and then reset the lab

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    Introduction Cellular respiration is a vital process that breaks down glucose to create energy. It takes place in aerobic organisms, meaning they require oxygen. The first step in this process is glycolysis where the breakdown of glucose occurs. After this oxidation of the glucose molecule, it becomes a pyruvate, generating 2 ATP and gives away two electrons that convert NADs to NADHs. The pyruvate then enters the mitochondria where it is transformed into acetyl CoA by oxidizing one of the carbons

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    coenzyme that cells use to store energy. Also ATP is present in all cell's cytoplasm and nucleus as well because it’s vital for proper life functions in plants and animals. 2-) How many ATP molecules are produced by Cellular Respiration and by Fermentation? By Cellular Respiration there are 38 molecules that can be made per oxidized glucose molecule: 2 from the Krebs cycle, 2 from glycolysis, and an average of 34 from the electron transport system. On the other hand Fermentation is less efficient

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