Cellular

Respiration
ellular respiration is the process
ells use to make energy to live.

During cellular respiration,

glucose is converted into ATP.

ce cells have ATP then it can be used

do anything to sustain its life.
 Here is the chemical
equation for cellular
respiration:
H12O6 + 6O2 6H2O + 6CO2 + energy
glucose ATP

The energy that is trapped in glucose

is transferred into an ATP molecule.
It is considered an exergonic reaction,
since the energy is released when the
cell uses ATP to do activities
The cellular respiration chemical equation
is the opposite of photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis makes glucose.

Cellular respiration uses it.

Photosynthesis uses CO2 and H2O,

cellular respiration produces it.
 Cellular respiration can be anaerobic or aerobic
depending on the presence of oxygen

No oxygen = anaerobic
Yes oxygen = aerobic
Some cells can perform both aerobic
and anaerobic respiration, they are
referred to as facultative anerobes.
Our cells and yeast cells are such cells.
robic cellular respiration is referred to as ACR for sho

The pathways involved in ACR are:

Glycolysis in the cytosol

Oxidation of pyruvic acid

Krebs Cycle In the mitochondrion
Electron Transport

Take some time

now to draw a
labelled
mitochondrion
into your notes.
Overview of ACR pathways and where
they happen.
Fermentation can
generate ATP, but not
much, compared to
ACR.

Fermentation occurs
completely in the
lysis the first step of cellular respir
Use the Cellular
Respiration packet
to learn the details
of the biochemical
pathways
colysis starts with glucose It ends with 2 molecules
of pyruvic acid

4ATP
2ATP

Glucose 2 Pyruvic Acid

 ATP and glycolysis

To get glycolysis started, At the end of glycolysis

2 ATP molecules are used. 4 ATP molecules are made
How many ATP molecules are gained?
2

4ATP
2ATP

Glucose
NADH is an
electron
delivery
NADH and glycolysis
molecule.

It takes electrons
from the glucose
during glycolysis
then delivers
them somewhere
later.+
NAD turns into
NADH when it
takes electrons.

During glycolysis, 2
NADH molecules are
produced
 A calorie is a unit of measure

It measures how much heat

will be given off
if that food were burned.

A calorie = amount of energy to raise

of water 1 degree Celsius

A kilocalorie = amount of ene

it takes to raise 1000 mL
of water 1 degree Celsius

Our foods calories

are measured in kilocalories
They use a capital C to
designate the kilocalorie.
 In summary, during glycolysis:

Glucose is changed into pyruvic acid

2 NADH molecules are made

2 ATP are gained