Worksheet On Cellular Respiration
Name: Cellular Respiration—An Overview
All cells need energy all the time, and their primary source of energy is ATP. The methods cells use to make ATP vary depending on the availability of oxygen and their biological make-up. In many cases the cells are in an oxygen-rich environment. For example, as you sit and read this sentence, you are breathing in oxygen, which is then carried throughout your body by red blood cells. But, some cells grow in envi¬ronments without oxygen (yeast in wine-making or the bacteria that cause botulism in canned food), and occasionally animal cells must function without sufficient oxygen (as in running sprints). In this activity you will begin to look at the aerobic and anaerobic processes that are …show more content…
Which of the four phases of cellular respiration produce water?
Oxidative Phosphorylation
4. The goal of cellular respiration is to provide the cell with energy in the form of ATP.
a. Which of the four phases of cellular respiration result in the production of ATP?
Glycolysis, and oxidative phosphorylation
b. How many ATPs (total) are produced for every glucose molecule that undergoes cellular respiration? 38 ATPs
c. What reactants of ATP must be available in the cell in order to produce ATP? O2
d. Brainstorm several cellular processes for which energy or ATP is necessary.
Oxidization
Glucose, or any carbon-based molecule, can be burned in oxygen (oxidized) to produce carbon dioxide and water. Combustion reactions release large amounts of energy. However, the energy release is uncontrolled. An organism would not be able to handle all that energy at once to do the work of the cell. Cellular respiration is essentially the same reaction as combustion, but the oxidation of glucose occurs in several controlled steps. The same amount of energy is ultimately released, but it is gradually released in small, controlled amounts. High potential energy molecules of ATP are produced while the carbon atoms are used to form various other molecules of lower potential energy. Each of these steps is catalyzed by an enzyme specific to that step. Model 1 illustrates the ideal circumstances for cellular respiration. In some situations, however, one glucose molecule may not result in 38 ATP molecules being
All cells need energy all the time, and their primary source of energy is ATP. The methods cells use to make ATP vary depending on the availability of oxygen and their biological make-up. In many cases the cells are in an oxygen-rich environment. For example, as you sit and read this sentence, you are breathing in oxygen, which is then carried throughout your body by red blood cells. But, some cells grow in envi¬ronments without oxygen (yeast in wine-making or the bacteria that cause botulism in canned food), and occasionally animal cells must function without sufficient oxygen (as in running sprints). In this activity you will begin to look at the aerobic and anaerobic processes that are …show more content…
Which of the four phases of cellular respiration produce water?
Oxidative Phosphorylation
4. The goal of cellular respiration is to provide the cell with energy in the form of ATP.
a. Which of the four phases of cellular respiration result in the production of ATP?
Glycolysis, and oxidative phosphorylation
b. How many ATPs (total) are produced for every glucose molecule that undergoes cellular respiration? 38 ATPs
c. What reactants of ATP must be available in the cell in order to produce ATP? O2
d. Brainstorm several cellular processes for which energy or ATP is necessary.
Oxidization
Glucose, or any carbon-based molecule, can be burned in oxygen (oxidized) to produce carbon dioxide and water. Combustion reactions release large amounts of energy. However, the energy release is uncontrolled. An organism would not be able to handle all that energy at once to do the work of the cell. Cellular respiration is essentially the same reaction as combustion, but the oxidation of glucose occurs in several controlled steps. The same amount of energy is ultimately released, but it is gradually released in small, controlled amounts. High potential energy molecules of ATP are produced while the carbon atoms are used to form various other molecules of lower potential energy. Each of these steps is catalyzed by an enzyme specific to that step. Model 1 illustrates the ideal circumstances for cellular respiration. In some situations, however, one glucose molecule may not result in 38 ATP molecules being