Cellular Respiration Major Concepts Understand where an organism’s energy comes from.
Identify how cells store and release
energy known as ATP.
Describe how cells obtain energy.
What is ATP??
The energy in our bodies takes the form
of a compound called: - Adenosine Tri-Phosphate
For short, we will call it ATP…
When you use ATP, It turns into ADP The Source of Energy
GLUCOSE is the primary source for all the
energy in your body.
YOU EAT……Your body breaks down the
starches you eat into glucose, a simple sugar. Two Kinds of Respiration Cellular respiration can be done with or without oxygen…
Aerobic Respiration: requires oxygen
Anaerobic Respiration: does not
require oxygen Anaerobic Respiration
Step #1: Split the Glucose up into two
smaller molecules called Pyruvic Acids… Pyruvic acid is a 3 Carbon compound
If there is no oxygen available, one of two
things can happen to the pyruvic acids… Fermentation – Two Kinds Alcoholic Fermentation (Single celled/Plants) Making Alcohol Bacteria/ Yeast cells do this… Human Uses? Beer-making, Distilling, Brewing, etc…
Lactic Acid Fermentation (Animals)
Making Lactic Acid Human cells do this… in their muscles with out oxygen Human Effects? Muscle fatigue after weight-lifting or running… FEEL THE BURN!!!! This is what it looks like Aerobic Respiration What happens if there is O2 ??
Respiration using oxygen is a 3 Step
Process…
The good thing is, you get almost 20x
more energy than anaerobic… Equation for Cellular Respiration: C6 H 12 O6 + reac O2 Enz y me s t ants CO 2 + H2 O + Ene prod rgy ucts (AT P) Step #1 - Glycolysis Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm
It requires splitting glucose into 2
Pyruvic Acids…just like fermentation
By doing this, you get 2 ATP molecules
Step #2-The Krebs Cycle Pyruvic acid is changed into 2 ATPS A.K.A- Citric Acid Cycle Step #3 – Electron Transport Chain
Hydrogen ions from pyruvic acid are
bounced around inside the mitochondria… like a chain reaction or a relay race…
32 ATP’s are made by the end of the
chain reaction… Step #3: The Electron Transport Chain The Grand Finale
Adding it all up:
ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION:
Yields ONLY 4 molecules of ATP per 1
molecule of Glucose AEROBIC RESPIRATION Glycolysis = 2 ATP’s Krebs Cycle = 2 ATP’s Electron Transport Chain = 32 ATP’s TOTAL = 36 ATP’s for every Glucose! The Net Reaction