Biology 1202B Midterm: Cycle 4 Essential Outcomes - Cellular Respiration

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Essential outcomes - cellular respiration: explain why catabolism of molecules such as glucose is carried out in a stepwise manner in living organisms. Catabolism of molecules such as glucose is carried out in a stepwise manner in living organisms so that energy can be transferred from one molecule to another molecule which can ultimately synthesize atp. If it was not done in a stepwise manner we would lose energy as heat: list and describe the three parts/stages of cellular respiration. 6-carbon glucose molecule is broken down into two 3-carbon pyruvate molecules. Some nadh and atp are also synthesized. Stage 2 - pyruvate oxidation and the citric acid cycle. Acetyl-coa enters the citric acid cycle and is oxidized into co2. The nadh that was synthesized is oxidized into nad+ w/ electrons that are passed along the etc until they are transferred to o2 and produce h2o.

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