Respiration (AQA A-Level Biology): Flashcards
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Condition for anaerobic respiration
Condition for anaerobic respiration
When oxygen is unavailable
Processes that stop without
Processes that stop without
Krebs cycle and electron transfer chain
Problem when is absent
Problem when is absent
Reduced NAD accumulates, can't be reoxidised
Purpose of anaerobic respiration
Purpose of anaerobic respiration
Regenerate NAD for glycolysis to continue
Anaerobic pathways in different organisms
Anaerobic pathways in different organisms
Plants/yeast→ethanol+; Animals→lactate
Products in plants' anaerobic respiration
Products in plants' anaerobic respiration
Ethanol and carbon dioxide
Product in animals' anaerobic respiration
Product in animals' anaerobic respiration
Lactate
ATP yield from anaerobic respiration
ATP yield from anaerobic respiration
2 ATP per glucose
ATP yield from aerobic respiration
ATP yield from aerobic respiration
32-38 ATP per glucose
Where lactate is processed
Where lactate is processed
Liver (converted to pyruvate or glycogen)