ATP and Cellular Respiration: Crash Course Anatomy Name: ___________________ 1. What is the primary molecule that serves as the energy currency in biological systems, and how is it abbreviated? 2. Why is ATP often referred to as the "currency" of biological energy? 3. Explain how ATP is formed from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) during cellular respiration. 4. What are the three main stages of cellular respiration, and how do they contribute to ATP production? 5. How does glycolysis contribute to ATP production, and under what conditions can it occur without oxygen? 6. Describe the Krebs Cycle and its role in ATP production during cellular respiration. 7. What are NADH and FADH2, and how do they play a role in ATP synthesis? 8. Explain the process of the electron transport chain and how it generates ATP. 9. How many ATP molecules are generated from the complete breakdown of one molecule of glucose during cellular respiration? 10. What happens to the byproducts of the Krebs Cycle, and how are they related to the carbon dioxide we exhale during respiration?
