NAME __________________________
PEARSON CELL RESPIRATION LAB BENCH ACTIVITY
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1. What are 2 examples of living things in which cellular respiration occur?
2. What is the location of cellular respiration?
3. What is ATP used for and what does ‘ATP’ stand for?
4. PRESS ‘NEXT’. Write the correct equation for cell respiration here:
5. PRESS ‘NEXT CONCEPT’. What are some processes in plants that require ATP?
6. GO TO ‘A CLOSER LOOK’. Where is this example of respiration taking place and what is the effect of
ATP?
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7. What is the definition of cellular respiration?
8. Which is the most common substance used for fuel in cell respiration examples?
9. PRESS ‘NEXT’. Complete the table indicating the location of the 3 parts of the chemical reaction:
GLYCOLYSIS
KREBS CYCLE
ELECTRON
TRANSPORT CHAIN
10. PRESS ‘NEXT CONCEPT: GLYCOLYSIS’.
1 glucose molecule
1 pyruvate molecule
1 pyruvate molecule
Splits into 2 pyruvate molecules.
This process gains a net of ___________ ATP molecules.
11. PRESS ‘NEXT CONCEPT’. Each PYRUVATE enters the M________________________ and is cycled as
acetyl-CoA. What gas is released during the KREBS CYCLE?
12. PRESS ‘NEXT CONCEPT: ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN’. The electron transport chain consists of a
series of _____________________, embedded in the inner mitochondrial matrix.
13. This ETC allows the release of large amounts of ATP by using NADH and FADH2, which are electron
carriers.
14. PRESS ‘NEXT CONCEPT: FERMENTATION’. What process is used to make ATP from pyruvate in
fermentation? G_______________________
15. Look at the diagram. Find Fermentation. What two structures are examples for fermentation?
16. PRESS ‘NEXT CONCEPT’. Which process produces more energy- aerobic cell respiration or
fermentation AND how much ATP is produced in EACH one?
17. CLICK ‘SELF-QUIZ’. Write your answers below-
a. In aerobic respiration carbohydrates are ultimately broken down into:
b. Most ATP in eukaryotic cells is produced in the:
c. Most ATP produced in aerobic respiration occurs in the process of:
d. In aerobic respiration, the energy in 1 mole of glucose is capable of producing how many
ATP molecules:
e. Products of glycolysis include:
f. In glycolysis the most reduced compound formed is:
g. In glycolysis, the activation of glucose is accomplished by:
h. Products of the Krebs cycle include:
i. The final electron acceptor in aerobic respiration is:
j. In the presence of oxygen, all cells synthesize ATP via the process of glycolysis. Many
cells also can metabolize pyruvate if oxygen is not present, via the process of:
k. The net result of the breakdown of glucose in glycolysis and fermentation is the production
of:
m. Which stage of aerobic respiration requires ATP?
n. Which stage of aerobic respiration requires CO2?
o. Which stage of aerobic respiration produces ATP and releases CO2?