BIO 111 Study Objectives for Chapter 9
  1. What is oxidation and reduction? Redox reactions?
  2. How do NAD and FAD work as oxidizing agents? As reducing agents?
  3. How in general does an electron transport chain work?
  4. What is the main goal of cellular respiration?
  5. Why do we need ATP molecules?
  6. What is the overall equation for aerobic cellular respiration?
  7. Where does glycolysis occur in the cell?
  8. What are the inputs and outputs of glycolysis?
  9. Where does the transition reaction occur in the cell?
  10. What are the inputs and outputs of the transition reaction?
  11. Where does the Krebs Cycle occur in the cell?
  12. What are the inputs and outputs of the Krebs cycle?
  13. Where does the electron transport system occur in the mitochondria?
  14. What are in inputs and outputs of the electron transport system?
  15. How are ATPs made from the electron transport system?
  16. How many ATPs are produced per NADred (NADH) molecule in the electron transport system?
  17. How many ATPs are produced per FADred (FADH2) molecule in the electron transport system?
  18. Why is oxygen needed in the electron transport system?
  19. What is the overall equation for lactic acid fermentation?
  20. What is the overall equation for alcoholic fermentation?
  21. How does fermentation work?