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Which gas do your cells use up when they release energy from food by aerobic respiration?
Plants need to break down sugar for energy, just like animals do.
A red blood cell has no mitochondria and relies on glycolysis. If it breaks down 15 glucose molecules, how many ATP does it gain in total?
Where in a eukaryotic cell does glycolysis happen?
Lactic acid is proven to be the cause of muscle soreness after hard exercise.
In the electron transport chain, what is the final electron acceptor, and what does it become?
Respiratory pathways extract about 34 percent of the energy contained in glucose. Roughly what percentage is released as heat?
Explain how chemiosmosis links the electron transport chain to ATP production.
Why do different textbooks quote different totals for the number of ATP made per glucose in aerobic respiration?
