Cellular

Respiration
EQ: How do heterotrophs
obtain energy?

Respiration
Respiration is the breakdown of
food (glucose) to release energy.
Where does this take place?

mitochondria
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Cellular Respiration
Glucose
(C6H12O6)
2 ATP
Spen
t

Step One
Glycolysi
s

4 ATP
created
(2
New!)

Step Two
depends on whether Oxygen is present or not
(no O2 present)
Fermentation or
Lactic acid
*Anaerobic*

(O2 present)
Oxidative
Respiration (Most
Efficient)

Oxidative Respiration

Aerobic
Respiration
OXYGEN is
present

Step Two
(if oxygen is present)
2 Pyruvic
Acid
Krebs/Citric acid cycle

Hans Adolf Krebs

Won Nobel Prize for
identifying the
metabolic pathway
that the body uses to
create energy.

CO2

ATP
H

H/ETC (Electron Transport

Chain)
H2O
O2
36
ATP!

Respiration Formulas
AEROBIC

RESPIRATION

OXIDATIVE

Cellular Respiration

C6H12O6 + O2 CO2 + H2O + 36 ATP

glucose + oxygen carbon dioxide + water + 36 ATP

FERMENTATION
This is anaerobic respiration.
Step Two
NO oxygen present
(if NO oxygen is present)

Fermentation
Anaerobic
(no O2 present)

Alcohol
Lactic Acid
Fermentation
Fermentation
EX:
EX:
yeast
muscles
ethyl alcohol Fermentation
lactic
+ carbon
acid
Total ATP
2 ATP
dioxide

Respiration Formulas
ANAEROBIC
ALCOHOL

RESPIRATION

Fermentation

C6H12O6 C2H6O + CO2 + 2 ATP

glucose ethyl alcohol + carbon dioxide + 2 ATP

Respiration Formulas
ANAEROBIC
LACTIC

RESPIRATION

ACID Fermentation

C6H12O6 C3H5O3 + 2 ATP

glucose lactic acid + 2 ATP