ATP 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyATPA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: RMLCreated on: 12-04-17 14:02 What is respiration? Respiration is the term that describes the metabolic (reaction) pathways that lead to the production of excess ATP in all cells 1 of 5 What is anaerobic respiration? Anaerobic respiration takes place in the cytoplasm and yields a net gain of 2ATP for each molecule of glucose entering the reactions 2 of 5 What is aerobic respiration? Aerobic respiration starts in the cytoplasm and carries on in the mitochondria, yielding 38 ATP for each molecule of glucose that enters the reactions 3 of 5 What is ATP? ATP is a nucleotide consisting of the nitrogenous base ADENINE, the pentose sugar RIBOSE and 3 PHOSPHATE groups 4 of 5 Why is ATP called a universal energy currency? ATP is called a UNIVERSAL ENERGY CURRENCY because it can be used to supply energy for ALL reactions, to ALL cells in ALL organisms 5 of 5
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