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Post by shadad musa on May 1, 2012

thank you

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Last reply by: Dr Carleen Eaton
Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:41 PM

Post by Ferdinand Klein on November 8, 2012

How do I download these lecture slides into a printable format? When I click on them they are so small

Aerobic Respiration

  • In aerobic respiration, the pyruvate molecules formed through glycolysis are transported into the mitochondria where they are converted to acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA).
  • Acetyl CoA enters the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) and undergoes a series of reactions in the mitochondrial matrix. During this cycle, CO2 is released. GTP, NADH and FADH2 are also produced.
  • Oxidative phosphorylation consists of the electron transport chain and chemiosmosis.
  • The electron transport chain (ETC) is a group of protein complexes in the mitochondrial inner membrane. Electrons from NADH and FADH2 are passed down the ETC and the energy released is used to create a proton gradient, called the proton motive force, across the mitochondrial inner membrane.
  • ATP synthase catalyzes the phosphorylation of ADP to form ATP. Energy is released as electrons move down their concentration gradient through a H+ channel that is part of the ATP synthase complex. The energy released by this process is used to produce of ATP.
  • Aerobic respiration produces approximately 36 molecules of ATP per molecule of glucose metabolized.

Aerobic Respiration

Lecture Slides are screen-captured images of important points in the lecture. Students can download and print out these lecture slide images to do practice problems as well as take notes while watching the lecture.

AP Biology Intro