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Cellular Respiration Flowchart

A muscle cell needs energy to help you run. Use the information and activities below to trace how cellular respiration transfers energy from glucose into ATP. ATP is a molecule cells can use to power their work.

The cell’s energy pathway

Cellular respiration happens in stages. Glycolysis begins in the cytoplasm and splits glucose into smaller molecules. The next stages happen in the mitochondrion. The Krebs cycle occurs in the mitochondrial matrix, where carbon dioxide is released. The electron transport chain takes place at the inner mitochondrial membrane. Oxygen helps the cell make most of its ATP there; water is also formed. The overall process uses glucose and oxygen and produces carbon dioxide, water, ATP, and heat.

1.Complete the word equation by filling both blanks: glucose + → carbon dioxide + water + + heat.
2.Choose the cell location where glycolysis takes place.
  • Cytoplasm
  • Mitochondrial matrix
  • Inner mitochondrial membrane
  • Nucleus
3.Number these stages from 1 to 3 in the order they occur: electron transport chain; glycolysis; Krebs cycle.
4.According to the information above, where in the cell does the Krebs cycle occur?
  • Cytoplasm
  • Mitochondrial matrix
  • Cell membrane
  • Nucleus
5.True or false: Oxygen is used in the electron transport chain, where most of the cell’s ATP is made.
TrueFalse
6.During which stage is carbon dioxide released, according to the pathway description?
7.Draw a flowchart for cellular respiration. Include glucose and oxygen as inputs; glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain in order; and carbon dioxide, water, ATP, and heat as outputs. Add arrows and label where oxygen is used. You may use the pathway description above.
8.In one or two sentences, explain why ATP is useful to a muscle cell during a run.
9.Plants make glucose during photosynthesis. How can that glucose become an input for cellular respiration in a plant or animal?
10.Select every substance or form of energy that cellular respiration produces.
  • ATP
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Oxygen
  • Water
  • Heat

2 printable pages

  • Cellular Respiration Flowchart, page 1 of 2: The cell’s energy pathway

    Page 1

  • Cellular Respiration Flowchart, page 2 of 2: 6. During which stage is carbon dioxide released, according to the pathway description?

    Page 2

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