Define an oxidation/reduction (redox) reaction. Why are redox reactions important in cellular respiration?

Q: Describe aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, and fermentation. Indicate the total number of…

A: Aerobic Respiration is process of cellular respiration that takes place in the presence of oxygen…

Q: Based on their roles in the metabolic process, classify the following substances as an oxidizing…

A: Oxidizing agents are those molecules that oxidize other molecules and themselves get reduced.…

Q: What is the lower energy state electron carrier of cellular respiration?

A: Cellular respiration is the process by which organisms combine oxygen with glucose molecules,…

Q: In a single pass through of the b-oxidation pathway, what are products that can be used in a…

A: Introduction: The fatty acids present in our diet or produced through the degradation of…

Q: Suppose cellular respiration occurs inside an insulated sealed container how does the containers…

A: Aerobic cellular respiration is a series of 3 major metabolic pathways occurring in the cells in…

Q: In cellular respiration, carbon dioxide is formed from the oxidation of which of the following?

A: Cellular respiration is a set of metabolic processes that occur within a cell, in which biochemical…

Q: Explain how is O2 used during Cell Respiration?

A: Cellular respiration is a very complex process. It is divided into four stages- 1. Glycolysis- in…

Q: Write the overall equation for cellular respiration. List and describe the major steps of cellular…

A: Cellular respiration  In cellular respiration glucose molecules are break down to release energy.

Q: How many carbon dioxide molecules are released after each cycle of the Krebs cycle? For a single…

A: The Krebs cycle releases two carbon dioxide molecules for each cycle it completes

Q: for aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration and fermentation, briefly explain  How are they…

A: Metabolic pathways are the set of biochemical reactions that are catalyzed by specific enzymes. They…

Q: To reduce six molecules of carbon dioxide to one molecule of glucose via photosynthesis, how many…

A: To reduce six molecules of carbon dioxide to one molecule of glucose via photosynthesis 18 ATP and…

Q: Indicate which step(s) in cellular respiration generate the following product: ATP Select all that…

A: Cellular Respiration It is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells…

Q: In nitrogen acquisition, what two metabolic pathways generate NH4+?Describe each one focusing on the…

A: The assimilation of ammonium into glutamate is the process where the element nitrogen is assimilated…

Q: What is the oxidative phosphorylation coefficient? indicate the oxidative phosphorylation…

A: Oxidative phosphorylation is the reaction in which electrons gets transferred from NADH or FADH2,…

Q: In an oxidation-reduction reaction, what happens to the chemical that is oxidized? What happens to…

A: An oxidation-reduction reaction also called redox reactions to occur due to the transfer of…

Q: Why are oxidation–reduction reactions important?

A: A redox reaction or an oxidation-reduction reaction can be described as a type of chemical reaction…

Q: What are the reactions of key oxidation–reduction coenzymes?

A: All biological processes are enhanced by control proteins known as enzymes in which they act as…

Q: Name two oxidizing agents that act as coenzyme with oxidoreductases

A: Enzymes are a class of proteins that increases the pace of the chemical reaction without undergoing…

Q: In step 3 of β-oxidation, what reaction is involved? Give the role of NAD+. How many ATPs are…

A: Beta oxidation is the breakdown of fatty acids to produce energy. Most fatty acids are degraded by…

Q: Explain  how to increase the yield of a TEMPO-mediated oxidation?

A: TEMPO is a chemical compound having the chemical name (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl piperidine-1-yl)oxidanyl…

Q: Oxygen is not a reactant in the β oxidation of fatty acids. Can β oxidation occur under anaerobic…

A: Beta-oxidation is the metabolic process which involves multiple steps by which fatty acid molecules…

Q: Describe the process of oxidative phosphorylation

A: Oxidative phosphorylation is an important step during aerobic respiration. Aerobic respiration is…

Q: Explain what “redox” (oxidation/reduction) reactions are and how they relate to cellular…

A: Oxidizing agent is a molecule which gains electron and reduces itself where as reducing agent is a…

Q: What is the effect of adding cyanide to the DNOC-stimulated electron-transport chain?

A: The electron transport chain, abbreviated as ETC is a series of transfer of elections from one…

Q: What is the main difference between fermentation and anaerobic respiration?

A: Cellular respiration is a bunch of metabolic responses and cycles that occur in the cells of living…

Q: Provide the balanced chemical reaction for cellular respiration.

A: In plants, photosynthesis takes place that results in the formation of the glucose which the key…

Q: Explain in detail of the process of cellular respiration, including all the stages of cellular…

A: Respiration is a process through which the breakdown of glucose takes place in the presence of…

Q: In the krebs cycle, if the enzyme used succinate dehydrogenase used NAD+ as the oxidizing agent,…

A: ▪︎ Krebs cycle is a series of eight steps that involve enzyme-catalyzed reactions. ▪︎It begins with…

Q: Give examples of the types of electron acceptors used by fermentation and respiration. What is the…

A: Fermentation:        It is a process that occurs in a lack of oxygen molecules. It is a metabolic…

Q: Why would lack of oxygen completely inhibit the Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain but not…

A: Kreb cycle:During aerobic respiration, the sequence of processes by which most live cells create…

Q: What advantage and disadvantage does anaerobic fermentation have compared with aerobic respiration?

A: Respiration is the process of obtaining energy by breaking down simple and digested food material.…

Q: In a mixture of NAD+, NADH, ubiquinone, and ubiquinol, which compound will be oxidized? Which will…

A: Electrons are the particles that are present in an atom and revolve around its nucleus containing…

Q: What is the purpose of respiration?  What are the inputs, products, and energy required or gained?…

A: Respiration is the process that breakdown sugar and produces energy for metabolic reaction.

Q: How many carbon dioxide molecules are liberated after each cycle of the Krebs cycle? For a single…

A: “Krebs cycle” involves order of reactions occuring in the mitochondria. This cycle begins with the…

Q: What essential compound is produced in the pentose phosphate pathway that is needed for synthesis as…

A: The Pentose Phosphate pathway also called hexose monophosphate shunt or phosphogluconate pathway,…

Q: Complete the following reactions: NADH, H+ oxidoreductase O2 oxidoreductase

A: Introduction This reaction is involved in the linolenic acid metabolism in the presence of…

Q: What exergonic reaction is catalyzed by redox enzymes called dehydrogenase?

A: An exergonic reaction is one in which the energty level of the products is lower than the energy…

Q: What is the balanced equation of cellular respiration?

A: The mechanism by which organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules in order to obtain chemical…

Q: Does oxidase, catalyzes the oxidation of molecular oxygen? True or False

A: Enzymes are biological catalysts that are proteins. Chemical reactions are sped up with catalysts.…

Q: Acetyl-CoA, the TCA Cycle, and the Electron Transport Chain

A: Acetyl-CoA (acetyl coenzyme A) is a molecule  participates in some biochemical reactions in protein,…

Q: What is the role of NADPH in the protective of red blood cells from oxidative damage ?

A: The hexose monophosphate pathway (HMP) or pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is one of the metabolic…

Q: Cellular respiration involves oxidation-reduction reactions. Which of the following statements is…

A: Oxidation- reduction reaction is also called as redox reactions. It is a type of chemical reaction…

Q: In the redox reaction summarizing the complete oxidation of glucose in aerobic respiration, which…

A: Aerobic Respiration Aerobic respiration, a kind of respiration in which oxygen gas (O2) is used in…

Q: What happens with NADH under aerobic  versus anaerobic  conditions?

A: Cellular respiration can occur in the presence or absence of oxygen.

Q: Why are oxygen molecules important in oxidative phosphorylation? What are the consequences if they…

A: The presence of oxygen is important in order to receive electrons from the protein complexes. This…

Q: Anaerobic and aerobic forms of respiration differ in the ultimate electron acceptors for each…

A: In aerobic respiration, the cell requires oxygen as the final electron acceptor.    Anaerobic…