A Deep Dive into Cellular Respiration

Last week was our first introduction into the concept; this week, we’ll focus on specifics and understanding the outputs at specific points of cellular respiration and describe why this process is so essential to life on earth.

BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, you should be able to:

  • discuss the inputs and outputs within each step of cellular respiration, including: glycolysis, the Krebs (or citric acid) cycle, the electron transport chain, and ATP synthase (essentially oxidative phosphorylation and chemiosmosis).

  • describe the stages within the mitochondria that ultimately create ATP, and

  • compare locations within and outside of the mitochondria that relate towards these processes. You should be able to draw these without assistance.

Week 14 - Biology

Your Week Ahead

Day 1: Study for Your Test

  1. I am sadly not able to be in class today; use this time to study for your test by reviewing the following:

    1. Chemical Reactions and Enzymes - you have two content videos and your Week 6 content to study these concepts.

    2. Cell History - you have Week 7 (section 7.4) to review this on top of your reading in the textbook

    3. Cell Structure - you have week 7 (sections 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3) to review this. Study your lab work!

    4. Cell Transport - you have two content videos and all of your lab work for Week 8 (sections 8.1 and 8.2). Study your lab work from that week, not just the content videos!

Day 2: Test

  1. It’s Test day! No homework after this class.

Day 3: Drawing out Cell Respiration

  1. I’ve uploaded the video walking through the process of photosynthesis in the content video section. Watch this video while going through your drawing from last week, then watch the next video drawing out the process of cellular respiration. Draw it out and pause as you go, we will do this together again when I return. There is blank paper on my desk up front for you to use.

  2. After class, read pages 262-265 in your textbook.

DOWNLOADED FILES

IMPORTANT DATES

Test 3 on Day 2 of this Week covering chemical reactions, enzymes, cell history, cell structure, and cell transport.

Did you…?

  • … read your textbook pages?