What happens to the electron transport chain if oxygen is lacking? O More NADH would be formed. O The electrons would be recycled back to NAD+. O The protons would be released as hydrogen gas. O The proton gradient would disappear.
What happens to the electron transport chain if oxygen is lacking? O More NADH would be formed. O The electrons would be recycled back to NAD+. O The protons would be released as hydrogen gas. O The proton gradient would disappear.
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Transcribed Image Text:### Cellular Respiration and Electron Transport Chain
#### Check Your Understanding
1. **What happens to the electron transport chain if oxygen is lacking?**
- More NADH would be formed.
- The electrons would be recycled back to NAD⁺.
- The protons would be released as hydrogen gas.
- The proton gradient would disappear.
2. **What is the primary function of the electron transport chain?**
- to create carbon dioxide and water
- to use available oxygen
- to harvest the remaining energy available in a glucose molecule
#### Detailed Diagrams and Processes
The diagram provided illustrates the process of cellular respiration and the electron transport chain:
- **Glucose Breakdown:** The process begins with glucose, which is represented as a hexagonal shape.
- **Electron Carriers:** The glucose is processed and broken down, releasing energy carriers such as FADH₂ (Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide) and NADH (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide).
- **Electron Transport:** These electron carriers transport electrons to the electron transport chain.
- **Concentration Gradient:** The movement of electrons through the chain creates a concentration gradient (depicted by an increasing gradient image).
- **ATP Production:** The proton gradient drives the production of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate), the energy currency of the cell. This is shown by numerous ATP circles indicating the energy yield from the process.
#### Check Your Understanding
3. **What is the overall purpose of cellular respiration?**
- to break down glucose
- to capture energy contained in the bonds of glucose in molecules of ATP
- to make water and carbon dioxide
- to convert the higher energy electrons into lower energy electrons to make ATP
4. **Where was the energy in the original glucose molecule?**
- stored in the protons of a glucose molecule
- stored in the oxygen atoms of a glucose molecule
- stored in the bonds between the atoms of a glucose molecule
- stored in the carbon atoms of a glucose molecule
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