Cellular respiration: how you burn food
Process map by Brian. 20 steps, 2 layers. Tags: science, biology.
- Food (glucose): Glucose arrives in the cell
- The cytoplasm: Glycolysis splits it into two pyruvates
- The cell: Is there oxygen?
- The mitochondrion: Pyruvate enters the mitochondrion
- The mitochondrion: The Krebs cycle strips off the electrons
- The mitochondrion: The electron transport chain pumps protons
- The mitochondrion: ATP synthase spins out about 30 ATP
- The cell: ATP powers the cell
- The cytoplasm: Fermentation recycles NAD+ so glycolysis can continue
- The cell: Animal or yeast?
- The cell: Lactic acid builds up: your muscles burn
- The cell: Alcohol and CO2: bread rises, beer bubbles