Krebs Cycle

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How many ATP are produced form each pyruvate?

1

What is the number of FADH2 molecules yielded from each pyruvate?

1

How many ATP are produced form each glucose molecule?

2

How many times does the cycle take place per molecule of glucose?

2

What is the number of FADH2 molecules yielded from each glucose molecule?

2

What is the number of NADH molecules yielded from each pyruvate?

3

What is the number of NADH molecules yielded from each glucose molecule?

6

What part of private oxidation enters the cycle?

Acetyl CoA

What makes the Krebs cycle cyclic?

Carbon Dioxide

The overall purpose of the Krebs cycle is to...

Charge the electron carriers

What happens to the two carbons that enter the cycle as acetyl-CoA?

It helps form citric acid

What happens to the coenzyme A (CoA) that is released?

It is reused

Why is the Krebs cycle also called the citric acid cycle?

It makes citric acid

The Krebs Cycle occurs in the...

Mitochondrial Matrix

At the end of the cycle , what is left of the original glucose molecule?

Nothing

What happens to these electrons carriers after the Krebs Cycle?

They go to the Electron Transport Chain (ETC)


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