The Krebs Cycle And The Electron Transport Chain

Plant development is the process of how a plant grows from a seedling to a full grow plant. It how structures start and mature and how plants produce new tissues and structures through their life. This happens through the process of photosynthesis and aerobic respiration and more. Plants (as well as animals) provide themselves with power using C6H12O6 (glucose), six O2 (oxygen) molecules, six CO2 (carbon dioxide) molecules, six H2O (water) molecules and a little bit of energy. Before it can be turned into usable energy though it has to be turned into a storable energy called ATP or Adenosine triphosphate. ATP is often referred to as the “currency of biological energy”. Saying, in order to be put to use it has to be in ATP form just like a gold nugget would have to be turned into American currency for us to be able to

To be turned into ATP glucose has to be put through 3 different stages Glycolysis, The Krebs Cycle, and the Electron Transport Chain. Glycolysis is the first stage and because oxygen is not needed at this stage it is an anaerobic process. During Glycolysis as in the words of CrashCourse is like saying “in order to make some money you have to spend some”. During the process, 2 ATPs must be used to work but in the end, 4 more ATPs are made. Glycolysis also makes 2 pyruvates and two NADH.

The Citric Acid cycle also known as the Krebs cycle or the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and the Electron transport chain are the second and third stages and they both use oxygen making them aerobic processes. During the Krebs cycle Pyruvate molecules from glycolysis are made into another type of molecule called Acetyl-CoA in a process known