Chapter 9A Homework Questions

1. What is the difference between oxidation and reduction?

2. In the overall reaction of glucose with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water, what is oxidized and what is reduced?

3. What element will indicate a molecule has been oxidized? reduced?

4. What are the oxidation stages of a single atom of carbon, i.e. what is the most reduced form of a single atom of carbon, the next and so on?

5. Why do cells prefer to use glucose as a source of energy even though the energy density of fat is greater?

6. How does the reduction of NAD and its subsequent oxidation figure into the production of ATP?

7. What are the three stages involved in cellular respiration?