Question

Think of a time when you felt out of breath. Explain what was happening specifically at the level where your cells break down glucose. Are there different processes involved in breaking down glucose when oxygen is low versus when it is high in your system? How does this relate to when you are pushing your body to the limits? In your discussion, relate the difference in ATP production when you are breathing normally to the time when you felt out of breath.

Answer 1

@imqwerty

Answer 2

@dayakar

Answer 3

@ParthKohli

Answer 4

Ok, so when O2 is low, ETC and OP stops, because O2 is the final electron acceptor of ETC. This means that cells rely solely on glycolysis for ATP production

Answer 5

difference in ATP production is that normal breathing gives roughly 34 ATP molecules per glucose, this goes down to 2 during short of breath period.