Simersong #9 Krebs Cycle Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The final pyruvate preparatory step adds coenzyme A to an _____ group.
  2. 7. The number of carbon atoms in alpha-ketoglutaric acid (aka, AKG).
  3. 8. Alternate name for the Krebs cycle: the _____ acid cycle
  4. 10. Fill in the lyric: “Marching around the circle, we lose _____ sequentially.”
  5. 14. Removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from a molecule
  6. 16. This acid is the “F” intermediate in the Krebs cycle.
  7. 17. Number of NADH+H+’s produced by a single “turn” of the Krebs cycle
Down
  1. 1. The enzyme that spins to produce ATP is called ATP _____.
  2. 2. Candy offered to Dr. Simerlein to replenish her glucose stores after the ATP Tally.
  3. 4. Acronym presented in Simersong #9 to remember the first letters of the Krebs cycle intermediates in order.
  4. 5. Dr. Simerlein does an impression of this character at the end of the video. (Don’t miss it!)
  5. 6. Oxygen is required for _____ respiration to occur.
  6. 8. Grand total of ATPs made per glucose molecule
  7. 9. Fill in the lyric: “Plus _____-level’s phosphorylation . . . G-T-P!”
  8. 11. During the ATP Tally, Dr. Simerlein declares that she doesn’t have enough of these.
  9. 12. Anaerobic fermentation produces this acid.
  10. 13. This acid is formed when acetyl-coA combines with oxaloacetic acid.
  11. 15. The Krebs cycle intermediates’ names can end in “-ic acid” or this ending.