5.7 Respiration

Question 1

What is respiration?
-release energy from..
-ATP is hyd..

Answer 1

Release energy from stored glucose, the energy is used to synthesize ATP from ADP and Pi. ATP is hydrolyzed to release energy.

Question 2

What do living organisms use energy for.
-Processes such as:

Answer 2

• Active transport
• Endo/exocytosis
• Synthesis of large molecules e.g., proteins
•DNA replication
•Movement
•Cell division

Question 3

What is catabolic and anabolic reactions?

Answer 3

Catabolic: The metabolic reactions involving the hydrolysis of large molecules to smaller ones.
Anabolic: Metabolic reactions where large molecules are synthesized from smaller ones.

Question 4

Describe the structure of ATP

Answer 4

• Adenosine (base)
• Sugar (ribose)
• 3 phosphate groups

Question 5

What is the bond between the ribose sugar and the phosphate group called?

Answer 5

Phosphodiester bond

Question 6

What is the bond between the phosphate group called?

Answer 6

Phosphoanhydride bond