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5.7 Respiration Flashcards

1
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Examples of why respiration is needed?

A
  • active transport
  • endo/exocytosis
  • synthesis of large molecules
  • DNA replication
  • cell division
  • movement (e.g. bacterial flagella and moving organelles)
  • activation of chemicals (e.g. glucose is phosphorylated)
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2
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Properties of ATP

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relatively stable
may be moved around in solution
readily hydrolysed by enzymes

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3
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What is the base in ATP?

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Adenine

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4
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What are the bonds between P molecules on ATP called?

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Phosphoanhydride bonds

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5
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What is the bond between ribose and phosphate group called?

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Phosphodiester bond

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6
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What are the four stages of respiration?

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  1. glycolysis
  2. the link reaction
  3. the krebs cycle
  4. oxidative phosphorylation
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7
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Difference between glycolysis in aerobic and anaerobic conditions?

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Aerobic: pyruvate goes into matrix
Anaerobic: pyruvate is fermented into lactate or ethanol

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8
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What does NAD stand for?

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Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide

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9
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Net gain of substances in glycolysis per molecule of glucose

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2 ATP
2 red. NAD
2 pyruvate

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10
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How does NAD become reduced in glycolysis?

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It accepts hydrogen ions from triose phosphate and triose phosphate is oxidised

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11
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Order of products of glycolysis

A 
glucose
glucose 6 phosphate
fructose 1 phosphate
hexose-1,6-phosphate
2x triose phosphate
2x pyruvate
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12
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Define cristae

A

inner highly-folded mitochondrial membrane

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13
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Define mitochondrial matrix

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fluid-filled inner part of mitochodria

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14
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What is the envelope

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Inner and outer membrane of mitochondria together

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15
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Length of mitochondria

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2-5 micrometres

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16
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Diameter of mitochondria

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0.5-1.0 micrometres

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17
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What are some proteins found in the inner mitochondrial membrane?

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  • electrons carriers (arranged in electron transport chains)

- ATP synthase

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18
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How does pyruvate get to the matrix?

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Actively transported using a pyruvate-H+ symport protein

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19
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Whats produced per molecule of glucose in the link reaction?

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2 red. NAD

2CO2

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20
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What is produced per molecule of glucose in the Krebs cycle?

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6 red.NAD
2 red. FAD
4CO2
2ATP

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21
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What is the final electron acceptor?

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O2

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22
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How much ATP do 6 molecules of red.NAD produce?

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25

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23
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How much ATP do 2 molecules of red.FAD produce?

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3

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24
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Total ATP yield from one glucose?

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32

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25
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Why do we rarely get 32 molecules of ATP?

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  • ATP used in active transport of pyruvate into matrix
  • ATP required to ‘shuttle’ red.NAD made in glycolysis to mitochondria
  • some protons may leak out of the outer mitochondrial membrane
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26
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Define chemiosmosis

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flow of protons, down their concentration gradient, across a membrane, through a channel associated with ATP synthase

27
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Define oxidative phosphorylation

A

the formation of ATP using energy released in the electron transport chain and in the presence of oxygen. It is the last stage of aerobic respiration

28
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What happens when there is no oxygen for respiration?

A

H+ ions accumulate in the matrix and offset the proton concentration gradient
oxidative phosphorylation ceases
red.NAD and red.FAD unable to offload H atoms, cannot be reoxidised
Krebs and link reaction stop as not enough NAD and FAD

29
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What is unaffected by lack of oxygen?

A

glycolysis

30
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Describe the ethanol fermentation pathway

A

pyruvate (pyruvate decarboxylase) - ethanal (ethanol dehydrogenase) - ethanol

31
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How can you eliminate CO2 as a variable when measuring the rate of respiration?

A

may be absorbed by soda lime or sodium hydroxide

32
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What do you use to measure the rate of respiration?

A

Respirometer

33
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Describe the respirometer

A
  • there are 2 chambers that are airtight
  • one chamber has organism (and CO2 absorber) and the other has an inert object with equal volume
  • they are connected by a manometer tube containing a fluid
  • fluid moves due to difference in pressure
  • if you know radius and distance travelled, you can work out volume
34
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Define respiratory substrate

A

an organic substrate that can be oxidised by respiration, releasing energy to make molecules of ATP

35
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Why is respiration of lipids important?

A

important for muscles cells

more ATP produced per unit mass than carbohydrates

36
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Why are yeast good for measuring rate of respiration?

A

They are unicellular organisms so you can put them in test tubes with respiratory substrates

37
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Type of yeast we need to know

A

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

38
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Why is it difficult to measure the rate of anaerobic respiration?

A

We cannot measure oxygen uptake

39
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What do we use to measure anaerobic respiration?

A
  • counting cells as the rate of reproduction is dependent on the amount of ATP available
  • ethanol is also produced which could kill yeast
40
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How do we measure anaerobic respiration?

A
  • Two flasks filled with respiratory substrate and drops of yeast
  • Leave for specified time in warm place
  • One is well ventilated and other has cheese cloth/muslin
  • Pipette out solution on a haemocytometer and look at slide under microscope
  • count amount of cells per square
41
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What substrates can we respire?

A

glucose
lipids
proteins
they all have different relative energy values

42
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Where are the cells in the body that only use glucose?

A

brain, red blood cells

43
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What enzyme can change other monosaccharides into glucose?

A

isomerase

44
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Explain the beta oxidation pathway

A

fatty acid (ATP-AMP) = fatty acid-CoA complex which goes into the matrix and produces x acetyl CoA (2C)

45
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What does the beta oxidation pathway produce?

A

NADH and FADH and AMP

46
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How are proteins respired?

A

Keto acid produced from deamination can enter as pyruvate or acetyl CoA or Krebs cycle acid

47
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What determines where the keto acid enters the respiratory pathway?

A

where it was derived from e.g. what amino acid

48
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Amino acids that enter as pyruvate

A 
threonine
glycine
serine
cysteine
typtophan
49
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Amino acids that enter as acetyl CoA

A

lysine
tryptophan
leucine
isoleucine

50
Q

Amino acids that enter as Krebs cycle acids

A

glutamate

proline

51
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When do we use respiration of proteins?

A

fasting, starving and prolonged exercise

52
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Does protein or carbohydrate respiration produce for ATP

A

protein

53
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What does the energy value relate to?

A

Number of H atoms in a compounds
More = more H+
Higher proton motor force

54
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Order of respiratory values of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins

A

lipid (most)
protein
carbohydrate (least)

55
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What do we need more of when there are more hydrogen atoms in a respiring molecule?

A

More oxygen atoms to combine to make H2O

56
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What is the respiratory quotient?

A

The volume of CO2/ volume of oxygen consumed

57
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What is the RQ of glucose?

A

1

58
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What is the RQ of fatty acids?

A

0.7

59
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What is the RQ of amino acids?

A

0.8-0.9

60
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Where can glycerol enter aerobic respiration?

A

as triose phosphate

61
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Why do fats produce more energy than carbohydrates?

A

more protons for oxidative phosphorylation

62
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How are fatty acids respired?

A
  • ATP used to combined fatty acid with CoA
  • fatty acid-CoA complex goes to mitochondrial matrix
  • broken down into two-carbon acetyl groups, each attached to CoA
  • beta-oxidation pathway genertaed NADH and FADH
  • acetyl groups released from CoA and enter Krebs
63
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How many carbons does oxaloacetate have?

A

4

64
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How do proteins enter aerobic respiration?

A

keto acid enters as pyruvate, acetyl CoA or Krebs cycle acid

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