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The study of enrgy

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Energetics

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The study of energy in living systems, environment and the organisms that utilize them

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Bioenergetics

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The sum of all the chemical reactions that takes place in an organism

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Metabolism

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The breakdown of large molecules into smaller ones. Energy is released

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Catabolism

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The synthesis of large molecules from smaller ones. Energy is absorbed

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Anabolism

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The main energy currency for organisms

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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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A step by step series of interconnected biochemical reactions that convert substrate molecule/s through a series of metabolic intermediates, eventually yielding final product/s

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Metabolic Pathway

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The metabolic pathway that generates a final product different from any of the reactants. It involves the conversion of one compound through a series of intermediates to another compound

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Linear Pathway

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The metabolic pathway with a series of reactions that generates the first reaction and forms a closed loop

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Cyclic Pathway

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The metabolic pathway with nonlinear pathways that can arrive at a target compound through combinations of pathways that split compounds into smaller ones and join compounds into larger ones

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Branched Pathway

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The biosynthetic metabolic pathway wherein energy is required to form bonds. The reactions are concerned with building macromolecules from micro molecules

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Anabolic Pathway

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Reactants, intermediates and products are called _____

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Metabolites

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The metabolic pathway where chemical reactions that involve the breaking down of complex macromolecules into simpler micro molecules and the release of a large amount of bond energy

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Catabolic Pathway

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Photosynthesis. Anabolic/Catabolic?

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Anabolic

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The synthesis of glucose from CO2 and H2O

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Photosynthesis

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The synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources

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Gluconeogenesis

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The synthesis of glycogen primarily from glucose

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Glycogeneis

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The breakdown or oxidation of glucose

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Glycolysis

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The breakdown of fatty acid to acetyl CoA

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Beta oxidation of fatty acid

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The disposal of ammonia obtained from the de-animation of amino acid

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Urea cycle

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Beta oxidation of fatty acid. Anabolic/Catabolic?

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Catabolic

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Urea cycle. Anabolic/Catabolic?

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Catabolic

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It is a double membrane structure and possesses its own genome. It is also where energy production occurs

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Mitochondria

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Mitochondria are cytosolic organelles. True/False?

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True

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Mitochondria is paternally inherited. True/False?
False (maternal)
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Mitochondria originated from symbiotic bacteria. True/False?
True
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What is the first stage of metabolism?
Digestion
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What is the second stage of metabolism?
Formation of Acetyl CoA
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What is the third stage of metabolism?
Citric Acid Cycle
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What is the fourth stage of metabolism?
Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation
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Amylase is responsible for the digestion of what type of macromolecule?
Carbohydrates
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Pepsin is responsible for the digestion of what type of macromolecule?
Proteins
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Trypsin is responsible for the digestion of what type of macromolecule?
Proteins
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Lipases are responsible for the digestion of what type of macromolecule?
Lipids
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The digestion of carbohydrates begin at which part of the body?
Mouth
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The digestion of lipids begin at which part of the body?
Small Intestine
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The digestion of proteins begin at which part of the body?
Stomach
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A small molecule made of 2 carbon, 3 hydrogen and 1 oxygen atoms
Acetyl
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A cofactor involved in cellular oxidative pathways including fatty acid β-oxidation, carbohydrate and amino acid oxidations, and Krebs cycle. It is synthesized from pantothenic acid
Coenzyme A (CoA)
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It is a component of cellular respiration that adds acetyl groups to biochemical reactions. It is synthesized in the mitochondria
Acetyl CoA
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Transports long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondrial matrix for β-oxidation and energy production
Carnitine Shuttle
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Citrate synthesized from oxaloacetate and acetyl-CoA is transported from mitochondria to the cytosol via the tricarboxylate anion carrier system and cleaved to yield acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate
Citrate-Malate Shuttle
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Acetyl CoA formation occurs in the mitochondrial matrix through a process called ___-___
beta-oxidation
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What are the other names for citric acid cycle?
Krebs cycle or Tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle
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This cycle metabolizes acetate derived from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats to form ATP. It takes place in the matrix of the mitochondria and is an aerobic process and the main electron donor of the ETC (electron transport chain)
Citric Acid Cycle
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It is a cyclic metabolic pathway that begins with the addition of acetyl-CoA to a four-carbon substrate and ends when the same substrate is formed as a product 8 steps later. Also the final common pathway for the oxidation of all biomolecules
Citric Acid Cycle
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The citric acid cycle produces these four products
2 CO2, 1 GTP/ATP, 3 NADH, 1 FADH2
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It is a nucleotide and energy carrier. It is the source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
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The hydrolysis of ATP cleaves what?
1 phosphate group
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ATP hydrolysis forms what products?
ADP and hydrogen phosphate
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ATP hydrolysis is what type of reaction?
Exergonic reaction
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ATP hydrolysis releases __.__ kcal/mol of energy
7.3
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The reaction in which a phosphate group is added to ADP
ATP Phosphorylation
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These are pairs of reactions that occur together. The energy released by one reaction is absorbed by the other reaction
Coupled Reactions
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GEROA
Gain of electrons REDUCTION oxidizing agent
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Happens when an oxidizing agent gains H+ and e- (hydrogen/electron)
Reduction
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Happens when a reducing agent loses H+ and e-
Oxidation
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LEORA
Loss of electron OXIDATION reducing agent
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An oxidizing agent derived from Niacin (vitamin B3) and is often found with a "dehydrogenase" enzyme
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD)
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The oxidized state of NAD
NAD+
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The reduced state of NAD
NADH
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A reaction that removes two hydrogens
Dehydrogenase reaction
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An oxidizing agent derived from riboflavin (vitamin B2) and works with a dehydrogenase enzyme
Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (FAD)
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The oxidized state of FAD
still FAD
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The reduced state of FAD
FADH2
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Delivers hydrogens and electrons to biochemical processes that can use the electrons and hydrogens to make ATP
FADH2 (and NADH)
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It is neither an oxidizing nor reducing agent. It is formed when an acetyl group reacts with a sulfhydryl end
Coenzyme A
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A metabolic pathway in which electrons are transferred from electron donors to electron acceptors in redox reactions. The energy used to transfer the phosphate group results from the oxidation of the coenzymes
Oxidative Phosphorylation
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A component of oxidative phosphorylation where electrons are passed from one molecule to another
Electron Transport Chain (ETC)
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A component of oxidative phosphorylation in which the energy stored in the gradient is used to make ATP. It refers to the movement of hydrogen ions across the membrane via ATP synthase
Chemiosmosis
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It is a series of electron transporters embedded in the inner mitochondrial membrane that shuttles electrons from NADH and FADH2 to molecular oxygen
Electron Transport Chain
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It is the last component of aerobic respiration and is the only part of glucose metabolism that uses atmospheric oxygen. It occurs along the mitochondrial inner membrane
Electron Transport Chain
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The process of ATP synthesis using "free energy" obtained through the passing-on of electrons to several carriers (ETC)
Chemiosmosis
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The citric acid cycle produces how many ATP?
10 ATP
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(3) NADH = ? ATP (1) FADH2 = ? ATP (1) GTP = ? ATP
2.5 ATP 1.5 ATP 1 ATP
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