cellular respiration Flashcards

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1
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ATP is made by adding _______ to an inorganic phosphate

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ADP

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NAD+ picks up electrons and hydrogen forming

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NADH

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most of the ATP made in cellular respiration is produced by _________ phosphorylation

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oxidative

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The energy available to a cell is contained in the

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specific arrangement of electrons and the chemical bonds that hold an organic molecule together

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The electrons start out in a molecule where they have -

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more energy (glucose)
and end up in one where they have less
energy (water).

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The reactions release energy in ______, and the cell stores some of the energy in ______.

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small amounts, atp

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The cell transfers energy from organic compounds to ___ by coupling ___________
chemical reactions to energy ______ ones.

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atp, energy - releasing, storing

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When the carbon-hydrogen bonds of glucose are broken,

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electrons are ultimately transferred to
atmospheric oxygen.

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Oxygen has a _____ tendency to attract electrons.

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strong

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The cell transfers energy by shuttling _______ from molecule to molecule

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electrons

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An electron loses potential energy when it _______ to oxygen.

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“falls”

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Throughout cellular respiration you will see _________ and ________ being transferred together.

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electrons, hydrogen atoms

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A coenzyme called _________ is used to carry electrons in redox reactions

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NAD

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a sequence of electron carriers form the electron ________ chain

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Transport

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is a gain of an electron

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reduction

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Energy released in the electron transport chain is used to pump ______ ions (H+) across a membrane

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Hydrogen

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Oxidative ___________ involves an electron transport chain and a process called chemiosmosis

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Phosphorylation

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_______ is a loss of an electron

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Loses

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Pyruvic acid oxidation and the _____ acid cycle make up the second stage of cellular respiration

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Citric

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oxygen is _____ In a redox reaction in cellular respiration

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reduced

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in your cells the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation occur in organelles called

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mitochondria

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________ is short for oxidation reduction

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Redox

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a molecule is reduced when it _____ an electron

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gains

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most cells make most of their ATP via a process that involves an electron transport chain and a process called

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chemiosmosis

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A _____ enzyme strips hydrogen atoms from organic molecules

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Dehydrogenase

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ATP ________ are protein complexes that use energy from a gradient of ion concentration to make ATP

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Synthesis

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phosphorylation is adding a ________ group to ADP to make it ATP

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Carrier

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The process of _____ is the first stage of cellular respiration

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Glycolysis

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redox reaction stands for

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oxidation - reduction reaction

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in cellular respiration, _______ is oxidized, __________ is reduced

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glucose, oxygen

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The enzyme dehydrogenase _________ electrons from _______ molecules and
transfers them to the coenzyme ______

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removes, glucose, NAD+

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_________ are necessary to oxidize glucose and other foods.

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enzymes

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____ delivers electrons to a series of electron carriers in an electron transport chain

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NADH

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NAD+ is an import enzyme in oxidizing -

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glucose

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NAD+ accepts ______, and becomes reduced to _______

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electrons, NADH

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As electrons move from carrier to carrier,

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their energy is released in small quantities

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Electrons move from carrier to carrier by alternating ________ and _________ reactions.

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oxidation, reduction

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When the electrons reach the bottom of the hill (O2), they have _______ most of their energy.

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lost

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As the electrons gradually lose energy when they go down the hill, the energy lost is used to make ____

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ATP

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33
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The electron transport works because each molecule in the chain has a ____________ ___________ for the electrons.

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greater affinity

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34
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If 02 is reduced in one step it results in a

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explosion

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34
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Electron transport chains are embedded in membranes in the -

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mitochondria

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35
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two mechanisms generate ATP,

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oxidative phosphorylation and substrate - level phosphorylation

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36
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in oxidative phosphorylation, cells use the energy released by “falling” electrons to pump ________ across a membrane

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H+ ions

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in oxidative phosphorylation the energy of the gradient is harnessed by ATP synthase to make ATP by the process of -

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chemiosmosis

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38
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in substrate level phosphorylation ATP can also be made by transferring
phosphate groups from organic molecules to ________

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ADP

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39
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ATP synthase uses _______ ________ to make ATP

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gradient energy

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40
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_____________ (chewing) and __________ start the breakdown of your food.

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Mechanical activity, enzyme activity

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41
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___________ are absorbed from your large intestine into your bloodstream.

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sugars

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42
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With the help of ____________, sugars leave your blood and enter your cells to be converted to __________

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insulin, energy

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