Cellular Respiration Flashcards

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What kind of process is cellular respiration?

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Exergonic

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What kind of process is photosynthesis?

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Endergonic

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Aerobic Respiration

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consumes oxygen as a reactant

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Anaerobic respiration

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replaces oxygen with another inorganic molecule

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5
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General formula of cellular respiration

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP

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Oxidation

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The loss of electrons

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Reduction

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The gain of electrons

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Reducing agent

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Electron donor

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9
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Oxidizing agent

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Electron acceptor

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10
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Electron carrier used in cellular respiration

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NAD+, NADH

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Dehydrogenases

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  • Enzymes that transfer 2 electrons and a proton from an organic compound to NAD+
  • This produces NADH
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Substrate-level phosphorylation

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  • Process by which a phosphate is attached to an organic molecule is passed onto another molecule without the use of an electron transport chain
  • Formation of ATP
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Glycolysis

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  • Breakdown of glucose into 2 pyruvate molecules
  • Takes place in the cytoplasm (no oxygen)
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14
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Two major phases of glycolysis

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  • Energy investment phase
  • Energy payoff phase
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Glycolysis general formula

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Glucose + 2NAD+ + 2ADP + 2phosphates -> 2ATP + 2NADH + 2H+ +2H2O + 2pyruvate

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16
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Pyruvate oxidation

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  • Begin with pyruvate (3 carbons) which undergoes changes to become acetyl (2 carbons)
    1. Decarboxylation (-CO2)
    2. Oxidation by NAD+
    3. Co-enzyme A attaches to acetyl
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Pyruvate oxidation formula per 1 pyruvate

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pyruvate + NAD+ + CoA -> NADH + H+ + CO2 + acetyl-CoA

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Pyruvate oxidation formula per glucose

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2pyruvate + 2NAD+ + 2CoA -> 2NADH + 2H+ + 2CO2 + 2acetyl-CoA

19
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What step does the kerb’s cycle start and end with?

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oxaloacetate

20
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Kreb’s Cycle

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  • Oxaloacetate (4 carbons) attaches to acetyl (2 carbons) this triggers the beginning of the Kreb’s Cycle
  • 2 cycles per glucose
  • By the end of the cycle all carbons from glucose are oxidized and have been removed as CO2
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Kreb’s cycle formula per acetyl-CoA

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acetyl-CoA + 3NAD+ + FAD + ADP + phosphate + H2O -> ATP + FADH2 +3NADH + H+ + 2CO2 + CoA

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Kreb’s cycle formula per glucose

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2acetyl-CoA + 6NAD+ +2FAD +2ADP + 2phosphate + 2H2O -> 2ATP + 2FADH2 + 6NADH + 2H+ + 4CO2 + 2CoA

23
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Oxidative phosphorylation

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The synthesis of ATP through the energy released by the transfer of electrons using an electron transport chain and chemiosmosis

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Electron Transport Chain

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  • Involves several membrane bound proteins and active molecules
  • Pumps 3H+’s per NADH
  • Pumps 2H+’s per FADH2
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What starts the electron transport chain?
- NADH + H+ gets oxidized to NAD+
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What is O2 in the ETC
- "ultimate electron acceptor" - because of it's high electronegativity
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What is H2O in the ETC?
The last molecule that contains glucose's electrons
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Chemiosmosis
- Creates an electrochemical or proton gradient which motivates H+ to re-enter the matrix through ATP synthase - The electrochemical gradient creates a "proton motive force" which moves H+ ions
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How does chemiosmosis work?
- H+ ions are pumped through ATP Synthase - Causes ADP + Pi to react and form ATP - 4 protons per 1 ATP molecule
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How much ATP is made from cellular respiration?
30 or 32 ATP depending on which NADH shunt is used
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Phosphofructokinase
Enzyme in glycolysis that regulates the rate at which glucose is broken down