Cellular Respiration (5.3) Flashcards

1
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Outline the positioning of glycolysis in aerobic respiration

A

First biochemical pathway

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2
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State what the energy released from glucose in cellular respiration is used to generate

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ATP

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3
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State how the energy from ATP is transferred

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When the high energy bond of ATP breaks to form ADP and phosphate

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4
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Provide the chemical formula for the release of energy from ATP

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ADP + Pi -> ADP ~ Pi (ATP)

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5
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Describe what the squiggly line in ADP ~ Pi represents

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High energy bond

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6
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State what ATP can be used by a cell for

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Vital cellular processes including protein synthesis and active transport

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7
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State what aerobic cellular respiration requires

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Oxygen

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8
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State the 3 interconnected biochemical pathways of aerobic cellular respiration

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  1. glycolysis
  2. Krebs cycle
  3. electron transport chain
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9
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State where glycolysis occurs

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Cell cytosol

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10
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State what molecule is broken down during glycolysis and what it is broken into

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Glucose is broken down into pyruvate

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11
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State what the two three-carbon molecules glucose is broken down into during glycolysis should be referred to as

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Pyruvate

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12
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State whether or not energy is released during glycolysis and if so, how much

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2ATP of energy is released

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13
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State where the released energy of glycolysis is transferred to during aerobic respiration

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Coenzymes ATP and NADPH

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14
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Describe the individual chemical inputs of glycolysis for aerobic respiration

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C6H12O6, ADP + Pi and NAD+

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15
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Describe the individual chemical outputs of glycolysis for aerobic respiration

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C3H4O3 (pyruvate), ATP and NADPH

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16
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Describe pyruvate

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Three carbon molecules formed during the glycolysis stage of aerobic cellular respiration

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17
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Describe high energy bonds

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Electrons of the bonds are in a high energy state. The bonds themselves are relatively weak, requiring a small amount of energy to break.

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18
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Describe oxidation

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Reaction in which a substance is combined with oxygen

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19
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Describe redox reaction

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Chemical reaction that involves a transfer of electrons between two species

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20
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Describe phosphorylation

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Biochemical process that involves the addition of phosphate to an organic compound.

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21
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Describe aerobic respiration

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Respiration requiring oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor

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22
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Describe alcoholic fermentation

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Anaerobic pathway where ethanal acts as the electron acceptor forming ethanol as the product

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23
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Describe the electron transport chain

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Enzyme-based redox reaction which pass electrons from high to low redox potentials

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24
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Describe glycolysis

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Series of reactions the convert glucose to pyruvate

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25
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Describe lactic acid fermentation

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Anaerobic pathway where pyruvate is reduced to lactic acid

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26
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State where lactic acid fermentation may occur in real life

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Skeletal muscles of mammals

27
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State how we know that mitochondria evolved before chloroplasts

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Mitochondria are found in all eukaryotic cells and chloroplasts are not

28
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Describe the endosymbiosis and relationship to mitochondria

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Proposes that mitochondria are the descendants of purple aerobic bacterial cell and were engulfed by pre-eukaryotic cell (lived symbiotically)

29
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State where the Kreb’s cycle occurs

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Mitochondrial matrix

30
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State where the electron transport chain occurs

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Mitochondrial cristae

31
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State where anaerobic cellular respiration occur

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Cell cytosol

32
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State the word overall inputs of aerobic cellular respiration

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Glucose and oxygen

33
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State the word overall outputs of aerobic cellular respiration

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Carbon dioxide, water and ATP

34
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State the word overall inputs of anaerobic cellular respiration

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Glucose

35
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State the word overall outputs of anaerobic cellular respiration

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Lactic acid/ethanol with CO2 and ATP

36
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State approximately how many ATP molecules are produced per glucose molecule in aerobic cellular respiration

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30-32 ATP molecules

37
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State approximately how many ATP molecules are produced per glucose molecule in anaerobic cellular respiration

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2 ATP molecules

38
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Provide 3 evidence-based statements supporting the bacterial origins of mitochondria

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  1. mitochondria divide by binary fission like bacteria
  2. Both bacteria and mitochondria have a set of single circular DNA
  3. Mitochondrial ribosomes are more similar to bacterial ribosomes than cytoplasmic ribosomes
39
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Outline the positioning of the electron transport chain in aerobic respiration

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Third biochemical pathway

40
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State what molecule is broken down during the link reaction

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Two molecules of pyruvate are converted to two molecules of acetyl CoA

41
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State where the released energy of the Kreb’s cycle is transferred to during aerobic respiration

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Coenzymes NADH, FADH2 and ATP

42
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The Kreb’s cycle is a series of _______ reactions

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Eight

43
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State whether or not each separate reaction within the Kreb’s cycle pathway is catalysed by a separate enzyme

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Yes. There are eight reactions within the pathway and each reaction has a separate enzyme

44
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Describe what chemicals combine to form water at the conclusion of the electron transport chain in aerobic respiration

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H+, e, and O

45
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State the other name for the Kreb’s cycle

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Citric acid cycle

46
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Describe the structure of acetyl CoA

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Two carbon molecule

47
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State how many CO2 molecules are formed for every pyruvate molecule in the Kreb’s cycle stage of aerobic respiration

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3 CO2 molecules

48
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State how many CO2 molecules are formed for every glucose molecule metabolised in the Kreb’s cycle stage of aerobic respiration

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6 CO2 molecules

49
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State what happens to the energy-carrying molecules generated in the Kreb’s cycle

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Fed into the electron transport chain

50
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State what NADH is converted to and what it interacts with to do this

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NAD+ by interacting with the first complex at the beginning of the electron transport chain

51
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State what FADH2 is converted to and what it interacts with to do this

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FAD by interacting the second complex during the electron transport chain

52
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State what happens to the H+ ions from the NADH and FADH2 during the electron transport chain

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Moved into the intermembrane space of the mitochondrion and combine with O and e to form H2O

53
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Describe the positioning of the link reaction in terms of the stages of cellular respiration

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Between glycolysis and Kreb’s cycle

54
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State whether the link reaction is involved in aerobic or anaerobic cellular respiration

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Aerobic respiration

55
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Propose an alternative term to describe the link reaction

A

Pyruvate oxidation

56
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Describe glycolysis

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Series of reactions that extract energy from glucose by splitting it into two pyruvate molecules.

57
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Compare and contrast glucose and ATP as cellular energy sources

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ATP is the immediate energy source and energy in the glucose molecule is only used to synthesis ATP. ATP is the energy source for cellular processes and reactions.

58
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State what reaction ATP undergoes to produce ADP+Pi

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Hydrolysis

59
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Describe what the mitochondrial matrix contains

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Contains mtDNA and ribosomes

60
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Describe the function of the cristae

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Increase SA of inner membrane, allowing for faster production of ATP

61
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Describe the location of the cristae in the mitochondria

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Folded inner membrane of mitochondria

62
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Describe the mitochondrial matrix

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Space within the inner membrane of mitochondria

63
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Describe the role of cytochrome c in the electron transport chain

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Carries electrons from one complex of integral membrane proteins of the inner mitochondrial membrane to another complex