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Ch. 6 How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy Flashcards

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Aerobic

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Containing/requiring molecular oxygen

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Anaerobic

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Lacking/not requiring molecular oxygen

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Cellular Respiration

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Aerobic harvesting of energy from food molecules
- energy releasing chemical breakdown of food molecules, such as glucose, and the storage of potential energy in a form that called can use to perform work

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What are the three phases of cellular respiration?

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1) Glycolysis
2) Krebs Cycle
3) Electron Transport Chain & Chemiosmosis

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Why can’t the cell harvest all of the energy in a useable form?

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40% of glucose is turned into ATP and the rest is converted to heat.

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Redox Reaction

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Oxidation reduction

- describes movement of electrons from donor molecules to an acceptor molecule

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Oxidation

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Loss of electrons from a substance involved in a redox reaction

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Reduction

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Gain of electrons by a substance involved in a redox reaction

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What does oxidation and reduction accompany each other?

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Always together because electron transfer needs both donor and acceptor.

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Dehydrogenase

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An enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction during which one or more hydrogen atoms are removed from a molecules

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What is NAD+?

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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

  • a coenzyme that assists enzymes by converting electrons (from hydrogen atoms) during the redox reactions of cellular metabolism
  • oxidized molecule, ready to pick up electrons
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Electron Carrier

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A molecule that conveys electrons within a cell

  • make up the electron transport chain
  • shuttles electrons during redox reactions that release energy for ATP synthesis
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What keeps electrons of the carrier molecules moving?

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Affinity for electrons.

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Electron Transport Chain

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Synthesizes ATP by the process of chemiosmosis.

- inner membrane of mitochondria, thylakoid of chloroplast, plasma membrane of prokaryotes

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Chemiosmosis

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The production of ATP using the energy of H+ gradients across membranes to phosphorylate ADP
- powers most of the ATP synthase

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ATP Synthase

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Series of protein complexes embedded in the inner membrane of mitochondria loaded with enzymes for phosphoration of ADP to ATP
- provides the port through which H+ diffuse (uses PE of concentration gradient)

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Substrate-level Phosphorylation

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The formation of ATP occurring when an enzyme transfers a phosphate group from an organic molecule to ADP
- occurring because bond holding phosphate group in substrate molecule is less stable than ATP bond

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Glycolysis

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"splitting of sugar"
Multistep chemical breakdown of a molecule of a glucose into two molecules of pyretic acid. 
- first step of of cellular respiration 
- occurs in cytoplasmic fluid
- exergonic
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Krebs Cycle

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Metabolic cycle fueled by acetyl CoA formed after glycolysis in cellular respiration

  • chemical reactions complete the metabolic breakdown of glucose molecules to carbon dioxide
  • occurs in matrix of mitochondria and supplies most of the NADH molecules that carry energy to electron transport carriers
  • exergonic
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What are the three steps of cellular respiration?

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1) Glycolsysis
2) Krebs Cycle
3) Electron Transport

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What are the two carriers of electron transport chain?

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NADH (NAD+) and FAD (FADH2)

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Intermediate

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A compound formed between initial reactant in metabolic pathway and the final product

23
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How many steps are there in glycolysis?

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9 steps
1 - 4) Preparatory & Consumer Energy Phase [consumes 2 ATP]
5 - 9) Energy Payoff Phase [Yields 4 ATP]

24
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What is the net gain of glycolysis?

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2 ATP molecules

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Acetyl CoA

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High energy fuel molecule for Krebs Cycle

26
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What are three ways poisons block cellular respiration?

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1) Blocks the electron transport chain
2) Inhibits ATP synthesis
3) Uncouplers makes membrane of mitochondrion leak H+

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Alcoholic Fermentation

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Production of ethanol from glucose in which CO2 removed from pyruvic acid & NADH is oxidized to NAD+

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Lactic Acid Fermentation

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Lactic acid is produced when NADH from glycolysis is oxidized

29
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Strict anaerobic

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Require anaerobic conditions

- O2 would mean poison

30
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Facultative anaerobe

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Microorganisms that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if O2, if not then fermentation

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Respiration

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The exchange of O2 and CO2 between organism and environment

  • General/External
  • Cellular respiration/Internal
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What is general respiration?

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Oxygen from air to lungs to blood, CO2 blood to lungs to air

- breathing

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What is cellular respiration (internal)?

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It is the energy releasing break down of food molecules in cells.

  • O2 + glucose -> H20 + CO2 + Energy
  • occurs in mitochondria
34
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What is metabolism? 2 types?

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All chemical changes in a cell.

1) Catabolism
2) Anabolism

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Catabolism

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Breakdown of molecules, releases energy

- ex. cellular respiration

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Anabolism

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Build molecules, stores energy

37
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Do plant cells go through cell respiration?

38
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What is the equation for cellular respiration?

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6H20 + 6CO2 + 38 ATP

39
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Why are fats more completely reduced?

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Higher hydrogen proportion. Stores more energy in a smaller space.

40
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What is key to energy release?

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Electrons of chemical bonds that move and transfer. They start with more energy and end with less.

41
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How do cells transfer energy from glucose to ATP?

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By coupling of exothermic and endothermic. Glucose will lose hydrogen to become CO2 and oxygen will gain hydrogen to become H2O

42
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In cellular respiration, what is oxidized and reduced?

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Glucose is oxidized. Oxygen is reduced.

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What step of cellular respiration is both anaerobic and aerobic?

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Glycolysis

44
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What is the equation for glycolysis?

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1 glucose (6C) -> 2 Pyruvic Acid (3C)

45
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What are the reactants of glycolysis?

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Glucose, 2 ADP, 2 Phosphorus, 2 NAD+

46
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What are the products of glycolysis?

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2 pyretic acid, 2 ATP, 2 NADH

47
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What is the net result of Krebs Cycle?

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4 CO2, 2 ATP, 6 NADH, 2 FADH2

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Electron Transport Chain results in how many ATP?

49
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What substance allows for complete metabolism of glucose?

50
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Fermentation

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Anaerobic metabolism of glucose. No oxygen so no strong electron chain. Results in 2C or 3C and 2 ATP.

51
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What is the evolution of energy transformation?

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Chemosynthesis -> Fermentation -> Photosynthesis -> Cellular Respiration (only one to require oxygen)

52
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What are the intermediates of cell respiration Krebs Cycle?

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Acetyl CoA –> Citric Acid –> Alphaketosglutoric Acid –> Succinic Acid –> Malic Acid –> Oxaloacetic Acid

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