Ch 7 cell respiration Flashcards
Heterotrophs
Live on organic compounds produced by other organisms
Autotrophs
Able to produce own organic molecules through photosynthesis
Dehydrogenation
Lost electrons accompanied by protons
NAD
An electron carrier
Accepts 2 electrons and 1 proton to become NADH. This is reversible
Aerobic respiration
Final receptor is oxygen
Anaerobic respiration
Final electron acceptor is an inorganic molecule (not oxygen)
Fermentation
Final electron acceptor is carbon
Steps of oxidation glucose
Glycolysis
Pyruvate oxidation
Krebs cycle
Electron transport
Glycolysis
Breaking down of glucose. Occurs in cytoplasm
Converts 1 glucose to 2 pyruvate
End result 2 atp and 2 NADH
Substrate level phosphorylation
Transfer phosphate group directly to adp
During glycosis
Oxidative phosphorylation
Atp synthase uses energy from a proton gradient
2 steps pyruvate can take
Aerobic - oxidized to acetyl coa which enters kreps cycle.
Anaerobic- reduced back to nad and becomes lactic acid.
Krebs cycle
Oxidizes the acetyl group from pyruvate. Occurs in mitochondria. Yields 2 fadh2 6nadh and 2atp and co2
Final atp
38 atp for bacteria
36 atp for eukaryotes