Ch. 9-10, 16 Flashcards
Cellular respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA replication
carbon cycle
organisms need a constant influx of organic molecules to do the work necessary for life
producers
use the energy from sunlight to turn CO2 into carbohydrates and O2
consumers
must continually eat to transform organic compounds into ATP and CO2
cellular respiration
is the catabolic pathways of aerobic and anaerobic respiration, which break down organic molecules and use an electron transport chain for the production of ATP
aerobic respiration
-is a catabolic pathway for organic molecules, using oxygen (O2) as the final electron acceptor in an electron transport chain and ultimately producing ATP
-is the most efficient pathway
-is carried out in more eukaryotic cells and most prokaryotic cells
-couples the breakdown of organic molecules (carbs, fats, proteins) into CO2 and H2O with the production of ATP
anaerobic respiration
-is a catabolic pathway in which inorganic molecules other than oxygen accept electrons in an electron transport chain
-oxygen is an excellent electron acceptor, so organisms that use other electron acceptors (like sulfate or nitrate) are less efficient in producing ATP during respiration
-live in poor oxygen rich environments like mud flats or deep-sea vents
potential energy
-complex molecules are a source of potential energy
-electronegative atoms like O hold onto electrons more tightly than C or H atoms
redox reactions
-the combination of an oxidation and a reduction
oxidation
losing electrons; the complete or partial loss of electrons from a substance in a redox reaction
reduction
gaining electrons; the complete or partial addition of electrons to a substance in a redox reduction (adding electrons reduces the amount of positive charge)
“LEO the lion says GER”
Loss
Electrons
Oxidation
Gain
Electrons
Reduction
Red/ox
Reduction=gain electrons (+ H+)
Oxidation=lose electrons (- H+)
electron donor
is the reducing agent - loses an electron
electron acceptor
is the oxidizing agent - gains an electron
why is oxygen a great oxidizing agent?
-oxygen is very electronegative
-electrons that are shared between carbon and hydrogen, which share the electrons equally, are farther away from the nucleus and have more potential energy
using glucose for respiration
the breakdown of glucose into CO2 and H2O is a redox reaction
C6H12O6 + 6O2 —> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy
-oxygen is the oxidizing agent, it gains electrons (the electrons are closer to the nucleus), and becomes reduced (less positive charge)
-glucose is the reducing agent, it loses electrons (electrons are farther from the nucleus)
controlled reactions
-you can burn glucose and quickly release all of the energy stored in its covalent bonds, but you can’t capture energy from that reaction for work
-cellular respiration is a very ordered process, with many steps, that gradually reduces glucose to CO2 and H2O by transferring electrons from one molecule to another
>allows for more energy to be converted to work
>electrons can be donated from one molecule to another, which releases a proton into the surroundings (aka a H+ ion)
NAD+
-is an electron carrier
-Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)
-when it is oxidized it has a positive charge (NAD+)
-when it is reduced it gains a hydrogen atom and loses its positive charge (NADH)
-produced from the vitamin niacin (Vitamin B3)
NADH
-think ATP
-through a series of reactions the electrons being carried by NADH will be transferred to O2 forming water, and ATP will be produced
electron transport chain
is a sequence of electron carrier molecules (membrane proteins) that shuttle down a series of redox reactions that release energy used to make ATP
3 parts of aerobic cellular respiration
- glycolysis
- citric acid cycle (prep-step & CAC)
- oxidative phosphorylation (electron transport chain and chemiosmosis)
-technically, cellular respiration only includes the citric acid cycle and the electron transport chain; glycolysis also occurs in cells during fermentation when no oxygen is present
3 types of ATP synthase
-substrate level phosphorylation
-oxidative phosphorylation
-photophosphorylation
glycolysis
-(splitting of sugar) is a series of reactions that splits glucose into pyruvate
-occurs in cytoplasm of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
part 1 of glycolysis
energy investment phase
part 2 of glycolysis
energy payoff phase
INs and OUTs of glycolysis
6-C glucose –(oxi.)–> 2 x 3-C pyruvate
2 ATP –(SLP)–> 4 ATP (kinase) [net 2 ATP]
2 NAD+ –(red.)–> 2 NADH
prep step (pyruvate oxidation)
-pyruvate is transported from the cytosol into the mitochondria
-pyruvate is oxidized
>split off one carbon and form CO2
>transfer an electron and a hydrogen to NAD+ to form NADH
>add coenzyme A to form acetyl coenzyme A (Acetyl CoA)
INs and OUTs of prep step
2 x 3-C pyruvate –(oxi.)–> 2 x 2C acetyl-coA + 2 CO2
2 NAD+ –(red.)–> 2 NADH
Citric Acid Cycle (CAC)
-Acetyl CoA (2 carbons) enters the citric acid cycle and forms a 6-C molecule, citrate, by making a covalent bond with a 4-C molecule (CoA is recycled)
-after changing citrate into a structural isomer, a 6-C molecule is oxidized forming one NADH and releasing CO2, producing a 4-C molecule with CoA attached
-The 4-C CoA molecule substitutes a phosphate for the CoA, which is recycled
-by substrate-level phosphorylation an ATP is produced and the phosphate removed from the 4-C molecule
- 2 hydrogen atoms are stripped from the 4-C molecule, producing one FADH2
-A final 4-C molecule loses a hydrogen atom and an electron forming one NADH. The original 4-C molecule from the beginning of the cycle is reformed
INs and OUTs of the citric acid cycle
2 x 2-C acetyle CoA –(oxi)–> 4 x CO2
6 NAD+ –(red)–> 6 NADH [2x3=6]
2 FAD –(red)–> 2 FADH2 [2x1=2]
2 ADP –(SLP)–> 2 ATP [2x1=2]
INs and OUTs of fermentation
2 NADH –(oxi)–> 2 NAD+
3_C pyruvate –(red)–> fermentation products [ex: lactic acid, alcohols like ethanol +CO3]
chemiosmosis
the process of ions moving across a semipermeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
oxidative phosphorylation
the production of ATP using energy derived from the redox reactions of an electron transport chain
INs and OUTs of electron transport chain
10 NADH –(oxi)–> 10 NAD+ H+
2 FADH2 –(oxi)–> 2 FAD + H+
6 O2 –(red)–> 6 H2O
photosynthesis
-the conversion of light energy to chemical energy that is stored in sugars or other organic compounds
-occurs in plants, algae, and certain prokaryotes
-is the basis for almost all life on earth
autotrophs
self-feeders, organisms that utilize photosynthesis
heterotrophs
other feeders, feed on other organisms
chloroplasts
organelle with a double membrane
stroma
-space inside the double membrane
-site of Calvin Cycle (pt 2 of photosynthesis)
-contains ribosomes and DNA
thylakoids
-are a third membrane system suspended in the stroma
-contain chlorophyll embedded in the membrane
-site of the light reactions (pt 1 of photosynthesis)
thylakoid space
inside the thylakoid
granum
a stack of thylakoids
carbon fixation
-the process by which living organisms, primarily plants through photosynthesis, convert inorganic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into organic compounds
-“fixing” carbon into a usable form for life
(inorganic—>organic)
major site of photosynthesis
any green part of a plant, but especially the leaves
mesophyll
the middle layer of a leaf
stomata
a microscopic pore surrounded by guard cells in the epidermis of leaves and stems
absorption spectrum
-a graph plotting a pigment’s light absorption vs. wavelength
-plants have multiple pigments that absorb light of different wavelengths
spectrophotometer
a machine that passes individual wavelengths of light through a solution and measures the amount of light transmitted
pigments
substances that absorb visible light
What happens when light strikes an object?
some wavelengths are absorbed, while others are reflected