Chapter 11 Flashcards
What does a heterotroph use for its carbon source?
organic molecules
What does a autotroph use for its carbon source
carbon dioxide
What do phototrophs use as an energy source?
light
What do chemotrophs use as its energy source?
oxidation of organic or inorganic compounds
Lithographs use what for electron sources?
reduced organic molecules
Organotrophs use what for electron sources?
organic molecules
What are photolithoautotrophs also known as?
photoautotrophs
What are chemoorganoheterotrophs also known as?
chemoheterotrophs
What nutritional types have an ecological importance?
photoorganoheterotrophs
chemolithoautotrophs
chemolithotrophs
What do organism use to fuel reactions?
ATP as energy currency
Reduce power to supply e
Precursor metabolites for biosynthesis
What processes do chemoheterotrophs use?
aerobic respiration
anaerobic respiration
fermentation
In aerobic respiration, the final electron acceptor is what?
Oxygen
In anaerobic respiration, the final electron acceptor is ?
Different: NO3, SO4, CO2, FE, or SEO4
In fermentation, chemoorganic fueling processes use what to oxidize organic energy sources?
endogenous electron acceptor
Are many different energy sources funneled into common degradative pathways?
Yes
Catabolic pathways uses what as for the substrate for the next reaction?
product
Amphibolic pathways function as what kind of pathways?
catabolic and anabolic
What are some important amphibolic pathways?
TCA
Aerobic respiration involves what pathways?
Glycolysis
TCA
ETC
What does Aerobic respiration produce?
ATP and high energy electron carriers
The breakdown of glucose to pyruvate uses what pathway?
Embden-Meyerhof pathway
Where does the Embden-Meyerhof Pathway take place?
cytoplasmic matrix of m.o, plants, and animals
What are the two phases of the Embden-Meyerhof Pathway?
Six Carbon Phase
Three Carbon Phase
What is produced during the 6 Carbon Phase?
glucose
2ADP
2 Phosphates
2 NAD
What is produced during the 3 Carbon Phase?
2 pyruvate
2 ATP
2 NADH
2 Hydrogen