chapter 11 notes Flashcards
- use organic molecules as carbon sources which often also serve as energy source
- can use a variety of carbon sources
Heterotrophs
-use carbon dioxide as their sole or principal carbon source
must obtain energy from other sources
autotrophs
obtain energy from oxidation of chemical compounds
chemotrophs
Chemoorganotrophic AKA chemoheterotrophs processes
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic respiration
- fermentation
for Aerobic respiration the final electron acceptor is
oxygen
for Anaerobic respiration the final electron acceptor is different ___ acceptor such as NO3-, SO42-, CO2, Fe3+, or SeO42-
exogenous
Uses an endogenous electron acceptor
usually an intermediate of the pathway used to oxidize the organic energy source e.g., pyruvate
fermentation
- Does not involve the use of an electron transport chain nor the generation of a proton motive force
- ATP synthesized only by substrate-level phosphorylation
fermentation
Many different energy sources are funneled into common ___ pathways
degradative
when it comes to energy sources, most pathways generate ___ or intermediates of the pathways used in glucose metabolism
glucose
function both as catabolic and anabolic pathways
Amphibolic pathways
important amphibolic pathways
- Embden-Meyerhof pathway
- pentose phosphate pathway
- tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle