Chapter 13 Vocab

Question 1

the highest energy activated carrier from the citric acid cycle

Answer 1

NADH

Question 2

the lower energy activated carrier from the citric acid cycle

Answer 2

FADH2

Question 3

lipids used for energy storage and metabolism in cells

Answer 3

fat

Question 4

about the same energy content as ATP but with Guanosine

Answer 4

GTP

Question 5

feeds two carbons at a time into the citric acid cycle

Answer 5

acetyl CoA

Question 6

the synthesis of ATP in the absence of oxygen through glycolysis

Answer 6

fermentation

Question 7

series of reactions where electrons are passed from one membrane-bound protein complex to another before finally being attached to oxygen

Answer 7

electron transport chain (ETC)

Question 8

one of the substrates for ATP synthase

Answer 8

ADP

Question 9

cycle where acetyl CoA is combined with oxaloacetate to form citric acid

Answer 9

citric acid cycle (TCA or krebs cycle)

Question 10

the product of the reaction catalyzed by ATP synthase

Answer 10

ATP

Question 11

metabolic process in the cell’s cytoplasm where 6-carbon glucose is split into two 3-carbon pyruvate molecules

Answer 11

glycolysis

Question 12

production of ATP inside the mitochondria in the presence of oxygen

Answer 12

oxidative phosphorylation (aerobic respiration)

Question 13

the three carbon end product of glycolysis

Answer 13

pyruvate

Question 14

the mostly unbranched polysaccharide used for energy storage in plants

Answer 14

starch

Question 15

Guanosine DiPhosphate

Answer 15

GDP

Question 16

a six-carbon single sugar; the most common energy source

Answer 16

glucose

Question 17

polysaccharide consisting of numerous glucoses linked together. the animal equivalent of starch

Answer 17

glycogen