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Chapter 6/13: Metabolism & ATP Phosphorylation Flashcards

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What type of reactions involve building macromolecules from small precursors by using energy?

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Anabolism

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What type of reaction involve breaking down larger molecules to obtain energy?

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Catabolism

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What is cell’s energy currency?

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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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What are three main mechanisms for synthesizing ATP?

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Substrate-level phosphorylation, Oxidative phosphorylation, Photophosphorylation

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What type of mechanism for ATP synthesis uses an enzyme to transfer a phosphate from an organic molecule to ADP?

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Substrate-level phosphorylation

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What type of mechanism for ATP synthesis uses a proton gradient to attach inorganic phosphate to ADP?

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Oxidative phosphorylation

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What type of phosphorylation occurs during glycolysis?

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Substrate-level phosphorylation

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What is the end-product of glycolysis?

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2 Pyruvate

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How many ATP molecules does glycolysis require?

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2 ATP

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How many ATP molecules are synthesizes during glycolysis?

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4 ATP (net: 2 ATP)

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What is oxidative phosphorylation also known as?

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Chemiosmosis

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What type of phosphorylation involves electrons being passed through an electron transport system?

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Oxidative phosphorylation

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What is used to drive ATP synthesis in oxidative phosphorylation?

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PMF (proton motive force)

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What process does oxidative phosphorylation typically occur in?

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TCA cycle

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What product results from the oxidative phosphorylation of 2 pyruvate after glycolysis?

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6 CO2

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How much ATP can be synthesized from the PMF generated by 1 NADH?

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How much ATP can be synthesized from the PMF generated by 1 FADH2?

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What type of phosphorylation is a subcomponent of both aerobic and anaerobic respiration?

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Oxidative phosphorylation

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What type of phosphorylation occurs in phototrophic bacteria?

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Photophosphorylation

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What type of phosphorylation produces ATP using a proton gradient and an electron transport system?

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Photophosphorylation

20
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What type of phosphorylation requires light energy?

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Photophosphorylation

21
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What is the ATP generated by photophosphorylation used to drive?

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Carbon fixation

22
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What type of phosphorylation can be oxygenic or anoxygenic?

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Photophosphorylation

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