Chapter 6 Flashcards
Cellular Respiration
photosynthesis
light energy —> chemical energy (sugar)
photosynthesis is done by what types of organisms ?
- plants
- algae
- some protists
- some prokaryotes
cellular respiration
chemical energy (sugar) —> ATP
cellular respiration is done by what types of organisms ?
practically all organisms
respiration
breathing; exchanging O2 and CO2
OIL RIG
Oxidation Is Lost
Reduction Is Gain
at the end of cellular respiration O2 becomes what ?
reduced to water (O2 —> H2O)
at the end of cellular respiration glucose becomes what ?
oxidized to CO2 (c6h12o6 —> CO2)
is cellular respiration an exergonic / endergonic reaction ?
exergonic
- the chem. energy in the bonds of glucose is released
what percent of energy produced is usable and released as heat ?
34% is usable
66% is released as heat
cellular respiration equation ?
C6 H12 O6 + 6O2 —> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
how many g of energy, in the form of glucose, does the brain need each day ?
120 g
the brain uses what percent of all energy consumption ?
20%
innate bodily functions and maintaining cells uses what percent of all energy consumption ?
75%
kilocalories
kcal / cal; energy unit
- a quantity of heat = to 1000kcal
- quantity of heat required to raise 1kg of H2O by 1°C
what is the energy (kcal) requirement also known as ?
basal metabolic rate (BMR)
avg adult needs how many kcal per day?
2200 kcal
kcal needed per day is dependent on what factors ?
- age
- sex
- activity level
how do cells extract energy from fuel (glucose) ?
by transferring electrons
redox reactions
reduction-oxidation reactions; electrons lost (oxidized) from one substance and added (reduced) to another
oxidation
loss of electron; always goes with reduction
reduction
gain of electrons; always goes with oxidation
what shows the transfer of electrons between substances ?
the movement of hydrogen atoms
NAD+
coenzyme that accepts electrons
- shuttles electrons in redox reactions
what does NAD+ turn into when it accepts electrons ?
NADH
dehydrogenase
transfers 2 H atoms from fuel —> NAD+ = NADH
what happens to the fuel when it is acted on by dehydrogenase ?
oxidized; it is losing electrons to dehydrogenase
what happens to the NAD+ when it is acted on by dehydrogenase ?
reduced; it is gaining electrons from dehydrogenase
ETC
electron transport chain; multiple electron carriers that shuttle electrons for a series of redox reactions
what is at the end of the ETC and why is it that substance ?
O2, because O2 is extremely electronegative and it attracts the electrons down the ETC
what is released during the ETC and what are those substances released used for ?
releases controlled amounts of ATP to produce ATP
1 glucose produces around how much ATP ?
32 ATP
stages of cellular respiration ?
1) glycolysis
2) pyruvate oxidation & citric acid cycle
3) oxidative phosphorylation
glycolysis
- w/o O2 in cytosol
- 9 total enzymatic reactions
- produces ATP by substrate-lvl phosphorylation
- breaks down glucose into two pyruvate