Chapter 8 Vocab Flashcards
what are exergonic metabolic pathways?
pathways that release free energy that is capture by the cell
what are the three metabolic pathways?
aerobic cellular respiration, anaerobic respiration, and fermentation
which two metabolic pathways do not require oxygen?
anaerobic and fermentation
what is aerobic respiration?
when catabolic processes convert energy of nutrients to store in ATP
why do cells use aerobic respiration?
to obtain energy from glucose; requires oxygen and nutrients are catabolized into CO2 and H2O
what is the equation for the redox reaction aerobic respiration?
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 + 6H2O –> 6 CO2 + 12 H2O + energy
In aerobic respiration what is reduced and what is oxidized?
glucose is oxidized and oxygen is reduced
what happens to free energy during aerobic respiration?
changes in free energy
during aerobic respiration, glucose is broken down slowly to make
36-38 ATP
What are the four stages of Aerobic respiration in order?
glycolysis, formation of acetyl CoA, citric acid cycle, and electron transport chain
what are the reactions involved in aerobic respiration?
dehydration, decarboxylation, preparation reaction, and phosphorylation
what is dehydration?
2 H’s are transferred to NAD+ or FAD
what is decarboxylation?
part of a carboxyl group (COOH) is removed as a molecules of CO2
what is a preparation reaction?
molecules are rearranged to undergo further dehydrogenations or decarboxylations
what is phosphorylation?
the transfer of a phosphate group, may be substrate level, or oxidative phosphorylation
which two methods produce ATP (phosphorylized ADP)
substrate level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation
what is substrate level phosphorylation?
a phosphate group is transferred directly from an organic molecules to ADP
what is oxidative phosphorylation?
the transfer of phosphate group to ADP is due indirectly to the oxidation of NADH and FADH2
where does glycolysis occur?
the cytoplasm
which stages of aerobic respiration occur in the mitochondria?
formation of Acetyl CoA, citric Acid Cycle, and Electrons Transport Chain
what is glycolysis?
6 carbon glucose is metabolized into 2 3 carbon pyruvate ; net yield is 2 ATPs and 2 NADH, no oxygen required
what are the two phases of glycolysis?
endergonic reactions (require ATP) and exergonic reactions (yield ATP and NADH)
what occurs during the first phase of glycolysis?
energy input phase; phosphate groups are transferred from ATP to glucose in two separate phosphorylation reactions, phosphorylated sugar is broken into G3P
first phase of gylcolysis equation
glucose + 2 ATP –> 2 G3P + 2ADP
what occurs during the second phase of glycolysis?
energy capture phase; G3P are converted to pyruvate by oxidizing G3P and ATP is formed by substrate level phosphorylation
NAD+ + 2H –> NADH + H
Overall equation for the second phase of glycolysis
2 G3P + 2 NAD+ + 4ADP –> 2 pyruvate + 2 NADH + 4 ATP