Chapter 9: Cellular Respiration Flashcards

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What is Fermentation?

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A partial degradation of sugars that occur without O2

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Cellular respiration includes both…

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aerobic and anaerobic respiration

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Aerobic respiration…

Definition

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Consumes organic molecules and oxygen and yields ATP

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Anaerobic respiration is similar to aerobic respiration but…

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It consumes compounds other than oxygen

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What is the reaction for Cellular Respiration?

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C6H12O6 + 6 O2 —> 6 H2O + energy (ATP + heat)

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The breakdown of organic molecules is?

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Exergonic

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The transfer of ____ during a chemical reaction _____ _______ stored on organic molecules

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Electrons

Releases energy

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The release of energy is ultimately used to synthesize..

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ATP

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Oxidation-reduction reaction are also known as?

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Redox reactions

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What are redox reactions?

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Chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactant

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In oxidation…

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A substance loses electrons

Is oxidized

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In reduction…

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A substance gains electrons

Or is reduced ( the amount of positive charges)

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Na + Cl —-> Na+ + Cl-

What’s oxidized? Reduced?

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Na becomes oxidized

Cl becomes reduced

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Reducing agent is a/an..

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Electron donor

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Oxidizing agent is a/an…

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Electron receptor

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Some redox reactions do not transfer electrons but…

Example.

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Change the electron sharing in covalent bonds

Ex: methane and O2

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Methane and O2 reaction.

What’s oxidized? Reduced? How?

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CH4 + 2 O2 ——> CO2 + Energy + H2O

Methane is oxidized to carbon dioxide
Oxygen is reduced to water

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During cellular respiration what is oxidized and reduced?

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The fuel is oxidized (such as glucose)

Oxygen is reduced

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Oxidation of glucose is carried out by?

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Enzymes called Dehydrogenases

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What does dehydrogenase need the help of to oxidize glucose?

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Coenzyme

Such as NAD+ and FAD

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What IS the oxidized state of NADH?

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NAD+

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What does NADH represent?

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Stored energy that is tapped to synthesize ATP

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NADH passes the electron to…

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The electron transport chain

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What are the stages of cellular respiration?

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Glycolysis
The citric acid cycle
Oxidative phosphorylation

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Glycolysis

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Breaks down glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvate

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Where does Glycolysis occur?

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In the cytoplasm

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Glycolysis can take place..

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In both the presence and absense of oxygen

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The citric acid cycle does what?

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Completes the breakdown of glucose

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The citric acid cycle occurs in…

In the presence of?

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the mitochondrial matrix

In the presence of oxygen

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Oxidative phosphorylation occurs in…

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The inner mitochondrial membrane

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Oxidative phosphorylation

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Accounts for most Id the ATP synthesis

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Oxidative phosphorylation is powered by?

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Redox reactions

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A small amount of ATP is formed in glycolysis and The citric acid cycle by?

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Substrate-level phosphorylation

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2 major phases of Glycolysis

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Energy investment phase

Energy payoff phase

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Energy investment phase

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2 ATP is used

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Energy payoff phase

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4 ATP formed
2 NADH + 2 H+
2 pyruvate + 2 H2O

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What is the net of Glycolysis?

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Glucose –> 2 pyruvate + 2 H2O

4 ATP - 2 ATP used –> 2 ATP

2 NAD+ + 4e- + 4H+ –> 2 NADH + 2 H+

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What does acetyl CoA do?

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Links The citric acid cycle to Glycolysis

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Pyruvate enters the _____ in the presence of ______

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Mitochondrion

Oxygen

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What has to happen before The citric acid cycle can being?

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Pyruvate must be converted to acetyl CoA

40
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Where does The citric acid cycle take place?

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Mitochondrial matrix

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Another name for the Citric Acid Cycle

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Krebs cycle

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What happens in the Citric Acid cycle?

What is the result?

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The cycle oxidizes organic fuel derived from pyruvate.

generating 1 ATP, 3 NADH, 1 FADH2

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How does the acetyl group join the cycle?

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By combining with oxaloacetate. Forming citrate

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The next 7 steps of the citric acid cycle…

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Decompose the citrate back to oxaloacetate, making the the process a cycle

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Where is NADH and FADH2 produced? and what do they do?

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There were producer from the cycle and they relay extracted electrons to the electron transport chain

46
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What are the 2 parts of oxidation phosphorylation?

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Electron transport chain

Chemiosmosis

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Where is the electron transport chain located?

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On the cristae of the mitochondrion

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What does the electron transport chain mostly consist of?

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Proteins in multiprotein complexes

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What happens in the electron transport chain?

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NADH or FADH2 results on NAD+ and FAD

Electrons are passed through a Number a proteins to O2

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What is the final electron acceptor?

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Oxygen

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Chemiosmosis is also known as…

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The energy-coupling mechanism

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What is chemiosmosis?

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The use of energy in a H+ gradient to drive cellular work

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The H+ gradient us referred to as a…

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Proton-motive force

54
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ATP synthase uses ____ to drive __________ which is a _________

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The exergonic flow of H+

phosphorylation of ATP

endergonic reaction

55
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How many ATP is produced during cellular respiration?

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About 38 ATP

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Energy flow during cellular respiration

Chart

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Glucose –> NADH –> electron transport chain –> proton-motive force –> ATP

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In the absence of oxygen, glycolysis couples…

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with fermentation or anaerobic respiration to produce ATP

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Anaerobic respiration uses..

Example?

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An electron transport chain with an electron acceptor other then oxygen

Example: sulfate

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What is the electron acceptor in fermentation?

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Pyruvate

60
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What does fermentation use instead of an electron transport chain to generate ATP?

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Phosphorylation

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2 types of fermentation

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Alcohol

Lactic acid

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Fermentation consists of what processes…

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Glycolysis plus reactions that regenerate NAD+

63
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Fermentation produces ___ ATP per ______

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2

Glucose molecule

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What’s the difference between fermentation and aerobic respiration?

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They have different final electron acceptors

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Obligate anaerobes

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Carry out fermentation or anaerobic respiration

Cannot survive in the presence of oxygen

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Facultative anaerobes

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Organisms they can survive using either fermentation or cellular respiration