Chapter Eight: Cellular Respiration and Fermentation Flashcards
What is the overall reaction in aerobic respiration?
Glucose + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H20
The first step in the breakdown of Glucose for energy is…
Glycolysis
Glucose is split to two molecules of…
Pyruvate
Pyruvate is transported from the Cytoplasm into the _________ of the Mitochondria
Matrix
In the Matrix of the Mitochondria, Pyruvate is converted to…
Acetyl-CoA
The Krebs Cycle breaks Acetyl-CoA to what two things?
CO2 and Electrons
In the Krebs Cycle, CO2 and electrons are known as what two things?
NADH and FADH2
The energy in electrons in NADH is converted to the energy of _______ by Electron Transport (Oxidative Phosphorylation)
ATP
What is Glycolysis?
Glucose to Pyruvate
Where are glycolytic enzymes located?
Cytoplasm
In the first half of glycolysis, 2 ATP are added to Glucose converting it to _______, which is split into two molecules of _________
Fructose 1, 6-Bisphosphate
G3P
In the second half of Glycolysis, the two G3P are converted to two molecules of ___________, producing a total of ____ ATP and ____ NADH in the process
Pyruvate
4
2
When G3P is oxidized, it forms…
NADH
When G3P is dephosphorylated, it forms…
ATP
High-energy ______________ are transferred from a Substrate (like PEP) to make ADP making ________ without pumping Hydrogen ions and using ATP Synthase
Phosphates
ATP
What is the end product from each Glucose? (3 things)
- 2 Pyruvate
- 2 ATP
- 2 NADH
What is the rate-limiting enzyme in Glycolysis?
Phosphofructokinase
What is the noncompetitive inhibitor for Glycolysis that inactivates the enzyme so no more ATP is produced?
ATP
What kind of Respiration?
If oxygen and the Krebs Cycle are present, the complete oxidation to Carbon Dioxide and Water
Aerobic Respiration
What kind of Respiration?
If Oxygen or the Krebs Cycle are not present, Pyruvate is reduced by NADH to a waste product and discarded
Anaerobic Respiration
Pyruvate is converted to Acetyl CoA using three reactions by what Complex?
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
The first step of Pyruvate Oxidation is: decarboxylated-splitting off…
CO2
The second step of Pyruvate Oxidation is: oxidized-passing electrons to…
NAD+
The third step of Pyruvate Oxidation is: The remaining 2-Carbon compound (Acetate) is added to CoA which makes…
Acetyl-CoA
How many enzymes convert Acetyl-CoA to Co2 and NADH?
8
Enzymes all occur in the…
Mitochondrial Matrix
Decarboxylation: Steps 3 and 4 in the Citric Acid Cycle remove 2 _____ per Acetyl CoA
CO2
Oxidation: Steps 3, 4 and 8 in the Citric Acid Cycle pass electrons to ________ and Step 6 passes them to ______
NAD
FAD
Substrate-level Phosphorylation: Step 5 uses energy from rearranging Succinyl CoA to _____________ to add a PO4- to ADP, making _______
Succinate
ATP
Electron Yield per Glucose is what 4 things and from where?
- 2 NADH from Glycolysis
- 2 NADH from Pyruvate Oxidation
- 6 NADH from Krebs Cycle
- 2 FADH2 from Krebs Cycle
In the Krebs Cycle, the rate-limiting enzyme for mammals and humans is…
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
What two things in the Krebs Cycle act as inhibitors that slow the rate of the process so that no more ATP and NADH are produced?
NADH and ATP
Cytochromes are located in the ______ _______________ membranes as Respiratory Enzyme Complexes
inner mitochondrial
Step 1 of Electron Transport:
NADH passes electrons to…
NADH Dehydrogenase
Step 2 of Electron Transport:
NADH Dehydrogenase passes electrons to….
Ubiquinone
Ubiquinone accepts electrons from NADH Dehydrogenase and….
FADH2
Does Ubiquinone accept protons?
No
Protons are pumped from the matrix to the…
Intermembrane Space
Step 3 of Electron Transport:
Ubiquinone passes electrons to…
Cytochrome b-c1