CM 6 Flashcards
- Study of the transformation of energy in living organisms.
- It is the study of how organisms harvest and use energy
- includes how energy is transformed through cellular respiration and photosynthesis
Bioenergetics
Bio= life, living
Energetics= study of energy
2 types of bioenenergetic reactions
Exergonic reaction
Endergonic reaction
Implies the release of energy from a spontaneous chemical reaction without any accompanying utilization of energy
Exergonic reaction
Have an ability to perform work
It also includes most of the catabolic reactions in cellular respiration
Exergonic reaction
-Non-spontaneous and requires an input of free energy
-Mostly anabolic reactions ( ie.photosynthesis)
Endergonic reaction
Process pf breaking down glucose into pyruvate, producing net 8 molecules of ATP ( per 1 molecule of glucose) in the process
Glycolysis
When the cell’a energy charge is low ) the concentration of ADP is higher than that of ATP), the cell must synthesize glucose from carbon-containing biomolecules such as proteins, amino acids, fats, pyruvate,etc
Gluconeogenesis
Process of cellular respiration in which acetyl coenzyme A, sythesized from pyruvate dehydrogenase, is first reacted with oxaloacetate to yield citrate
Citric acid cycle
Process where NAPDH,FADH2 and NADH can be used to donate electrons to a series of redox reactions that take place in electron transport chain complexes
Oxidative phosphorylation and electron transport
Metabolic pathway used by plants in which solar energy is used to synthesizsn glucose from carbon dioxide and water
Photosynthesis
-Occurs in the cytoplasm and primarily in the mitochondria of eukaryotes
- mitochondria break down glucose to harvest chemical energy ( ATP) - a catabolic process
Cellular respiration
Is an energy currency. It’s molecules can instantly release energy when the cells needs it
ATP
ATP stands for.?
Adenosine Triphosphate
2 phases of metabolism
Anabolism and Catabolism
The constructive phase of metabolism where complex substances are produced out of simple substances
Anabolism
The destructive phase of metabolism that breaks down complex substances to simpler ones
Catabolism
Requires oxygen
Aerobic