Energy and Respiration Flashcards
respiration releases
energy to do work
need for energy in living organisms
1) transport across membranes
2) mechanical work
3) metabolism
4) endotherms/ectotherms
5) Bioluminescence
need for energy in living organisms for transport across membranes
1) active transport (Na+ K+ pump neuron)
2) exocytosis of digested bacteria in WBC
3) secretion of enzymes. example: amylase from salivary glands
4) secretion of hormones. example: insulin from pancreas
5) secretion of antibodies from plasma cells
endotherms
warm-blooded
ectotherms
cold-blooded
need for energy in living organisms for mechanical work (movement)
1) contraction of muscles
2) flagella/cilia movement
3) chromosome movement with spindle
4) vesicle movement on cytoskeleton
need for energy in living organisms for metabolism ( anabolism)
1) DNA replication
2) making proteins from amino acids
3) making of glycogen
4) making of triglycerides
5) transcription /transalation
where is the energy used in protein synthesis
unwinding of DNA
activated RNA nucleotides
peptide bonds
need for energy in living organisms for endotherms/ectotherms
temperature regulation
why glucose does not burn spontaneously
glucose is quite stable, because of activation energy that has to be added before any reaction takes place
in living organisms, the activation energy is overcome by lowering it using enzymes and phosphorylation
direct combustion of sugar
a cell has got energy
yielding reactions (EYR) and energy requiring reactions (ERR)
Energy coupling occurs when the energy
produced by one reaction is used to drive another reaction
energy released in EYR is
used to drive ERR