EXAM 2 Flashcards
what is metabolism
all chemical reactions that take place in a cell
what are the types of metabolic pathways
Anabolic and catabolic
what are enzymes
they are catalysts
what are enzymes role in metabolic processes
the enzyme bonds to the reactant molecules and makes the bond-breaking and bond-forming processes easier (speed up reactions)
what is the method by which a competitive enzyme inhibitor works
An inhibiting molecule bonds to the enzyme at other locations and changes the shape of the enzyme and a reaction does not occur
what is ATP
energy
what is ATPs role
needed for metabolic reactions
what metabolic processes result in the production of ATP
Anabolic and catabolic reactions
Autotrophs
an organism that is used to convert inorganic c to glucose
phototrophs
uses light energy
aerobic respiration
occurs in the cytoplasm, glucose is the reactant, products are ATP, NADH, FADH2
anaerobic respiration
in cytoplasm, glycolysis and fermentation
photosynthesis
travel inside a leaf, chloroplasts
citric acid cycle
(Kreb cycle) makes ATP, in mitochondria matrix
glycolysis
glucose broken down to produce pyruvate and ATP
oxidative phosphorylation
NADH and FADH broken down to generate more ATP (H2O by product)