Exam 4- October 29th Flashcards
________ is the major fuel of most organisms
D-glucose
Glycolysis comes from the Greek word “glykys”meaning _____ & lysis meaning ________
Sweet & to split
The complete oxidation of glucose to __________ & __________ yields standard free energy change of -2840 kJ per mol
CO2 & H2O
Cells can store glucose as high molecular weight polymers such as __________ or __________
Starch or glycogen
If energy demands suddenly increase __________ can be released quickly from the starch and glycogen and used to produce __________ through either aerobic or anaerobic pathways.
Glucose
ATP
__________ Can serve as a precursor for intermediates needed in __________ pathways.
Glucose
Biosynthetic
Some bacteria can obtain the __________ __________ needed for __________ amino acid, nucleotide, co-enzyme, fatty acid needed for growth from glucose.
Carbon skeleton
Every
In higher plants and animals, glucose is used in three major ways:
- Stored
- Oxidize to the three carbon compound pyruvate by glycolysis
- Oxidize to pentoses by the pentose phosphate pathway
__________ Is a three carbon compound oxidized through glycolysis
Pyruvate
__________ glycolysis proceeds through a cascade of __________ reactions
Aerobic
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All glycolysis reactions occur in the __________ of the cell
Cytosol
All intermediates formed in glycolysis are __________ compounds
Phosphorylated
In glycolysis, 1 molecule of __________ yields __________ molecules of pyruvate with a net gain of __________ __________
Glucose
Two
2 ATP
The first 5 reactions of glycolysis constitute the __________ __________
Preparatory phase
1 or the 2 __________ enzymes in the glycolysis pathway is found in the preparatory phase
Regulatory