Fermentation and Cell Respiration Flashcards
NADH/FADH2 constantly cycled between what two forms (electrons)
Oxidized and reduced
What allows for the recycling of NADH back to NAD+ when the final e- accepter (O2) in ETC is not present
fermentation
can fermentation still make ATP
yes
what is the benefit and drawback of fermentation
benefit: still make ATP
drawback: only minimally oxidizing glucose (to pyruvate) releases little energy; wasting energy in NADH; only 2 net ATP
given that fermentation only uses glycolysis, where does it occur in human/eukaryotic cells
CYTOSOL
where does each step of cell respiration happens
review cell expiration slides
the ATP made during fermentation is generated by
substrate-level phosphorylationth
If O2 not present, what final e- accepter?
depends!
human: pyruvate itself
yeast: acetyladehyde
what kinds of fermentation happens in human and yeast
human: lactic acid fermentation
yeast: alcoholic fermentation
what are produced in fermentation
lactic acid fermentation: lactate/lactic acid
alcoholic fermentation: ethanol
where does lactic acid fermentation happen?
muscle cells
is responsible for delayed muscle soreness
not lactic acid fermentation
what does other types of fermentation often produce
toxic by-product
what organisms only use fermentation
obligate anaerobes(fermenting organisms)
where does organisms only use fermentation live
oxygen-free environments such as the intestinal tracts of animals, the deep ocean, still waters, landfills, in deep sediments of soil
how long can organisms be facultative anaerobes(switch between fermentation and cell respiration)
yeast cells: indefinitely (assuming no buildup of alcohol
human cells: only temporary stopgap(except some tumor strains)
in lactic acid fermentation, e- acceptor accepts electrons from what?
NADH
except from fermentation (pyruvate and acetylaldehyde) what organisms use different final e- acceptor in ETC, and what does this called
bacteria/archaea
anaerobic respiration
in terms of efficiency (ATP/glucose) ζεΊ anaerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, fermentation
fermentation< anaerobic respiration< aerobic respiration
why is the aerobic respiration most efficient?
oxygen more electronegative
what other carbs except glucose can be used in cellular respiration since they are made by glucose
starch/glycogen
why other carbs can be fairly easy to be used?
many monosaccharides fairly easy to interconvert with the right enzyme (glucose and galactose)
what is triglycerides/fat composed of
1 glycerol + 3 fatty acids
when does glycerol enters partway? (cell respiration)
glycolysis