Lab 3 - Cellular Metabolism Flashcards
What are the two things organisms require?
An energy source and a source of carbon.
What are the two ways organisms can get their source of energy from?
Light (photo) and chemical bonds/organic compound (chemo)
What are two ways that organisms get their source of carbon?
From inorganic CO2 (autotrophs)
or organic carbon (heterotroph)
Smh no homotroph. The gays are loosing :(
LMAO CASS
What are the three types of metabolisms?
Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Fermentation
Anaerobic Cellular Respiration
Describe aerobic cellular respiration.
What it requires and what it does.
It requires O2 which it turns into CO2.
It breaks down glucose completely.
What is the chemical formula associated with aerobic cellular respiration?
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6H2O + 6CO2
Explain fermentation. (glucose, waste and when does it take place.)
Only during glycolysis (no O2 required). Incomplete breakdown of glucose. The waste products are organic acids.
Describe anaerobid cellular respiration. (What does it do to glucose and what does it require.)
It requires S2 and breaks down glucose completely.
What is the chemical equation associated with anaerobic cellular respiration?
C6H12O6 + 3S2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2S
What types of organisms were probably present in the water part of the column? Why?
Photoautotrophs because there is O2 present.
What two types of bacteria were present in the black part of the column?
Clostridium and Desulfovibrio
What kind of metabolism do Clostridium bacteria use to make ATP?
Fermentation
How does the fermentation done by Clostridium bacteria work? (What are the steps)
It takes in the cellulose -> turns it into glucose -> which turns into ATP and organic acids
What happens to the organic acids waste emitted by the Clostridium bacteria?
It becomes the reactants in the chemical reactions done by desulfovibrio and Rhodomicrobium bacteria.
What kind of metabolism is used by the desulfovibrio bacteria to make ATP?
Anaerobic Cellular Respiration
How does the anaerobic cellular respiration done by the desulfovibrio bacteria work (products/reactants)?
Products: Organic acids (from Clostridium) and sulfur
Reactant: ATP and H2S