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Lecture 22 - Energy Balances in Cells and Organisms Flashcards

1
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What is the first law of thermodynamics?

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  • The total energy within a system is constant
  • Energy cannot be created or destroyed
  • Energy can be converted between forms
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2
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What does biochemistry rely on?

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energy conversions

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3
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What happens during Anabolism?

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Adding - Energy is used to make bigger molecules (fuel molecules)

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4
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What happens during catabolism?

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Cutting - Respiration Energy released when large molecules broken down

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5
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What is the energy from ATP hydrolysis used for?

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cellular work

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6
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Where is energy stored?

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In chemical bonds and is released upon the breaking of the bond

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7
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What are the high energy bonds in ATP?

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phosphoanhydride bonds

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8
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What is hydrolysis?

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  • reaction where a chemical bond is broken using water
  • water molecule is consumed in the separation of a larger molecule into smaller parts
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9
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What is ATP?

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the major energy intermediate (currency) of the cell

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10
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What are carbohydrates broken down into?

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Monosaccharides

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11
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What are proteins broken down into?

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amino acids

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12
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What are fats broken down into?

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fatty acids

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13
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What are nucleic acids broken down into?

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Nucleotides

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14
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What does digestion involve?

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  1. Hydrolysis of bonds connecting monomer units
  2. Absorption from gastrointestinal tract into body
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15
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What are monomers used in the body for?

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Catabolism (fuel molecules) – breaking molecules down
and energy conversion into ATP

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16
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What are minerals?

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inorganic elements in the diet

17
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What is the term for minerals needed in greater abundance in the body?

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Major (macro) minerals

18
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What is the term for minerals in very low concentrations in the body?

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Minor (trace) minerals

19
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What are some examples of major minerals?

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Ca, P, Mg, Na, K, Cl

20
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What are some examples of minor minerals?

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Fe, Zn, Se, I, Cu, Cr, Mn, Mo

21
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What are vitamins?

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Organic substances usually essential in diet

22
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How can vitamins be classified?

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water or fat soluble

23
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Can fat soluble vitamins be stored?

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yes

24
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Can water soluble vitamins be stored?

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no

25
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What do minerals and vitamins often function as?

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Cofactors

26
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What are cofactors?

A

small molecules required for the activity of an associated
enzyme and have a range of mechanisms

27
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What is a coenzyme?

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type of cofactor, organic, often derived from vitamins

28
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What are key features of coenzymes in the pathways?

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  • low concentration in cells
  • act as carriers (transfer things)
  • have two forms
29
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What does change of gibbs free energy tell us?

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tell us about the amount of energy stored in the chemical bonds of the products and
substrates

30
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Is ATP hydrolysis or ATP synthesis energetically favourable?

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ATP hydrolysis (synthesis is unfavourable)

31
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How is energy released from fuel molecules?

A

Oxidation reactions

32
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What is oxidation?

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When the chemical loses an electron

33
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What is reduction?

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When the chemical gains an electron

34
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What is the reducing agent?

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The chemical that is oxidised, as it being oxidised provides reducing power

35
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What is the oxidising agent?

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The chemical that is reduced as it provides oxidising power

36
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What do biological redox reactions often involve the transfer of?

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Hydrogen atoms (as well as e-)

37
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What can hydrogen be referred to in redox?

A

A reducing equivalent

38
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What enzymes often catalyse biological redox reactions?

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Dehydrogenases

39
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What is stepwise oxidation of fuel molecules?

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The more gradual oxidation in steps, rather than all at once allowing for the energy to be captured for ATP production

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