Lecture 7 Flashcards
All life requires _____, _______, and _______
electron flow to drive life processes, energy to move electrons, and materials to make cell parts
______ are major elements in cell macromolecules
macronutrients
________ are trace elements necessary for enzyme function
micronutrients
C, O, H, N, P, S, Se, Mg2+, Ca2+, Fe2+, K+ are examples of ________
macronutrients
Most microbes are ____ that use organic carbon
heterotrophs
____ use carbon dioxide
Autotrophs
_____ use light energy to excite electrons, these excited molecules are _____ _____
Phototrophs; electron donors
Chemotrophs use _____ as their electron donors
chemicals
Chemotrophs do _____, which is ______ electrons
oxidation; donating
_____ is accepting electrons
Reduction
Electron flow requires ______ and _____
source of electrons and ultimate electron acceptor
_______ use inorganic molecules as their electron donors
lithotrophs
______ use organic molecules as their electron donors
organotrophs
Inorganic molecules do _____
respiration
Organic molecules do ______
fermentation
What are the two main ways nutrients are taken into the cell
Active transport and passive transport
What are the 3 types of active transport
ABC, symport/antiport, group translocation
what are the 2 main forms of passive transport
passive diffusion and facilitated diffusion
ABC transport
Carrier:
Energy:
Substrate concentrated in cell:
Carrier: yes
Energy: ATP
Substrate concentrated in cell: yes
symport/antiport
Carrier:
Energy:
Substrate concentrated in cell:
Carrier: yes
Energy: gradient
Substrate concentrated in cell: yes
Group translocation
Carrier:
Energy:
Substrate concentrated in cell:
Carrier: yes
Energy: PEP
Substrate concentrated in cell: no
Passive diffusion
Carrier:
Energy:
Substrate concentrated in cell:
Carrier: no
Energy: no
Substrate concentrated in cell: no
Facilitated diffusion
Carrier:
Energy:
Substrate concentrated in cell:
Carrier: yes
Energy: no
Substrate concentrated in cell: no
Which method of nutrient uptake allows some gases to pass freely through membranes and follows the gradient of material
passive diffusion
Which method of nutrient uptake uses transporters to pass material into/out of the cell and follows the gradient of material
Facillitated diffusion
Which method of nutrient uptake uses ATP energy to pass material into the cell and transports material against the gradient
ABC transporters
Which method of nutrient uptake uses the gradient of one molecule to transport another. The electron transport creates a _____-_____ _____ which transports other molecules against its gradient
symport and antiport; Proton-Motive Force (PMF)
Which method of nutrient uptake uses high-energy phosphate to pass material into the cell. As the material enters the cell, it gets _____. In this method, the gradient is maintained to push material into the cell
Phosphotransferase System (PTS); modified
Catabolism _______ ______ molecules for energy
breaks down
Anabolism uses energy to ______ _____ _____. This reduces entropy (creating order)
build cell components
_______ is the balance between catabolism and anabolism
metabolism
Metabolism uses _____ _______ _______ for TCA cycle, glycolysis, pentose phosphate shunt
central biochemical pathways
Enzymes are______ _______ critical for life
biological catalysts
Enzymes are nearly always _______
proteins
_____ _______ fit into the _____ ______ of enzymes
substrate molecules; active sites
Some enzymes require the addition of another non-protein molecule to function as an enzyme, these are called ______. Examples of these include _____ and _____
cofactors; metal and vitamins
1st group of enzymes name
Oxidoreductases
1st group of enzymes function
oxidation/reduction
2nd group of enzymes name
transferases
2nd group of enzymes function
attach atoms or groups
3rd group of enzymes name
hydrolases
3rd group of enzymes function
split with addition of water/breaking down polymers
4th group of enzymes name
lyases
4th group of enzymes function
split without water/breaking down bonds
5th group of enzymes name
isomerases
5th group of enzymes function
invert molecules/invert chirality