Lesson 4.2 - Aerobic Respiration: The Details Flashcards
The _____ nature of O2 drives the entire process of electron transport.
The electronegative nature of O2 drives the entire process of electron transport.
What intermediate comes after fructose-6-phosphate in glycolysis?
fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
What intermediate comes after fumarate in the citric acid cycle?
malate
The electrons in NADH form bonds as they move through the electron transport chain. Do these bond formations use or release energy?
These bond formations result in energy being released as the electrons form stronger and stronger bonds as they move through the electron transport chain.
How efficient is glycolysis at converting glucose to ATP? Are there other high-energy products of glycolysis?
Glycolysis is not very efficient at converting glucose to ATP: only 2.2% efficient. Other high energy products of glycolysis are two pyruvate molecules and two NADH molecules, which will continue to stages 2, 3, and 4 of aerobic respiration, and eventually convert to ATP.
How many FADH2 are produced from one glucose molecule in the citric acid cycle?
2
What intermediate comes after glucose-6-phosphate in glycolysis?
fructose-6-phosphate
Uncoupling electron transport and the synthesis of ATP can be caused by making the inner mitochondrial membrane _____ to protons. The energy that is released during electron transport is then converted to _____ energy.
Uncoupling electron transport and the synthesis of ATP can be caused by making the inner mitochondrial membrane permeable to protons. The energy that is released during electron transport is then converted to thermal energy.
How many NADH are produced from one glucose molecule in glycolysis?
2
Harnessing the _____ energy that is present in a _____ gradient to synthesize ATP is fundamental to almost all forms of life and developed early in the evolution of life.
Harnessing the potential energy that is present in a proton gradient to synthesize ATP is fundamental to almost all forms of life and developed early in the evolution of life.
What intermediate comes after 3-phosphoglycerate in glycolysis?
2-phosphoglycerate
[At the end of the citric acid cycle,] all that remains of the original glucose molecule are the _____, which are now carried by NADH and FADH2. The electrons associated with these _____ retain a large amount of chemical energy.
[At the end of the citric acid cycle,] all that remains of the original glucose molecule are the hydrogens, which are now carried by NADH and FADH2. The electrons associated with these hydrogens retain a large amount of chemical energy.
Chemiosmosis is the process of pumping protons across the _____ mitochondrial membrane, creating a _____ force that provides the energy used to produce _____.
Chemiosmosis is the process of pumping protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane, creating a proton-motive force that provides the energy used to produce ATP.
What intermediate comes after 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate in glycolysis?
3-phosphoglycerate
What is the name of the first electron shuttle in the electron transport chain?
Ubiquinone (UQ)
The combination of a _____ gradient and _____ potential (charge) gradient across the membrane produces a force known as the protom-motive force.
The combination of a concentration gradient and electrical potential (charge) gradient across the membrane produces a force known as the protom-motive force.
What is the overall chemical equation for glycolysis?
glucose + 2 ADP + 2 Pi + 2 NAD+ ⇒ 2 pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 2H+
How does the electron transport chain produce ATP? What is the driving force?
The electron transport chain facilitates the transfer of electrons from NADH and FADH2 to O2. The chain consists of four protein complexes: I, II, III, and IV, with increasing electronegativity along the chain. Electron flow from one complex to another is facilitated by two mobile electron shuttles. Oxygen is highly electronegative and is the driving force in the electron transport chain. It takes two electrons from cytochrome c (cyt c), causing a chain reaction with electrons being passed from molecules that are more electronegative to molecules that are less electronegative.
What intermediate comes after citrate in the citric acid cycle?
isocitrate
What is a force that moves protons because of a chemical gradient (often referred to as an electrochemical gradient) of protons across a membrane) known as?
Proton-Motive Force
What is the overall chemical equation for the citric acid cycle?
acetyl-CoA + 3 NAD+ + FAD + ADP + Pi + 2 H2O ⇒ 2 CO2 + 3 NADH + 3 H+ + FADH2 + ATP + CoA
What is a difference in proton (H+ ion) concentration across a membrane known as?
Proton Gradient
Define Proton-Motive Force
A force that moves protons because of a chemical gradient (often referred to as an electrochemical gradient) of protons across a membrane).
What is a chemical reaction that removes a carboxyl group to form CO2 known as?
Decarboxylation Reaction
Define Proton Gradient
A difference in proton (H+ ion) concentration across a membrane.
What intermediate comes after glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate in glycolysis?
1,3-bisphosphoglycerate
What important molecule is needed for oxidative phosphorylation but not needed for substrate-level phosphorylation?
The important molecule is needed for oxidative phosphorylation but not needed for substrate-level phosphorylation is oxygen.