METABOLISM Flashcards
METABOLISM
REFERS TO ALL CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN THE BODY
CATABOLISM
REACTIONS INVOLVED BREAKING DOWN OF MOLECULES INTO SMALLER SUBSTANCES; PRODUCES ENERGY
CELLULAR RESPIRATION
A GROUP OF CATABOLIC PROCESSES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN BREAKING DOWN OF GLUCOSE TO SYNTHESIZE ATP
GLYCOSIS
SPLITTING OF GLUCOSE INTO 2 MOLECULES OF PYRUVATE
INTERMEDIATE STEP
CONVERSION OF PYRUVATE INTO ACETYL COA
KREBS CYCLE
PRODUCES MOLECULES OF NADH (NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE) AND FADH2 (FLAVIN ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE)
ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN
SERIES OF PROCESSES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE MASS PRODUCTION OF ATP, WITH OXYGEN AS THE FINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTOR
ANABOLISM
REACTION INVOLVED IN SYNTHESIS OR BUILD UP OF COMPLEX MOLECULES FROM SIMPLE SUBSTANCES; REQUIRES ENERGY
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PROCESS DONE BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS TO PRODUCE CHEMICAL ENERGY WITHTHE USE OF LIGHT ENERGY FROM THE SUN
LIGHT-DEPENDENT REACTION
IT TAKES PLACE IN THE THYLAKOID MEMBRANE WITHIN CHLOROPLAST, PRODUCING ATP AND NADH
LIGHT-INDEPENDENT REACTION
AKA CALVIN CYCLE, WHERE CARBOHYDRATES ARE FORMED FROM CARBON DIOXIDE MOLECULES IN A PROCESS CALLED CARBON FIXATION WITH THE USE OF ATP PROVIDED BY THE LIGHT-DEPENDENT REACTION