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what is metabolism

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chemical reactions inside the cell

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what are exergonic reactions

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reactions that are spontaneous and release energy

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what are endergonic reactions

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reactions that require energy

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what is anabolism

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endergonic metabolic pathways involved in biosynthesis, converting simple molecular building blocks into more complex molecules, fuels by the use of cellular energy

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what is catabolism

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exergonic pathways that break down complex molecules into simpler ones

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what pathway releases energy stored in complex molecules

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catabolic pathways

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what are autotrophs

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organisms that convert inorganic carbon dioxide into organic carbon compounds

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what are examples of autotrophs

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plants and cyanobacteria

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what are heterotrophs

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organisms that rely on organic compounds such as nutrients from autotrophs

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what is energy derived from

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the transfer of electrons

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what are phototrophs

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organisms that get their energy from light

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what are chemotrophs

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organisms that obtain energy for electron transfer by breaking chemical bonds

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what are orgnotrophs

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chemothrophs that get energy from organic compounds

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what are lithotrophs

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chemotrophs that get energy from inorganic compounds, including hydrogen sulfide and reduced iron

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example of inorganic carbon chemoautotrophs

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hydrogen
sulfur
iron
nitrogen
carbon monoxide oxidizing bacteria

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chemoheterotrophs examples

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all animals, most fungi, protozoa, and bacteria

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photoautotroph examples

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all plants, algae, cyanobacteria, green and purple sulfur bacteria

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Photoheterotrophs examples

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Greenland purple non sulfur bacteria, heliobacteria

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What are oxidation reaction

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reactions that remove electrons from donor molecules, leaving them oxidized

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what are reduction reactions

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reactions that add electrons to acceptor molecules leaving them reduced

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what is a redox reaction

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oxidation and reduction reactions happening in tandem

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how is the energy released from the breakdown of chemical bonds within nutrients stored

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either electron carriers or in ATP

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what are electron carriers

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molecules that bind to and shuttle high-energy electrons between compounds in pathways

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24
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where do the principle electrons carrier come from

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the B vitamin group

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25
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what is the most common mobile electron carrier

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NAD+/NADH

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what is NAD+

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the oxidized from of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

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what is NADH

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the reduced form of NAD+

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what is NADP+

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nicotine adenine dinucleotide phosphate the oxidized from of an NAD+ that contains an extra phosphate group

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what is NADP+ when reduced

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NADPH

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30
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what is FAD

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the oxidized form of flavin adenine dinucleotide

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what is the reduced form of FAD

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FADH2

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32
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what are NAD+/ NADH and FAD/FADH2 used in

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energy extraction from sugars during catabolism in chemoheterotrophs

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33
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what are NADP+/NADPH used for

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anabolic reactions and photosynthesis

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what are FADH2, NADH and NADPH referred to

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as having reducing power due to their ability to donate electrons to various chemical reactions

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What molecule is at the heart of ATP

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AMP- adenosine monophosphate

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what is AMP composed of

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an adenine molecule bonded to a ribose molecule and a single phosphate group

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what is ribose

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a five carbon sugar found in RNA

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38
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what is AMP a nucleotide of

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RNA

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39
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what does a second phosphate group added to MAP form

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ADP-adenosine diphosphate

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what does the addition of a 3rd phosphate group added to MAP result in

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ATP

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41
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why is phosphorylation

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adding a phosphate group to a molecule

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42
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how do phosphate groups act in series

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they are negatively charged and repel each other

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43
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what does phosphate repelling each other do to ADP and ATP

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it makes them inherently unstable

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44
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what are the bonds in ADP and ATP called

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high-energy phosphate bonds

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45
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what happens when high-energy bonds are broken to release phosphate

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dephosphprylation, energy is released to drive endergonic reactions

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what is a catalyst

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a substance that helps speed up a chemical reactions

47
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why are catalysts reusable

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they are to used or changed during chemical reactions

48
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what are enzymes

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proteins that serve as catalysts for biochemical reactions inside cells

49
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how do enzymes function

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by lowering the activation energy of a chemical reaction in the cell

50
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what is activation energy

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energy needed to form or break a chemical bond and convert reactants to products

51
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how do enzymes lower activation energy

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by binding to the reactant molecules and holding them in such a way as to speed up the reaction

52
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what are substrates

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the chemical reactants to which an enzyme binds

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what is an active site

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the location within the enzyme where the substrate binds

54
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what is the match between an enzyme and substrate like

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a jigsaw puzzle

55
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what happens when an enzyme binds to its substrate

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the enzyme structure changes slightly to find the best fit between the transition state and the active site

56
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what is induced fit

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active-site modification in the presence of substrate with simultaneous formation of the transition state

57
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what conditions influence enzymes

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PH
substrate concentration
temperature

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what happens to enzymes when environmental temperature is increased

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reaction rate increases, they eventually denature and lose 3d structure and function

59
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what happens to enzymes outside the suitable temperature range

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chemical bonds in the active site are affected making them less well suited to bind substrates

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what happens to enzymes at higher concentrations of substrates

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activities increase at higher concentrations until ir reaches saturation and no longer bind

61
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at what temperature to human pathogen enzymes work best

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37C

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what are the two helper molecules

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cofactors and coenzymes

63
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what are cofactors

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inorganic ions such as iron and magnesium that help stabilize enzyme conformation and function

64
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what enzyme requires bound zinc ion to function

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DNA polymerase

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what are coenzymes

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organic helper molecules that are required for enzyme action

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what are the most common sources of coenzyme

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dietary vitamins

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are coenzymes reusable

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yes

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what does coenzyme a do

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binds to the enzymes active site aiding in the transition of a substrate to a product

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what is an apoenzyme

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an enzyme lacking a necessary cofactor or coenzyme and is inactive

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what is a holoenzyme

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an Enzyme with the necessary associated cofactor or coenzyme and is active

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what are other coenzymes that provide high-energy electrons or phosphate groups to bind enzymes

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NADH and ATP

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what is a competitive inhibitor

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a molecule similar enough to a substrate that it can compete with the substrate and bind to an active site by blocking the substrate from binding

73
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what is required for a competitive inhibitor be effective

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the inhibitor concentration needs to be approximately equal to the substrate concentration

74
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how do sulfa drugs work

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they bind to the active site of an enzyme within bacterial folic acid synthesis pathway prevention folic acid synthesis and bacterial growth

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what does a noncompetitive inhibitor do

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binds to the enzyme at an allosteric site to block substrate binding to the active site

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how does a noncompetitive inhibitor block substrate

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by inducing conformational change that reduces the affinity of the enzyme for its substrate

77
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what concentration is needed for noncompetitive inhibitors

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lower than substrate concentration

78
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what does an allosteric activator do

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binds to an enzyme away from the active site inducing conformational change, increasing the affinity of the enzymes active site for its substrate

79
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what is feedback inhibition

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the use of a pathway product to regulate its own further production

80
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What is glycolysis

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the most common pathway for the catabolism of glucose for bacteria, eukaryotes and archaea

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What does glycolysis do

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produces energy, reduced electron carriers and precursor molecules for cellular metabolism

82
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does glycolysis use oxygen

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no

83
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where does glycolysis take place

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the cytoplasm of cell

84
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what does glycolysis begin with

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6-carbon glucose molecule

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what does glycolysis end with

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two molecules of a three carbon sugar called pyrubate

86
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what does glycolysis using the emp pathway consist of

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energy investment phase
energy payoff phase

87
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what happens in the energy investment phase of the EMP pathway

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energy from two atp molecules modify a glucose so the 6 carbon sugar can be split evenly into two phosphorylated three carbon molecules called glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate

88
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what happens during the energy payoff phase of EMP

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energy is extracted by oxidizing G3P to pyruvate producing four ATP moleculsing and reducing 2 molecules of NAD+ to two molecules of NADH using electrons from original glucose

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what do the ATP molecules produced during the energy payoff phase of glycolysis formed by

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substrate-level phosphorylation

90
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what happens during substrate level phosphorylation

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a phosphate group is removed group is removed from an organic molecule and is directly transferred to an available ADP molecule producing ATP

91
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what is the net gain from a single glucose molecule during glycolysis

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2 ATP
2 NADH
2 pyruvate

92
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what is the main glycolysis pathway

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EMP pathway, used by animals and many bacteria

93
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what is the alternate glycolytic pathway used by many prokaryotes

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ED pathway

94
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what is the 3rd type of glycolytic pathway that occurs in all cells

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PPP

95
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what is considered the most ancient universal glycolytic pathway

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PPP

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what are the intermediates from the PPP used for

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biosynthesis of nucleotides and amino acids

97
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when will the PPP pathway be preferred

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when nucleic acid or protein synthesis is needed

98
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what must happen for pyruvate to be further oxidized

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it must first be decarboxylated

99
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what enzyme is required o decarboxylate (transition reaction) pyruvate

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pyruvate dehydrogenase

100
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describe pyruvate dehydrogenase

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a two carbon acetyl group

101
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what must pyruvate dehydrogenase attach to

A

coenzyme a

102
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where doe the transition reaction occur

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the mitochondrial matrix of eukaryotes and cytoplasm of prokaryotes

103
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what does the Krebs cycle do

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transfers remaining electrons from the acetyl group produced during the transition reaction to electron carrier molecules reducing them

104
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where does the Krebs cycle take place in prokaryotes

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cytoplasm

105
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what makes the Krebs cycle different from glycolysis

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it is a closed loop,

106
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what happens in the last step of the Krebs cycle

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the compound using in the first step is regenerated

107
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what does the kern cycle do

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a series of chemical reactions that capture the 2 carbon acetyl group and adds them to a four carbon intermediate producing a 6 carbon intermediate citric acid

108
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What does the Kreb cycle produce

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2 CO2
1 ATP
3NADH
1 FADH2

109
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what can be produced using the Krebs cycle

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glucose metabolism
amino acids
chlorophylls
fatty acids
nucleotides

110
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is the Krebs cycle anabolic or catabolic

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both

111
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when does oxidative phosphorylation occur

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during cellular respiration

112
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how is most ATP generated

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oxidative phosphorylation

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