microbiology quiz 3-31-15 Flashcards
where does the Embden Meyerhof pathway occur?
in the cytoplasm
Is oxygen required to begin the Embden Meyerhof Pathway?
no oxygen is not required
How many chemical reactions does it take to split the glucose molecule in half during the Embden Meyerhof Pathway?
10 chemical reactions need to occur to split the glucose molecule in half
how many carbons molecules are in the molecule of glucose at the start of the Embden Meyerhof Pathway?
6 carbon molecules
in the Embden Meyerhof Pathway, glucose is split into 2 molecules of what substance?
pyruvic acid
how many molecules of carbon are in each pyruvic acid?
3 carbon molecules
what is the intermediate energy molecule that cant be used immediately but can be used to make ATP?
NADH
what is the products of the EMP?
2 pyruvic acids, 4 ATP and 2 NADH
what is the net products of the EMP?
2 pyruvic acids, 2 ATP and 2 NADH
what is needed by the cell to start the EMP?
the cell needs a molecule of glucose and 2 ATP to begin the process
Name the two pathways that bacteria can take to breakdown glucose
- Pentose Phosphate Pathway
2. Entner-Doudoroff
What is the name of the process that bacteria use to breakdown glucose instead of the EMP?
Entnerd-Doudoroff
what is the name of the pathway that bacteria take to breakdown glucose simultaneously with the EMP?
the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
what is an example of a bacteria that uses the Pentose Phosphate Pathway to breakdown glucose?
Escherichia coli or Bacillus
what is the biggest benefit to a bacteria in using the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?
the bacteria can use these intermediate products for other things in the cell, like building other molecules and things in the cells
What is the product of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?
1 ATP/glucose
Give an example of a bacteria that breaks down glucose using the Entner-Doudoroff process
Pseudomonas which is a gram - bacteria
why makes the bacteria perform the Entner-Doudoroff process versus the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?
the DNA codes for the enzymes to allow them to take each pathway
what is the products of the Entner-Doudoroff process?
1 ATP/glucose
what 2 factors determine what happens after the EMP?
- is oxygen present?
2. what type of organism do we have?
if oxygen is present after the EMP takes place than what is this called?
Aerobic respiration
where does the bridge reaction take place?
in the cytoplasm of bacteria
name the reaction that occurs between the EMP and the Krebs cycle
the bridge reaction
what is produced during the bridge reaction?
2 Acetyl CoenzymeA molecules
what is removed from each pyruvic acid molecule during the bridge reaction?
2 carbon dioxide molecules
where does the Krebs cycle occur in the prokaryotes?
in the cytoplasm
what do you need in order for the Krebs cycle to begin?
Acetyl CoenzymeA
what is the benefit of the Krebs cycle?
it produces a lot of energy
what is the 1st reaction in the Krebs cycle?
the Acetyl CoenzymeA joins with the oxaloacetate and makes citric acid
how many carbon atoms is in the Acetyl CoenzymeA
2 carbons
how many carbon atoms are in the Oxaloacetate?
4 carbons
how many carbon atoms are in the citric acid?
6 carbons
how much energy is produced during the Krebs cycle?
1 ATP
3 NADH
1 FADH2
how much energy is produced per glucose molecule during the EMP?
2 ATP
6 NADH
2 FADH2
where does the Electron Transport Chain occur?
in the plasma membrane of the prokaryotic cell
what carries the negatively charged electrons along the membrane
cytochrome molecules
how many groups of the cytochrome molecules are present?
3 groups ( high energy, lower energy, and the lowest energy)
what is supplying the electrons to the system as Hydrogen?
the intermediate energy molecules, NADH and FADH2
what is NADH and FADH2 supplying to the plasma membrane to facilitate the Electron Transport Chain?
Hydrogen atoms singly or in pairs