module 2 - 3.11 ATP Flashcards

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what do cells require energy for?

A
  • synthesis of molecules e.g. protein synthesis
  • transport of molecules or ions e.g. transport of vesicles from the Golgi into plasma membrane
  • cellular movement e.g. contraction of cardiac muscles
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2
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what is ATP?

A

the steps between energy-yielding and energy-requiring cellular reactions

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3
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what is the difference between energy-yielding and energy-requiring cellular reactions?

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energy-yielding - transferring energy out of the molecule
energy-requiring - transferring energy into the molecule

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4
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what does ATP stand for?

A

adenosine triphosphate

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5
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ATP is classified as a nucleoside triphosphate, what does this mean?

A

it consists of 3 components:
- a nitrogenous base (adenine)
- the sugar ribose
- the triphosphate

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6
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why is ATP universal?

A

it is an energy transfer in all cells of all living things

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7
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how many phosphates attached to the 5’ carbon are in ATP?

A

3

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8
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how many phosphates attached to the 5’ carbon are in DNA?

A

1

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9
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what is the difference between a nucleotide and a nucleoside?

A

nucleotide - sugar, base, phosphate
nucleoside - sugar, base

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10
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what can ATP also be called?

A

a phosphorylated nucleotide

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11
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what do nucleosides consist of?

A

pentose sugar connected to a nitrogenous base through 1’ glycosidic bond

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12
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why is the bond between the second phosphate group and the third phosphate group on ATP a very high energy bond?

A

because it is pushing 2 negative phosphate bonds together

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13
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what is required to break bonds?

A

energy

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14
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what is released when bonds are made?

A

energy

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15
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what is P i?

A

an inorganic phosphate

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16
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what is the equation for making ATP/ADP?

A

ATP + H2O ⇌ ADP + P i

17
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what does terminal gamma phosphate require to break weak bonds? and what are the bonds holding it to?

A
  • little energy required
  • held to the middle beta phosphate
18
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what happens when the bond breaking is coupled?

A

a large amount of energy is released

19
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how much energy does ATP + H2O ⇌ ADP + P i release?

A

30.6 kJ mol-1

20
Q

how do living cells maintain the ration of ATP to ADP?

A

concentration of ATP is five-fold higher than the concentration of ADP

21
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what are the phosphate to phosphate bonds frequently referred to as?

A

high-energy bonds

22
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where is ATP production by a non photosynthetic aerobic eukaryotic cell?

A

mitochondria

23
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why is ATP constantly being made? and why does the cell not burst?

A

the ATP that’s made is broken down and used almost straight away

24
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what is a non-photosynthetic cell?

A

any cell without chloroplasts

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what is a coupled reaction?
a reaction that happens at the same time as another reaction
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how does the hydrolysis of ATP happen if it cannot happen on its own?
it is coupled with another chemical reaction
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how strong are the bonds between the phosphate groups?
relatively weak
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if the bonds between phosphate groups are weak, what does this mean for ATP?
this means that ATP is not used as long term energy storage
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what is used for long term energy storage?
lipids and carbohydrates
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what are the properties of ATP?
- soluble in water, dissolves in cytoplasm - small, allows easy transport around and between cells - allows energy transfer - when hydrolysed it transfers right amounts of energy into coupled reactions (notwaste energy as heat) - easily remade from ADP by condensation reaction
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what is the difference in structure between ADP and ATP?
ADP - base (adenine), ribose, TWO phosphate groups ATP - base (adenine), ribose, THREE phosphate groups