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C6H12O6 + 6 O2 —> 6 CO2 + 6H2O + energy
Which statement describes the results of this reaction?

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C6H12O6 is oxidized and O2 is reduced

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The oxygen consumed during cellular respiration is involved directly in which process or event?

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Accepting electrons at the end of the electron transport chain (becomes water)

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The free energy for the oxidation of glucose to CO2 and water is -686 kcal/mole and the free energy for the reduction of NAD+ to NADH is +53 kcal/mole. Why are only 2 molecules of NADH formed during glycolysis when it appears that as many as a dozen could be formed?

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Most of the free energy available from the oxidation of glucose remains in pyruvate, one of the products of glycolysis

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How many carbon atoms are fed into the citric acid cycle as a result of the oxidation of 1 molecule of pyruvate?

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2 carbon atoms

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In chemiosmotic phosphorylation, what is the most direct source of energy that is used to convert ADP + Pi to ATP?

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Energy released from movement of protons through ATP synthase

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Carbon dioxide is released during which of the following stages of cellular respiration?

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Oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and the citric acid cycle

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Which of the following produces the most ATP when glucose (C6H12O6) is completely oxidized to carbon dioxide and water?

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Oxidative phosphorylation (chemiosmosis)

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Approximately how many molecules of ATP are produced from the complete oxidation of 1 molecule of glucose (C6H12O6) in cellular respiration?

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38 or 36

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Which of the following most accurately describes what is happening along this chain? (Electron transport chain)

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Each electron carrier alternates between being reduced and being oxidized

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In the absence of oxygen, yeast cells can obtain energy by fermentation, resulting in the production of:

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ATP, CO2, and ethanol (ethyl alcohol)

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When oxygen is released as a result of photosynthesis, it is a by-product of which of the following?

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Splitting the water molecules

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What did Engelmann conclude about the congregation of bacteria in the red and blue areas?

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Bacteria congregated in these areas because these areas had the most oxygen being released

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An outcome of the Engelmann experiment was to help determine:

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The relationship between wavelengths of light and the oxygen released during photosynthesis

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Figure 10.1 shows the absorption spectrum for chlorophyll a and the action spectrum for photosynthesis. Why are they different?

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Other pigments (antenna pigments) absorb light in addition to chlorophyll a

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Which statement describes the functioning of photosystem II?

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The electron vacancies in P680 are filled by electrons derived from water (splitting water)

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Which of the following statements best represents the relationships between the light reactions and the calvin cycle?

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The light reactions provide ATP and NADPH to the calvin cycle
Cycle returns ADP, Pi, and NADP+ to the light reactions

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What is the primary function of the calvin cycle?

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Synthesize simple sugars from carbon dioxide

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The pH of the inner thylakoid space has been measured, as have the pH of the stroma and of the cytosol of a particular plant cell. Which relationship would you expect to find?

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The pH within the thylakoid is less than that of the stroma

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CAM plants keep stomata closed in daytime, thus reducing loss of water. They can do this because they:

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Fix CO2 into organic acids during the night

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Endergonic =

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Anabolic

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Exergonic =

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Catabolic

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Define hydrolysis

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Adding water to break bond and extract energy

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Exergonic is _______ energy

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Extracting

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Endergonic _______ and ______ energy

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Requires and absorbs

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25
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Catabolic processes are almost always…

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Hydrolysis reactions

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Anabolic process are almost always…

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Dehydration syntheses

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The ______ the concentration of enzyme, the ______ the rate of reaction

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Higher/higher, lower/lower

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A pH change in an enzyme can prevent…

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A polyphenol reaction

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How would you change the salinity in an enzyme?

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Adding ions
If hydrophobic/hydrophilic, structure might break

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30
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Define an acid

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They liberate hydronium ions in aqueous solution
Donate a proton

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How do enzyme speed up the rate of reaction?

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Lowering the activation energy that is required to drive reaction

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32
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What does + delta G mean?

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Spontaneous in the opposite direction

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33
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Define the active site

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The groove in the surface of a 3D protein molecule

34
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What do competitive inhibitors do?

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Bind to the active site so the substrate/reactant can’t react

35
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List all the possible names of things that activate enzymes

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Coenzyme, cofactor, prosthetic group

36
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What is the role of catalase in a reaction?

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Working as a catalyst

37
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All enzymes can…

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Catalyze things

38
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What can cause changes in protein configuration of an enzyme?

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Heat, pH, or salinity

39
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When heat, pH, or salinity changes the protein configuration of an enzyme, the enzyme is said to be…

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Denatured and no longer functions as it should

40
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What is an example of changing the pH of an enzyme to denature it?

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Adding like or lemon juice to guacamole and fruit salad

41
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Anabolic processes:

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Build syntheses
Require energy
Endergonic
Glu + glu + glu —> starch
Condensation or dehydration reaction/synthesis

42
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Catabolic processes:

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Break and decompose
Generate energy
Exergonic
Polypeptide —> pep + pep + pep
Hydrolysis reaction

43
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Proteins and carbs = how many calories?

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4

44
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Fats = how many calories?

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9

45
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Catalyzed reactions can only increase in rate if…

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The enzymes occupied process the substrate/reactants faster
(Slight increase in temp)
OR
Increase the amount of enzyme

46
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If you reduce the amount of enzyme in a reaction or cool the reaction…

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The rate of reaction will slow

47
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If all enzymes are occupied then…

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Rate of reaction can’t be increased

48
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If you add to much heat to the reaction when trying to increase rate of reaction, the enzyme might…

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Be denatured

49
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How do enzymes increase the rate of reaction by lowering the activation energy required to drive the reaction?

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Holding substrate/reactants in their active site, reducing the energy for them to gain proximity for bond formation

50
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Define activation energy

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Energy required to bring reactants together to promote bond formation of breaking of a bond

51
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Describe the calvin cycle

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Light capture/dependent reactions
Ps II - split water, generate electrons
Ps 1 - Use those electrons to produce NADH+H+

NADH + H+ goes into calvin cycle which synthesizes simple sugars from CO2

52
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In exposure of fruit to air, like a cut apple or avocado, flesh undergoes a color change resulting from…

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A catalyzed reaction

53
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Describe the preparatory step of the citric acid cycle after pyruvate feeds 2 carbons to it

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1 of the carbons is broken free as the carboxyl group, forming a CO2

54
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We generate most of ATP from:

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Oxidative phosphorylation/Chemiosmosis/Chemiosmotic synthesis/ATP synthesis

55
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C3 plants keep…

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Their stomates open in the day, causing desiccation

56
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C4 cycle attaches…

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CO2 as a carboxyl to molecule temporarily

57
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Define a catalyst

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Molecules that function to speed up chemical reactions

58
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What type of light do antenna pigments absorb?

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Chlorophyll b and c and beta-carotene

59
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Most ATP is produced by oxidative phosphorylation (chemiosmosis) in the…

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Mitochondrian when glucose is completely oxidized to carbon dioxide and water

60
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Describe what happens in photosystem II

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Splitting of the water molecule as electrons are shifted to electron vacancies in p680

61
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Describe what happens in photosystem I

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Electrons are further energized by light energy absorbed by p700 and transferred to NADPH+H+

62
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Some ATP is generated as a result of…

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Elevated energy from photosystem I

63
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Engelmann concluded bacteria congregated in these areas because these areas had the most oxygen being released. We know now that…

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That is the effect of splitting the water molecule in photosystem II to generate O2 as waste

64
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What are the products of lactic acid fermentation in muscle tissue?

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ATP, CO2, and lactate

65
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What are the products of glycolysis?

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ATP, NADH, and pyruvate

66
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What happens to the CO2 generated as waste from most organic reactions?

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It breaks free as a carboxyl group from an organic acid to generate the CO2 and transfer the H to NADH+H+

67
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Acetyl CoA is shuttled into the…

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Citric acid cycle in the matrix of the mitochondrian to generate more ATP, NADH+H+, FADH2, and CO2 as waste

68
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The most immediate product of the calvin cycle is glycerate, but the carboxyl group is converted to form…

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Glyceraldehyde that can be used to make glucose, frutose, and starch

69
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Which step shows a split of one molecule into two smaller molecules?

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B (frustose-1, 6-biphosphate —> 2 glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate)

70
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What does letter a represent in the reaction of A+B?

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Energy of catalyzed reaction

71
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What does letter e represent in the reaction of A+B?

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Energy of uncatalyzed reaction

72
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What does letter b represent in the reaction of A+B?

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Activation energy of catalyzed reaction

73
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What does letter c represent in the reaction of A+B?

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Activation energy of uncatalyzed reaction

74
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What does letter d represent in the reaction of A+B?

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Change in free energy
Delta G

75
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Assume that the reaction has delta G of -5.6 kcal/mol. Which of the following would be true?

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The reaction would result in an increase in entropy (S) and a decrease in the total energy content (H) of the system

76
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What is the mechanism in which the end product of a metabolic pathway inhibits an earlier step in the pathway?

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Feedback inhibition

77
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If ATP used by this plant is labeled with radioactive phosphorus, in which molecules will the radioactivity be measurable after one turn of the cycle?

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B, C, D, E

78
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if the carbon atom of the incoming CO2 molecule is labeled with a radioactive isotope of carbon, where will the radioactivity be measurable after one turn of the cycle?

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A, B, C

79
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Which molecules of the Calvin cycle are most like molecules found in glycolysis?

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C and D only

80
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In metabolic processes of cell respiration and photosynthesis, which prosthetic groups are encountered?

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Heme and iron-sulfur complexes
They both oxidize and reduce during electron transport

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