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Photosynthesis and Respiration- Photosynthesis, Respiration and ATP Flashcards

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What do plants need energy for?

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Photosynthesis, active transport, DNA replication, cell division and protein synthesis

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What do animals need energy for?

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Muscle contraction, maintenance of body temperature, active transport, DNA replication, cell division and protein synthesis

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process where energy from light is used to make glucose from H2O and CO2

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What is the overall equation for photosynthesis?

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6CO2 + 6H2O + energy —> C6H12O6 + 6O2

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How do animals obtain glucose?

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By eating plants

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What is respiration?

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Plant and animal cells release energy from glucose

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What is aerobic respiration?

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Respiration using oxygen

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What is anaerobic respiration?

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Respiration without oxygen

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What does aerobic respiration produce?

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CO2 and H2O

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What does anaerobic respiration in plants and yeast produce?

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Ethanol and CO2

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What does anaerobic respiration in humans produce?

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Lactate

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What is energy released from glucose in respiration used for?

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To make ATP

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How is ATP synthesised?

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Via a condensation reaction between ADP and inorganic phosphate using energy from an energy-releasing reaction

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What enzyme catalyses the synthesis of ATP?

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ATP synthase

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What part of the cell does ATP diffuse to?

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The part of the cell that needs energy

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What happens when ATP has diffused to the part of the cell that needs energy?

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It’s hydrolysed back into ADP and inorganic phosphate, and chemical energy is released from the phosphate bond and used by the cell

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What enzyme catalyses the hydrolysis of ATP?

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ATP hydrolase

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Why does ATP store or release a small, manageable amount of energy at a time?

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So no energy is wasted as heat

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Why can ATP be easily transported around the cell?

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Because it is a small, soluble molecule

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Why is ATP easily broken down?

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So energy can be easily released instantaneously

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How can ATP make other molecules more reactive?

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By transferring one of its phosphate groups to them (phosphorylation)

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Why does the cell always have an immediate supply of energy?

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Because ATP can’t pass out of the cell

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What is a metabolic pathway?

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A series of small reactions controlled by enzymes

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What is phosphorylation?

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Adding phosphate to a molecule

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What is photophosphorylation?

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Adding phosphate to a molecule using light

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What is photolysis?

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The splitting of a molecule using light

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What is photoionisation?

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When light energy ‘excites’ electrons in an atom or molecule, giving them more energy and causing them to be released

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What is hydrolysis?

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The splitting of a molecule using water

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What is decarboxylation?

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The removal of carbon dioxide from a molecule

30
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What is dehydrogenation?

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The removal of hydrogen from a molecule

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What are redox reactions?

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Reactions that involve oxidation and reduction

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What happens if something is reduced?

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It has gained electrons and may have gained hydrogen or lost oxygen

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What happens if something is reduced?

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It has lost electrons and may have lost hydrogen or gained oxygen

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What is a coenzyme?

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A molecule that aids the function of an enzyme

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How does a coenzyme work?

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By transferring a chemical group from one molecule to another

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What is NADP?

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A coenzyme used in photosynthesis that transfers hydrogen from one molecule to another

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What are NAD and FAD?

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Coenzymes used in respiration that transfer hydrogen from one molecule to another

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What is coenzyme A?

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A coenzyme used in respiration that transfers acetate between molecules

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