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1
Q

Whats the formula for respiration?

A

C6H12O6 + 6O2 —— 6H2O + 6CO2 + Energy

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2
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What is the definition of respiration?

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The release of chemical potential energy from organic molecules

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3
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What is ATP

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Phosphorylated nucleotide with 3 phosphate

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4
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What is the first stage of respiration?

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Glycolysis

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5
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What are the stages of glycolysis

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  1. Phosphorylation
    - becomes bisphosphate
    - requires 2 ATP
  2. Lyis
    - split hexose bisphosphate to triose phosphate
  3. Phosphorylation
    - go from triose phosphate to triose bisphosphate
  4. Oxidation
    - triose bisphosphate oxidised to pyruvate
    - Hydrogen is removed which is done by dehydrogenase
    - H reduced NAD
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6
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Where does glycolysis take place?

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Cytoplasm

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7
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Is glycolysis anaerobic or aerobic?

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Both

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8
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Whats the equation for glycolysis?

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C6H12O6 —- 4ATP + 2NADH + 2 Pyruvate

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9
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Where is pyruvate moved after glycolysis?

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Into mitochondria by AT

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10
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What are stuctures in mitochondria?

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Matrix - space within membrane. Contain enzymes and DNA

Cristae - folded membrane, SA for oxidative phosphorylation

Outer Mitochondrial space - creates cellular compartments for aerobic

Inter membrane Space - where protons are pumped

Inner mitochondrial membrane - contain electron transport chain

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11
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What does oxidative decarboxylation take place?

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In matrix

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12
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What enzyme removes CO2 from pyruvate?

A

Decarboxylase

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13
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What other molecule is removed when CO2 is removed?

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H which then reduced NAD

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14
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What molecule is made when CO2 is removed from pyruvate?

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Acetyl

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15
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What is the final product of the link reaction?

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Acetyl Coenzyme A

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16
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Where does the Krebs cycle take place?

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Matrix

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17
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What are products of krebs cycle?

A

oxaloacetate

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18
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How many carbons are in citric acid?

A

6C

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19
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How many carbons are in oxaloacetate?

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4C

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20
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What are the stages of the krebs cycle?

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  1. Acetyl CoA combine with oxaloacetate
    - this releases CoA
    - makes citrate
  2. Citrate is converted back to oxaloacetate
    - 2 CO2 release
    - 3NADH made
    - FADH2 made
  3. One molecule ATP made
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21
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How many ATP molecules are produced from one molecule of glucose in krebs cycle?

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2 as each pyruvate from glycolysis is converted to molecule of acetyl CoA which is then used in Krebs

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22
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What is krebs cyle?

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Substrate level phosphorylation

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23
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What is the penultimate stage of respiration?

A

Oxidative phosphorylation

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24
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Where is the electron transport chain?

A

inner membrane of mitochondria

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25
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What are protein carriers called?

A

cytochrome

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26
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What are the role of NADH and FADH2?

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To release protons and an electron

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27
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What chemical reaction take place between electron and cytochrome?

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Reduction

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28
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What is the role of electron pairs in the electron transport chain

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They move down chain and provide energy to phosphorylate ADP to ATP

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29
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What reaction occurs at the end of the chain?

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e- + 2H + O — H2O

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30
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How does the final stage of respiration produce ATP

A

Protons are pumped to inter membrane space which produces electrochemical gradient

Protons then moved back down gradient through membrane bound enzyme

This acts as ATPase

Movement is called chemiosmosis

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31
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How many molecules of NADH and FADH2 are produced in krebs

A

3 NADH

FADH2

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32
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What happens to the citric acid to produce oxaloacetate

A

Dehydrogenation and decarboxylated

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33
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What is the definition of substrate level phosphorylation

A

Metabollic reaction that results in production of ATP from another phosphorylated molecule

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34
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What is the definition of a metabolic pathway

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A sequence of chemical reactions undergone by a compound

35
Q

How do weed killers effect plants?

A

Interfere with electron transport chain which means calvin cycle cant so no glucose is produced

36
Q

What kind of respiration produces ethanol as product

A

Anaerobic respiration

37
Q

What products are produced from aerobic respiration

A

CO2 and H2O

38
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How does cyanide effect respiration

A

Prevent pyruvate entering mitochondria

39
Q

Can glucose enter mitochondria

40
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What is meant by respiratory substrate

A

Biological molecules that is broken down to release potential chemical energy

41
Q

What is equation for RQ

A

Volume of O2 absorbed

42
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How many molecules of NAD are released in krebs

43
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What enzyme enables NAD to release hydrogens

A

NADH dehydrogenase

44
Q

How does alcohol effect respiration

A

Liver produces enzymes to detoxify alcohol but require NAD

This means less available NAD to be reduced during glycolysis, link and krebs

45
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Why are lipids good respiratory substrates

A

Release twice as much energy per g as have high amount of carbon - hydrogen bonds

46
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What is lactate oxidised to

47
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What happens to Hydrogen in the inner membrane

A

split into protons and electrons

48
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What is the final electron acceptor in electron transport chain

49
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What is formed at the end of the electron transport chain

50
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How many molecules of ATP does anaerobic respiration produce

51
Q

What is an obligate anaerobes

A

organisms that cant survive in oxygen

52
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Whats an example of an obligate anaerobe

A

Prokaryotes

53
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What is the term for an organism that can respire anaerobically and aerobically

A

Facultative anaerobes

54
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What is a facultative anaerobe

A

Respire aerobically and anaerobically

55
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Whats an obligate anaerobe

A

Only respire using oxygen

56
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Are all cells falculative anaerobes

A

No - only some and for short amount of time

57
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What is term for organism that only makes ATP with oxygen

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Obligate organisms

58
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What is definition of anaerobic respiration

A

When organic compounds are broken down into simple inorganic without oxygen

59
Q

Is the electron transport chain involved in anaerobic respiration

60
Q

What is products of anaerobic respiration in plants and yeast

A

Ethanol and CO2

61
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What is product of anaerobic respiration in animals

62
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What is product of lactate fermentation

A

Lactic acid from pyruvate

63
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How is lactic acid made in anaerobic respiration

A

Pyruvate acts as electron acceptor fromNADH

64
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What catalyses reaction in anaerobic respiration

A

lactate dehydrogenase

65
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Where is lactate converted to glucose

66
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What happens to lactic to acid to detoxify it

A

Converted to glucose in liver but build requires oxygen

67
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What is oxygen debt

A

The amount of oxygen required to convert lactic acid to glucose in liver

68
Q

Why cant lactate fermentation occur all time

A

Not enough ATP produced

Accumulation of lactic acid cause rise in PH which denatures protein

69
Q

What is aim of fitness

A

To increase blood supply to remove lactic acid faster

70
Q

What is equation for anaerobic respiration

A

pyruvate + H —– Lactate

71
Q

What is produced from alcoholic fermentation

72
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What is produced when CO2 is removed from pyruvate

73
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What is produced when H is added to ethanal

74
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In alcoholic fermentation what does the hydrogen from NAD reduce

75
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What is product from alcoholic fermentation

A

pyruvate - CO2 — ethanal

Ethanal + H (NAD - H) —- ethanol

76
Q

What are triglycerides hydrolysed to

A

Fatty acids and glycerol

77
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What happens to glycerol when being used as respiratory substrate

A

Undergoes oxidative decarboxylation to pyruvate

78
Q

What are steps of triglycerides when used as respiratory substrate

A

Triglyceride —- fatty acid and glycerol

Glycerol —- pyruvate

pyruvate — acetyl

acetyl + coenzyme a — acetyl coenzyme a

79
Q

How many molecules of ATP produced from one molecule of triglycerides

80
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Why do triglycerides have higher yield of ATP

A

Higher concentration of C-H bonds

81
Q

What is RQ if lipid

82
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What is RQ of alcohol

83
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What is RQ of carb and protein

84
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What is order of RQ from high to low

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Lipid

Alcohol

Carbohydrate and protein

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