Unit 2 lecture 3 9/26/22 Flashcards

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1
Q

The breakdown of organic molecules is ______

A

Exergonic

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2
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______ is a partial degradation of sugars that occurs without O2 and yields ATP

A

Fermentation

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3
Q

Fermentation is a type of _____ respiration

A

Anaerobic respiration

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4
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______ respiration consumes organic molecules and O2 and yields ATP

A

Aerobic respiration

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5
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________ respiration includes both aerobic and anaerobic respiration but is often used to refer to aerobic respiration

A

Cellular respiration

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6
Q

Although carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are all consumed as fuel, it is helpful to trace cellular respiration with the ______

A

glucose

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7
Q

The transfer of ______during chemical reactions releases energy stored in organic molecules, particularly hydrogens

A

Electrons

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8
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Chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactants are called oxidation-reduction reactions, or ______

A

redox reactions

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9
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In _______ a substance loses electrons, or is oxidized

A

Oxidation

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10
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In ______ a substance gains electrons, or is reduced (the amount of positive charge is reduced)

A

Reduction

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11
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The electron donor is called the ______

A

Reducing agent

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12
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The electron receptor is called the _____

A

Oxidizing agent

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13
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In aerobic respiration, oxygen is being 1._____, and glucose is being 2._____

A

1.Reduced
2.Oxidized

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14
Q

Know this equation

A

C6H12O6 + 6 O2 –> 6 CO2 + 6 H20

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15
Q

Electrons from glucose are usually first transferred to _____, a coenzyme

A

NAD+

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16
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As an electron acceptor, NAD+ functions as an _______ during cellular respiration

A

Oxidizing agent

17
Q

Harvesting of energy from glucose during aerobic respiration has three stages:

A

1.Glycolysis
2.Citric acid cycle(krebs)
3.Oxidative phosphorylation(electron transport chain)

18
Q

_______ : Breaks down glucose into two molecules of pyruvate

A

Glycolysis

19
Q

________(krebs) : Completes the breakdown of glucose

A

Citiric acid cycle(krebs)

20
Q

________ : Accounts for most of the ATP synthesis

A

Oxidative phosphorylation(electron transport chain)

21
Q

Glycolysis(“splitting of sugar”) breaks down glucose into 2 molecules of ______

A

Pyruvate

22
Q

Glycolysis Occurs in the _____and has two major phases
1.Energy investment phase
2.Energy payoff phase

A

Cytoplasm

23
Q

Glycolysis occurs whether or not _____ is present

A

Oxygen(O2)

24
Q

After pyruvate is oxidized, the ________ completes the energy yielding oxidation of organic molecules

A

citric acid cycle(krebs)

25
Q

In the presence of O2, pyruvate enters the ______ (in eukaryotic cells) where the oxidation of glucose is completed

A

mitochondrion

26
Q

Before the citric acid cycle can begin, pyruvate must be converted to _______, which links glycolysis to the citric acid cycle

A

acetyl coenzyme A (Acetyl CoA)

27
Q

NAD+ is reduced to ______

A

NADH

28
Q

An acetyl group is transferred to coenzyme A resulting in ______

A

acetyl CoA

29
Q

this process occurs in the mitochondrial matrix and happens _____

A

twice

30
Q

The ______ accounts for the break down of pyruvate to CO2

A

citric acid cycle(Krebs)

31
Q

first step of 8 in the krebs involves the acetyl group of acetyl CoA joining the cycle by combining with oxaloacetate, forming _____

A

citrate

32
Q

The NADH and FADH2 produced by the cycle relay electrons extracted from food to the ______

A

electron transport chain