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Celleular Respiration and Fermentation
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
11/12/2012

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Term
Photosynthesis
Definition
Capturing the sun's kinetic energy as potential (chemical) energy.
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Photosynthesis formula
Definition
energy + 6CO2 + 6H2O ---> C6H12O6 + 6O2
Term
Cellular Respiration
Definition
Metabolic Reaction to attain energy from food
Term
Cellular Respiration formula
Definition
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy
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How does cellular respiration relate to photosynthesis?
Definition
It is its reverse.
Term
Reduction-Oxidation Reaction (Redux)
Definition
The transfer of electrons in chemical reactions
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Reduction
Definition
Where a molecule, atom or ion gains an electron.
Term
Oxidation
Definition
Where a molecule, atom or ion loses an electron.
Term
True or false: Oxidation and reduction can occur separately.
Definition
False: Oxidation and Reduction must occur together.
Term
What features of a molecule creates more energy?
Definition
More electrons and more bonds.
Term
What is reduced in photosynthesis?
Definition
CO2
Term
What is oxidized in photosynthesis?
Definition
6H20
Term
What are the processing stats about glucose conversion to ATP?
Definition
34% is converted to ATP, the rest is lost as heat.
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How much ATP do muscle cells use and regenerate?
Definition
They use and regenerate ~10 million ATP per second.
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What are the three main stages of Cellular Respiration?
Definition
- Glycolysis - Citric Acid Cycle (Krebs) - Oxidative Phosphorlyation
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What is another word for pyruvate?
Definition
Pyruvic acid.
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How much ATP is produced in glycosis?
Definition
2 ATP
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Where does glyclyosis occur?
Definition
In the cytosol.
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 Citric Acid (Krebs) Cycle Formula
Definition
Acetyl CoA ---> NADH + FADH2 + ATP + CO2
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How much ATP is formed in the Citric Acid cycle?
Definition
2 ATP
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Where does the citric acid cycle occur?
Definition
In the mitochondria.
Term
How many mitochondria are there in a cell?
Definition
100's or 1000's per cell
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Electron Transport Chain
Definition
Electrons transfer down a number of proteins in the inner membrane of the mitochondria from top to low energy, releasing energy with each step.
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Where does Oxidative Phosphorlation occur?
Definition
The inner mitochondrial membrane
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How much ATP is generated during Oxidative Phosphorylation?
Definition
~28 ATP
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Where does Acetyl CoA come from?
Definition
Oxidized Pyruvate
Term
Substrate-level phosphorylation
Definition
When an enzyme transfers a phosphate group from a substrate molecule to ADP to form ATP.
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What generates ATP in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle?
Definition
Substrate-level phosphorylation
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What role do NADH and FADH2 play?
Definition
Electron carriers
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What protein generates the production of the ATP in Oxidative Phosphorlyation?
Definition
ATP Synthase
Term
What is the slang for Glycolysis?
Definition
"Split sugar"
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Glycolysis Formula
Definition
1 glucose --> 2 pyruvate + 2NADH + 2 ATP
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What phases is glycolysis composed of?
Definition
Energy investment and energy payoff phase
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How many carbons comprise a glucose?
Definition
6
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How many carbons compose pyruvate?
Definition
3
Term
True or fasle: glycolysis is a simple process
Definition
False: Glycolysis has ten enzymmatically controlled steps
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Formula for Pyruvate Oxidation
Definition
2 pyruvate --> 2 Acetyle CoA + 2NADH + 2CO2
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What is Citric Acid Cycle also known as?
Definition
The Krebs cycle
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What kind of reaction is the Citric Acid cycle composed of?
Definition
Redox reactions
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Formula for Citric Acid Cycle
Definition
2 Acetyl CoA --> 2ATP + 6NADH + 2FADH2 + 4CO2
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How is energy found at the end of the Citric Acid Cycle?
Definition
- ATP
- NADH and FADH
- Heat
Term
WHat does NAD stand for?
Definition
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
Term
What is the innermitochondrial membrane in prokaryotes?
Definition
The plasma membrane
Term
Cristae
Definition
Folds in mitochondria membrane that increases the surface area
Term
What lines the innermitochondrial membrane?
Definition
Electron transport chain proteins
Term
What happens along the electron transport chain?
Definition
A series of redox reactions where electrons are slowly released.
Term
Matrix
Definition
The space enclosed by the inner membrane of the mitochondria.
Term
What is the final electron accepter in the electron transport chain?
Definition
O2
Term
What happens with the inner membrane in Oxidative Phosphorlylation?
Definition
H+ ions are pumped through it to the outside so as to create a concentration gradient.
Term
In what direction are the H+ ions first directed
Definition
Out into the intermembrane space.
Term
Chemiosmosis
Definition
H+ ions move passively down the concentration gradient through ATP Synthase, powering the production of ATP
Term
How much ATP is produced in total from cellular respiration?
Definition
~32 ATP
Term
True or false: the only molecule that can be used for cellular respiration is glucose.
Definition
False: Other molecules may be used, but glucose is convenient.
Term
Anerobic Respiration
Definition
Respiration that uses a terminal electron acceptor other than O2
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What is the enegy yield of Anerobic Respiration?
Definition
Lower than aerobic respiration
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What causes the lower energy yield of Anerobic Respiration?
Definition
Lower electronegativity without oxygen
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What are the methods through which ATP can be generated without the use of oxygen?
Definition
Anerobic Respiration and Fermentation
Term
Fermentation
Definition
A way of harvesting chemical energy without oxygen
Term
WHat happens in fermentation?
Definition
2 ATP is produced through glycolysis.
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For what kind of organisms does fermentation serve as a sufficient energy source?
Definition
Some yeast and bacteria.
Term
What is fermentation needed for?
Definition
To oxidize NADH to NAD+ for reverse glycolysis.
Term
What are the two types of fermentation?
Definition
Lactic acid and alcohol fermentation.
Term
When do cells switch from aerobic respiration to Lactic acid fermentation?
Definition
During strenuous exercise when oxygen is scarce.
Term
What happens to the lactate in Lactic Acid Fermentation?
Definition
It is carried to the liver where it is converted to Acetyl CoA to be used in the Citric Acid Cycle
Term
Aerobically
Definition
With oxygen
Term
Anerobically
Definition
Without oxygen
Term
What are the two organism types that use anaerobic respiration?
Definition
Obligate and Faculative
Term
Obligate Anaerobes
Definition
Organisms that are poisoned by oxygen.
Term
Faculative Anaerobes
Definition
Organsisms that use O2 if available, but can survive without it.
Term
How does ADP become ATP?
Definition
Phosphate is added.
Term
How many carbons are in Acetoyl CoA?
Definition
2
Term
In what kind of organisms does glycolysis occur in the cytosol?
Definition
Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic.
Term
What happens to the FAD and NAD+ after they donate their electrons during Oxidative Phosphorylation?
Definition
They are trasported back to glycolysis and the citric acid cycle.
Term
What are the two processes through which ADP becomes ATP?
Definition
Substrate level Phosphorylation and through ATP Synthase
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