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Biology 101 Ch. 9 Cellular Respiration
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10/03/2012

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What macromolecule is synthesized to make ATP?
Definition
Sugar
Term
What is the most common fuel used by organisms?
Definition
Glucose
Term
Describe Chemical Energy. How is it known?
Definition

Type of potential energy.

Location of electrons in molecules

Term
How do you know an electron has high potential energy?
Definition
Two negative electrons are close to each other
Term
What is an inorganic phosphate?
Definition
H2PO4-
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Why are O's on phosphate groups negative?
Definition
because they are not double bonded
Term
Is the phosphorylation of proteins Exergonic or endergonic
Definition
Exergonic and Endergonic
Term
What is Electrical Repulsion
Definition
Electrons with the same charges wanting to repel from each other.
Term
Why is protein movement so important?
Definition

it is how materials and ions enter the cell.

it is how flagella and cilia move

Term
What causes proteins to move?
Definition
phosphorylation
Term
What are activated subtrates? What type of reaction creates them?
Definition

phosphorylated reactants.

endergonic and exergonic

Term
What is an activated substrate used for? What type of reaction is that?
Definition

to combine itself with another reactant

 endergonic and exergonic

Term
What is energetic coupling
Definition
Exergonic and endergonic reactions happening together
Term
What reaction forms ATP?
Definition
redox reactions
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What is ATP made of?
Definition
Adosine, ribose, and three phosphate groups
Term
How do you determine a redox reaction?
Definition
movement of electrons
Term
Describe the addition or removal of H+ Ions
Definition
adding is reducing, removing is oxidizing
Term
What is Glycolysis?
Definition
The conversion of Glucose into two molecules of pyruvate
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What is the 1st step of Glycolysis
Definition
ATP is used to make Glucose 6-phosphate
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What is the 2nd step of glycolysis?
Definition
Glucose 6-phosphate is converted into fructose 6-phosphate
Term
What is the third step of Glycolysis?
Definition
Fructose 6-phosphate is converted into Fructose 6-biphosphate by phosphfructokinase
Term
What is the 5th step of glycolysis?
Definition
Fructose 6-biphosphate is split in two
Term
What is the 6th step of glycolysis?
Definition
2 NAD+ is reduced to 2 NADH
Term
What is the 7th step of Glycolysis?
Definition
2 ATP are made
Term
What is the 10th step of glycolysis?
Definition
2 ATP are made
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What is Substrate-level Phosphorylation?
Definition
An Enzyme makes ATP by using an activated substrate with ADP
Term
What is significant about Phosphofructokinase?
Definition
it has a regulatory site, high ATP means slow conversion from fructose 6-phosphate to fructose 6-biphosphate
Term
Where does Pyruvate Processing happen?
Definition
in the Mitochondrial Matrix
Term
How does Pyruvate enter the Mito Matrix? What type of transport? Where is the protein sitting?
Definition

Pyruvate Carrier, goes through pores

Active

Inner Membrane

Term
What is the Formula for Acetyl?
Definition
-COCH3
Term
What is Pyruvate Dehydrogenase? Where is it located?
Definition

Enzyme complex.

inside mitochondrial matrix

Term
What three things go in to processing Pyruvate
Definition
Pyruvate, NAD+, and CoA
Term
What three things come out of processing pyruvate?
Definition
Acetyl CoA, CO2, and NADH
Term
What is CoA? What does CoA do?
Definition

Coenzyme A

Accepts and transfers acetyl group to pyruvate

Term
How is Pyruvate turned into Aceytl CoA
Definition
Nad+ is reduced to NADH, which oxidizes a carbon from pyruvate to CO2, and CoA binds. 
Term
What are three carboxylic acids? What is the common formula?
Definition

Citrate, Malate, and Sucinate

R-COOH

Term
How many carboxlyic acids are involved in the Citric Acid cycle?
Definition
8
Term
What two ways is the Citric Acid cycle regulated?
Definition

ATP acts as an allosteric regulator

NADH acts as a competitive inhibitor

Term
What are the reactants of the Citric Acid Cycle?
Definition
NAD+, FAD+, and Aceytl CoA
Term
What is the exact number of products produced for ONE Acetyl CoA in the Citric Acid Cycle?
Definition
3 NADH, 1 FADH, and 1 GTP or ATP
Term
Where are GTP molecules normally used?
Definition
Liver Cells
Term
Where are ATP molecules normally used?
Definition
Muscle cells
Term
What highly oxidized molecule is released in the Citric Acid cycle?
Definition
CO2
Term
What are the 8 carboxlyic acids? In Order.
Definition

Citrate, Isocitrate, (alpha)Ketoglutarate, Succinyl CoA, Succinate, Fumarate, Malate, and Oxaloacetate

 

C.I.K.Soa.S.F.M.O.

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What does the ETC do?
Definition
Oxidizes NADH & FADH2
Term
How are electrons passed in the ETC?
Definition
from protein to protein
Term
What is oxidative phosphorylation?
Definition
oxidizing NADH & FADHto make ATP
Term
What protein accepts NADH in the ETC?
Definition
The Flavin Protein
Term

What protein accepts FADH2.

What happens next?

Definition

Fe-S (Iron-Sulfur Protein)

Goes to Q

Term
Describe Q
Definition

Carbon ring attached to Isoprene

Lipid Soluble

Transfers efrom complex I and II to complex III

Releases Hinto Cristae

Term
What two protein complexes in the ETC pump protons into the Cristae?
Definition
Complex I and IV
Term
What do the Protein Complexes do?
Definition
They willing do redox reactions
Term
Explain the Polarity of the ETC proteins
Definition
vary from starting low to high
Term
What is a Proton-motive force?
Definition
When protons need to be pumped out to reach equilibrium
Term
What is Chemiosmosis?
Definition
Production of ATP via Proton Gradient
Term
What is Cytochrome C
Definition
Protein used to transfer electrons between complex III and IV
Term
How many protein/cofactor complexes are in the ETC?
Definition
Four
Term
What is F1
Definition
Converts ADP + Pinto ATP
Term
What is F0
Definition
Transports Protons to spin rotor of F1
Term
What is the Strator
Definition
connects F1 & F0
Term
How many molecules of ATP are made from ETC/Chemiosmosis 
Definition
25
Term
How many molecules of ATP are made from Cellular Respiration?
Definition
29
Term

How much NADH is made from Glycolysis?

How much ATP?

Definition

2

4, 2 extra ATP

Term

How much NADH is made in the Krebs Cycle for one turn?

How much FADH2

How much ATP?

Definition

3

1

1

Term
What is Fermentation?
Definition
Metabolic pathway that oxidizes NADH into NAD+
Term
What is allowed to keep functioning because of Fermentation?
Definition
ETC
Term
What becomes the eacceptor during fermentation?
Definition
Pyruvate or a similar molecule
Term
What is pyruvate made of?
Definition
a carboxyl group and CoCH3
Term
How does Glycolysis generate ATP?
Definition
subtrate-level phosphorylation
Term
What is Lactic Acid Fermentation?
Definition
when pyruvate becomes an eacceptor
Term
What is Lactate composed of?
Definition
pyruvate plus an H atom
Term
Who performs Alcohol fermentation? What does it create? Composed of?
Definition

fungus (yeast)

acetaldehyde

2-carbon molecule

Term
What does acetalehyde do? What is released? What does it become?
Definition

it accepts e

CO2

it becomes ethanol

Term
What are facultative aerobes?
Definition
Able to switch from Cellular respiration to Fermentation when oxygen is not available.
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