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5.2.2- Respiration Flashcards

1
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what is the need for cellular respiration

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to release energy for cells, that is used as a temporary energy store (ATP)

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2
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what is ATP seen as, hint currency?

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the universal energy currency

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3
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what are the 8 biological processes that cells use ATP for?

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-active transport
-exocytosis
-endocytosis
-DNA replication
-protein synthesis
-polysaccharide synthesis
-cell division
-muscle contraction

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4
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what are the 4 key main features of a mitochondrion?

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-outer membrane
-inner membrane/cristae
-matrix
-mitochondrial DNA

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5
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why is the cristae in mitochondrion folded?

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to increase the surface area

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6
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where in a cell does glycolysis occur?

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the cytoplasm

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7
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what is glycolysis?

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the phosphorylation of glucose, energy is extracted from glucose with no oxygen needed

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8
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what are the two distinct phases in glycolysis?

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-phosphorylation (phosphate added)
-dehydrogenation (pyruvate is formed, and ATP and reduced NAD are released)

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9
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what occurs in glycolysis?

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-glucose
+2 ATP
= hexose biphosphate
-splits
= 2 triose phosphates
+ Pi to both
= 2 triose biophosphate
-4 ATP released
-2 reduced NAD released
= 2 pyruvates

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10
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what is the net primary productivity of glycolysis?

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2 (start with 2, end with 4)

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11
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what is the link reaction?

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when the pyruvate is oxidised to acetate

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12
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where does the link reaction occur?

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the matrix of the mitochondria

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13
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what happens during the link reaction?

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pyruvate
- carbon dioxide released
-reduced NAD released
= acetyl group + coenzyme A
= acetylcoenzymeA

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14
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what is the Krebs Cycle?

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the Citric Acid Cycle, where 4 carbon citric acid is produced
it is when acetyl CoA combines with a oxoloacetate to make citrate, dehydrogenation and decarboxylation

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15
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where does the Kreb’s Cycle occur?

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the matrix of the mitochondria

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16
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what does AcetylecoenzymeA combine with within the Krebs Cycle?

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oxoloacetate

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17
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how many cycles occur for one glucose molecule?

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2

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18
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what is oxidative phosphorylation?

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the production of ATP using H atoms removed during glycolysis, link reaction and the Kreb’s Cycle
it involves oxidation-reduction reactions, as electrons from the H atoms are passed down a series of electron carriers, energy for making ATP is realised

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19
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what occurs during oxidative phosphorylation?

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-high energy electrons are passed down the electron carriers, but they lose energy as they are passed down.
-energy released is used to allow H+ ions across the membrane via the electron carriers
-protons can only move back through the membrane across the ATP synthase
-this movement caused the bottom of the ATP synthase to spin and ADP and Pi attach to make ATP.

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20
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what does chemiosmosis mean?

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the flow of H+ ions through ATP synthase during oxidative phosphorylation

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21
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where does oxidative phosphorylation occur?

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across the cristae

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22
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what is anaerobic respiration?

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the release of energy from substrates, in the absence of oxygen

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23
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what are the 3 coenzymes involved in aerobic respiration?

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-NAD
-FAD
-coenzyme A

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24
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what is the role of NAD in aerobic respiration?

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role in energy metabolism by accepting and donating electrons

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25
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what is the role of FAD in aerobic respiration?

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an electron carrier, deceivers electrons to electron transport chain after being reduced in the Krebs Cycle

26
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what is the role of Coenzyme A in aerobic respiration?

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it is used to transfer aceyl groups
a reactant for reaction, it releases a molecule of CO2 and reduces NAD and FAD

27
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what is the first step of aerobic respiration?

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glycolysis, where 2 ATP, 2 reduced NAD and 2 pyruvate are produced per glucose

28
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what is produced from pyruvate in animal cells during anaerobic respiration?

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lactate

29
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what occurs during anaerobic respiration in muscle cells?

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-lactate fermentation
-pyruvate accepts H atoms from reduced NAD to form lactate
-lactate hydrogenase catalyses this reaction
-NAD is regenerated and is now available to accept more H atoms from glucose, allowing glycolysis to continue?

30
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what is produced from pyruvate during anaerobic respiration of plant and microbe cells?

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carbon dioxide and ethanol

31
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what occurs during anaerobic respiration of yeast cells?

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-alcohol fermentation
-pyruvate decarboxylase catalyses the removal of C02 from pyruvate to produce ethanal
-ethanal accepts the H atoms from reduced NAD forming ethanol
-ethanol dehydrogenase catalyses this reaction
-NAD is regenerated and is available to accept more H atoms from glucose, allowing glycolysis to continue.

32
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what is the benefit of anaerobic respiration in muscles and yeast?

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muscles= allows muscle contraction to continue
yeast= allows yeast cells to continue growing

33
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what is a respiratory substrate?

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any organic substance that can be used for respiration

34
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what are the 3 types of respiratory substrate?

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-carbohydrates
-proteins
-lipids

35
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what do different respiratory substrates yield?

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they yield different amounts of ATP and so they have different energy content

36
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why do respiratory substrates have different energy content?

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because they each have different proportions of H atoms per gram
-the more H atoms per gram, the more reduced NAD and FAD, so more ATP is generated in oxidative phosphorylation, meaning they have more energy per gram.

37
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what is the energy content of carbohydrates?

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16 kJg -1

38
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what is the energy content of proteins?

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17 kJg -1

39
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what is the energy content of lipids?

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39 kJg -1

40
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give some details on carbohydrates as a respiratory substrate?

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-they are the first substrate a cell uses, but stores are used up quickly
-all cells respire glucose, which comes from hydrolysis of stored starch or glycogen

41
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give some details on proteins as a respiratory substrate?

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-not normally respired, except during starvation
-amino acids are released by digestion are respired
-excess amino acids are deaminated to urea and carbohydrate

42
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give some details on lipids as a respiratory substrate?

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-lipids are hydrolysed into glycerol and fatty acids (contain a high proportion of H atoms)
-glycerol is converted into carbohydrate, which is used in glycolysis
-fatty acids are converted to acetate, into Kreb’s Cycle

43
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what is the RQ calculation?

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RQ= respiration quotient
RQ = CO2 produced / O2 consumed

44
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what is the RQ for carbohydrates?

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1

45
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what is the RQ for protein?

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0.9

46
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what is the RQ code for lipids?

A

0.7

47
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what is used to measure the respiratory quotent?

A

a respirometer

48
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why is the RQ value for carbohydrates 1?

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it takes 6 oxygen molecules to completely respire one glucose molecule, which results in the production of 6 carbon dioxide molecules

49
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why is the RQ value for protein 0.9?

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the structure of amino acids leads to an RQ between carbohydrates and lipids

50
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why is the RQ value for lipids 0.7?

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lipids contain a greater proportion of carbon-hydrogen bonds so they produce more ATP in respiration
the greater number of carbon-hydrogen bonds, more oxygen is required to break them down and so less carbon dioxide is released

51
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what is a respirometer?

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a device used to measure the rate of respiration of a living organism by measuring its rate of exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

52
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what is the equation used to calculate respiration rate in a given time?

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pi x r2 x h / t

53
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what units are used for respiration rate?

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cm3/min

54
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why does anaerobic respiration produce a lower yield of ATP than aerobic respiration?

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as there is no oxygen, glucose is not completely broken down and so less energy is released

55
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how much energy is released in the reaction of converting ATP into ADP and Pi?

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30.6 kJ

56
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what is the last acceptor in oxidative phosphorylation?

A

oxygen

57
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how much ATP is released in glycolysis?

A

2

58
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how much ATP is released during the KREB’S CYCLE?

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2

59
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how much ATP is released during oxidative phosphorylation?

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28

60
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in total, how much reduced NAD is released during respiration?

A

10

61
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in total, how much reduced FAD is released during respiration?

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2

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