Cellular Respiration - C5 Flashcards

1
Q

What is cellular respiration?

A

How cells obtain energy - controlled release of energy from organic compounds on cells to form ATP

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2
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What is Glycolysis?

A

Sugar breakdown

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3
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Which stage of cellular respiration is glycolysis?

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4
Q

Is oxygen required for Glycolysis?

A

No

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5
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Where does glycolysis happen?

A

In the cytoplasm (cytosol)

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6
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Outline the reaction of Glycolysis?

A

6 Carbons become 2 pyruvate (two chains of three carbons)

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7
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How many ATP are used in Glycolysis?

A

2

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8
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How many hydrogen atoms are removed from glucose by NAD+?

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2 - forming 2NADH

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9
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How many ATP are made in Glycolysis?

A

4

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10
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What is the net ATP yield of Glycolysis?

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2

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11
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How does ATP release energy?

A

The three phosphate repel each other, but when the bond between the last one is broken, energy is released

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12
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What are the three fates of pyruvate?

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Fermentation, Lactic acid (humans), Alcohol (plants)

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13
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Outline some differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration

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Aerobic in presence of oxygen, has the Krebs cycle, 36 more ATP made
Anaerobic without oxygen, no more ATP made, recycles NADH into NAD+ to use in aerobic respiration

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14
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What is the purpose of anaerobic respiration?

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More NAD+ is needed to keep glycolysis going, so this process ‘frees up’ more NAD+ = alcohol (plants) lactic acid (humans)

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15
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Where does the Krebs Cycle take place?

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Across the membrane of the mitochondria?

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16
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Does aerobic respiration require oxygen?

A

Yes

17
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What does the Krebs Cycle do? (Generally)

A

Transforms 2 pyruvate into 2 ATPs per molecule of glucose and makes some energy

18
Q

What is the first step of the Krebs cycle?

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Pyruvate is oxidized - one pyruvate from each set of 3 bonds with two oxygen and leaves as Co2, making two chains of Acetal CoA
Then another NAD+ picks up a Hydrogen and becomes another NADH

19
Q

What is made before the second stage of the Krebs Cycle?

A

Citric acid

20
Q

How does the second stage of the Krebs Cycle work? (Citric acid)

A

Citric Acid is oxidized with various intricate steps to get back to oxaloacetic acid = makes the Krebs cycle a cycle

21
Q

What are some byproducts of Citric acid oxidation and how are they removed?

A

Main byproduct is Co2, exhaled by the cell, then by organism

22
Q

How many NADH does each pyruvate make

A

3

23
Q

How many NADH can each glucose molecule make?

A

6

24
Q

What is the main purpose of the Krebs Cycle? (Battery)

A

To make NADH (like a battery for final step)

25
Q

How many ATP can the Electron Transport Chain make?

A

34 (at best)

26
Q

Where does the Electron Transport Chain occur?

A

In the cristae (folded inner mitochondria membrane)

27
Q

How does the Electron Transport Chain work? (Synthase)

A

NADH and FADH (similar to NADH) are used in a series of redox reactions to derive ATP synthase in the inner mitochondrial membrane

28
Q

What are byproducts of Electron Transport Chain?

A

H2O and Heat

29
Q

How much ATP can 10NADH make?

A

30

30
Q

How much ATP can 2FADH2 make?

A

4

31
Q

What are 3 examples of ATP uses?

A

DNA synthesis
Active Transport
Muscle contraction