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what are some biological processes atp drives?

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active transport
endocytosis+exocytosis
protein synthesis 
dna replication
cell division
movement eg flagella, cilia, undulipodia
activation of chemicals
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what are anabolic reactions?

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building up

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catabolic?

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breaking down

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what is the structure of atp?

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adenine attached to ribose (adenosine) attached to three phosphates

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what is adenosine?

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adenine and ribose attached

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what happens to atp in solution in cells?

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relatively stable, can be easily moved around

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why is atp convenient?

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a small quantity of energy is released at each stage of hydrolysis-cells can obtain energy they need for process in small amounts that won’t cause damage or be wasteful

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why is atp not wasteful?

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release of heat helps keep living organisms warm

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what are the 4 stages of respiration of glucose?

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glycolysis
link reaction
krebs cycle
oxidative phosphorylation

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what is glycolysis?

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the first stage of respiration; a 10 stage metabolic pathway that converts glucose to pyruvate

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what are the 3 main stages of glycolysis?

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phosphorylation of glucose into hexose biphosphate
splitting each hexose biphosphate into 2 triose phosphates
oxidation of triose phosphate to pyruvate

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what does nad stand for?

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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

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what is nad?

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non-protein molecule that helps dehydrogenase enzymes carry out oxidation reactions- COENZYME

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what does NAD do in glycolysis, the link reaction and the krebs cycle?

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oxidises substrate molecules

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what is NAD synthesised from?

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nicotinamide
ribose
adenine
2 phosphoryl groups

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what is nicotinamide also called?

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vitamin B3

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what can the nicotinamide ring on NAD do?

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accept 2 Hs, becoming reduced NAD.

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what does reduced NAD do?

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carries the protons and electrons to the cristae of mitochondria + delivers them to be used in oxidative phosphorylation

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what needs to happen to glucose before it can be split?

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it’s stable so its molecules need to be activated

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what are the stages of phosphorylation of glucose?

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1) 1 molecule of atp is hydrolysed + the released phosphoryl group is added to glucose to make hexose monophosphate
2) another atp is hydrolysed and the phosphoryl group is added to make hexose biphosphate.

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where do the phosphoryl groups attach to the glucose when it’s getting phosphorylated?

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carbons 1 and 6

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what happens when hexose biphosphate splits?

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the energy from the hydrolysed atp molecules activates the hexose sugar and prevents it from being transported out the cell, each molecule is split into 2 3C molecules, triose phosphate.

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what kind of process is the oxidation of triose phosphate to pyruvate?

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anaerobic

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what are the stages of the oxidation of triose phosphate to pyruvate?

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1) dehydrogenase enzymes, helped by nad, remove hydrogens from triose phosphate.
2) 2 NADs accept Hs and become reduced

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how many molecules of NAD are reduced for every molecule of glucose undergoing glycolysis?
2
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how many molecules of atp are made for every 2 triose phosphates undergoing excitation?
4
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what are the end products of glycolysis?
2 molecules of atp (4 were made but 2 were used to kick start the process) 2 molecules of reduced nad 2 molecules of pyruvate
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which stages of respiration only take place under aerobic conditions?
link reaction krebs cycle oxidative phosphorylation
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what happens to the pyruvate formed in glycolysis under aerobic conditions?
actively transported to mitochondria for link reaction
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what happens to the pyruvate formed in glycolysis under anaerobic conditions?
converted in the cytoplasm to lactate or ethanol
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what happens in the process of turning pyruvate to lactate or ethanol?
reduced NAD molecules are reoxidised so glycolysis can continue to run, generating 2 ATPs for every glucose molecule metabolised.
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what happens in the ethanol fermentation pathway?
pyruvate--> ethanal +CO2 (pyruvate decarboxylase) | ethanal +rNAD --> ethanol +NAD (ethanol dehydrogenase)
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what happens in the lactate fermentation pathway?
pyruvate + rNAD--> lactate + NAD (lactate dehydrogenase)
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what happens to the lactate made in anaerobic conditions?
carried to the liver
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when more o2 is available what happens to the lactate in the liver?
- converted to pyruvate which enters the link reaction | - recycled to glucose and glycogen
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what would happen if lactate wasn't removed from the muscle tissues?
pH would be lowered, inhibiting action of enzymes involved in glycolysis and muscle contraction
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for each molecule of glucose, what's the ATP yield of anaerobic compared to aerobic respiration ?
1/15
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what are haemocytometers?
thick slide with bevelled edges and grooves in an H shape.
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what is a respiratory substrate ?
an organic substance that can be oxidised by respiration, releasing energy to make ATP.
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how are monosaccharides used in respiration?
can be changed by isomerase enzymes to glucose
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what are triglycerides hydrolysed into?
glycerol and 3 fatty acids
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how is glycerol used in respiration?
converted to triose phosphate and respired
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how are fatty acids used in respiration?
converted to acetyl groups and enter krebs cycle
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how do fatty acids become acetyl groups?
1) ATP--> AMP, allowing each fatty acid to combine with coA. 2) fatty acid-coA complex transported into mitochondrial matrix. 3) fatty acid-coA complex broken down into acetyl groups each attached to coA-beta oxidation. the beta oxidation generates rNAD and rFAD.
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how does a keto acid enter respiration?
can become: pyruvate acetyl coA an acid in the krebs cycle like oxaloacetate
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what's the order of energy values of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins?
lipid protein carbohydrate
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what are cristae?
inner highly folded mitochondrial membrane
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what does the mitochondrial matrix contain?
mitochondrial ribosomes+dna | enzymes for link reaction + krebs cycle
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what is the cofactor of an electron carrier protein?
haem group-contains iron ion
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who uses the ethanol fermentation pathway?
fungi | plants
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who uses the lactate fermentation pathway?
mammals
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what is RQ?
Co2 produced/o2 consumed
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what is the rq of glucose?
1
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what is the rq of fatty acids?
0.7
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what is the rq of amino acids?
0.8-0.9
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what are 5 reasons the theoretical yield of atp is smaller than the actual yield? (long)
1) some ATP used to (actively) transport pyruvate (into the mitochondrion) ; 2) some ATP used to (actively) transport H(+) from (reduced) NAD formed in glycolysis / into the mitochondrion ; 3) some energy released in ETC is not used to transport H+/is released as heat ; 4) H+ leaking back through inner membrane; 5) not all the, reduced NAD / red NAD / NADH , is used to feed into the ETC-rNAD used for other things.
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why is the lactate fermentation pathway reversible?
no atoms lost / other product formed ; | lactate dehydrogenase available to reverse the reaction.
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why is the ethanol fermentation pathway reversible?
carbon dioxide is lost (de)carboxylase enzyme cannot reverse the reaction.

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