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Respiration Flashcards

1
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What are the four main stages of aerobic respiration?

A
  • Glycolysis.
  • Link reaction.
  • Krebs cycle.
  • Oxidative phosphorylation.
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2
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What are the two types of respiration?

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Aerobic and Anaerobic.

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3
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What occurs during aerobic respiration?

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Complete breakdown of glucose to from CO2.

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4
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Why is aerobic respiration more efficient than anaerobic respiration?

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More ATP is produced per molecule of glucose.

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5
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What is the main difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?

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Aerobic respiration requires oxygen while anaerobic respiration does not.

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6
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What occurs during anaerobic respiration?

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Incomplete breakdown of glucose, making harmful waste products.

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7
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Which type of respiration is faster?

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Anaerobic respiration.

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8
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Where does glycolysis occur?

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Cytoplasm.

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9
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Where does the link reaction occur?

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Matrix of mitochondria.

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10
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Where does the Krebs cycle occur?

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Matrix of mitochondria.

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11
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Where does oxidative phosphorylation occur?

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Inner membrane space of mitochondria.

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12
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What happens during glycolysis?

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  • Glucose is phosphorylated twice, first to form glucose phosphate then hexose bisphosphate.
  • hexose bisphosphate is then split into two molecules of triode phosphate.
  • Each triose phosphate molecule is oxidised to form pyruvate.
  • Pyruvate is actively transported into the mitochondria for link reaction.
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13
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What type of process is glycolysis?

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Anaerobic.

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14
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What is the net yield of glycolysis?

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2 ATP.

2 NADH.

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15
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What happens in the link reaction?

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  • Pyruvate is dehydrogenated and decarboxylated to from acetate.
  • Acetate combines with coenzyme A to form acetyl coenzyme A.
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16
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What is meant by dehydrogenation?

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Loss of hydrogen atom/ion.

17
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What is meant by decarboxylation?

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Loss of carbon atom.

18
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What are the products of the link reaction per glucose?

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2x NADH.

2x CO2.

19
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What are the products of the link reaction per reaction?

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1x NADH.

1x CO2.

20
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What happens in the Krebs cycle?

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  • Acetyl coenzyme A is combined with a 4 carbon molecule to form a 6 carbon molecule.
  • This 6 carbon molecule then uses carbon dioxide and hydrogen (used to produce NADH) to give a single ATP (from substrate level phosphorylation), reduced FAD and a 4 carbon molecule (which then combines with Acetyl coenzyme A to start the cycle again).
21
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What is substrate level phosphorylation?

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Creation of ATP without ATP synthase. Phosphate is added to ADP to from another molecule.

22
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What role do lipids/proteins play in the Krebs cycle?

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They can also be respired anaerobically. Broken down into acetyl coenzyme A to enter the Krebs cycle.

23
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What are the products of each cycle?

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3x NADH.
1x ATP.
1x FADH.
2x CO2.

24
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What occurs during oxidative phosphorylation?

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-Electrons and protons are released from reduced coenzymes.
-Electrons flow along an electron transfer chain in a series of redox reactions.
electrons release energy which is used to from ATP.
-Oxygen is the final electron acceptor - it combines with electrons and protons to form water.

25
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What stage produces most of the ATP during aerobic respiration?

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Oxidative Phosphorylation.

26
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What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration in plants?

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Pyruvate + reduced NAD = ethanol + carbon dioxide + NAD.

27
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What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration in animals?

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Pyruvate + reduced NAD = lactate + NAD.

28
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What is essential for glycolysis and how does this play a role in anaerobic respiration?

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NAD is needed for glycolysis. In anaerobic respiration, NAD is regenerated by reducing pyruvate.

29
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What is a respiratory substrate?

A

Any biological molecule that can be respired to release energy.

30
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What is the relative energy values of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates?

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Lipids > Proteins > Carbohydrates.

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