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bio 101 exam 3 Flashcards

1
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voltage across a membrane

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membrane potential

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2
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molecule with one part hydrophilic, one part hydrophobic

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amphipathic

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3
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moveable structure that is a mixture of proteins drifting in the a bilayer of phospholipids

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fluid mosaic model

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4
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influenced by fatty acid, cholesterol and temperature of a membrane

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fluidity

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5
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buffer to keep membrane from becoming too fluid or viscous

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cholesterol

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6
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moves ions and other molecules across membrane

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transport proteins

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7
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allows cell to receive signals from the environment

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receptors

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8
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catalyze chemical reactions

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enzymes

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9
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permanently associate with a membrane, embedded in the interior of the lipid bilayer

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integral membrane proteins

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10
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temporarily associated with lipid bilayer or integral membrane proteins

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peripheral proteins

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11
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proteins that go all the way from one side of the bilayer membrane to the other

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transmembrane proteins

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12
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membrane allows some substances to cross more easily than others

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selective permeability

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13
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membrane transport that requires no energy input

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passive transport

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14
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spontaneous net movement of particles down a concentration gradient

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diffusion

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15
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when a solute is more concentrated in one area than another

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concentration gradient

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16
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diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

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osmosis

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17
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transport proteins help polar molecules and ions diffuse across a membrane down a concentration gradient with protein channels or carriers

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facilitated diffusion

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18
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a solution’s ability to alter a cell’s shape by controlling the amount of water in it

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tonicity

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19
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lower concentration of solute (too much water), can swell and burst

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hypotonic

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20
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higher concentration of solute (not enough water) can shrivel and die

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hypertonic

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21
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equal concentration of solute, cell volume stable

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isotonic

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22
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change shape to provide corridors that allow specific molecules or ions to cross membrane

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carrier proteins

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23
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gated passages that open to let ions in without changing shape (like a straw)

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channel proteins

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24
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carrier proteins specifically for water’s passage (function in osmosis)

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aquaporins

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25
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solutes move AGAINST concentration gradient using carrier transport proteins, requiring ATP

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active transport

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26
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type of electrogenic pump for animals, carrier protein pumps out 3 Na ions for ever 2 K ions that are pumped in, higher K concentration inside, higher Na concentration outside

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sodium-potassium pump

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27
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electrogenic pump in plants, fungi and bacteria, active transport of H+ ions out of cell AGAINST concentration gradient

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proton pumps

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28
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transport protein that generates voltage across a membrane, storing energy that can be used for cellular work

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electrogenic pump

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29
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charge difference across cell membrane through active transport of ions

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electrochemical gradient

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30
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transport protein that couples the diffusion of one substance of doing down its concentration gradient with one that is going against it

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cotransport

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31
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molecules brought into the cell (membrane pinches to form vesicles)

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endocytosis

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32
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secretion of molecules outside the cell (vesicle spits materials out of membrane)

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exocytosis

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33
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controlling of cell pressure by regulating salt and water concentrations

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osmoregulation

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34
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sucks up and expels excess water in the cell in some protozoans

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contractile vacuoles

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35
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large storage of water in the middle of plant cells

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central vacuole

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36
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ideal state for plant cells, swollen and rigid, hypotonic

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turgid

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37
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floppy and loose in plant cells, isotonic

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flaccid

38
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shrinking of plant cell contents away from cell walls due to lack of water, hypertonic conditions

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plasmolysis

39
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active transport that uses energy directly from ATP

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primary active transport

40
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active transport that uses energy from ionic concentration differences between sides of a membrane

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secondary active transport

41
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force that promotes movement of protons across membrane to create an electrochemical gradient

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proton motive force (pmf)

42
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carbohydrates covalently bonded to lipids

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glycolipids

43
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carbohydrates covalently bonded to proteins

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glycoproteins

44
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how low temps influence membrane fluidity

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more rigid

45
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how high temps influence membrane fluidity

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more viscous

46
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direction that phospholipids and proteins move in a membrane

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lateral

47
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type of molecules the hydrophobic membrane interior allows the passage of

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other hydrophobic molecules

48
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how often are hydrophilic molecules permeable to the membrane

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hardly ever

49
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what kind of passage are small molecules given in a selectively permeable membrane

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slow passage, even if they are polar

50
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substances that constantly pass through the selectively permeable membrane

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sugars, amino acids, O2, CO2, ions

51
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cell engulfs food particles and creates food vesicles

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phagocytosis

52
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cell gulps drops of extracellular fluid into vesicles

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pincytosis

53
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cell gulps drops of extracellular fluid containing certain materials into vesicles

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receptor-mediated endocytosis

54
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when unneeded materials in the cell are digested and their nutrients recycled

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autophagy

55
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membrane proteins that allow temporary binding

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cell-cell recognition

56
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membrane proteins that create gap junctions and tight junctions

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intercellular joining

57
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membrane proteins that attach to ECM or cytoskeleton, stablizing

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anchors

58
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entire set of chemical reactions in an organism

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metabolism

59
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release of energy by the breakdown of large molecules

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catabolism

60
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consuming energy to build larger molecules

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anabolism

61
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capacity to cause change in a system

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energy

62
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energy of motion

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kinetic energy

63
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kinetic energy associated with random movement of atoms and molecules

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thermal energy

64
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stored energy due to position

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potential energy

65
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energy available for release in a chemical reaction

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chemical energy

66
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first law of thermodynamics

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energy is neither created nor destroyed

67
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second law of thermodynamics

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when energy is transferred or transformed, there is a loss of energy available to do work

68
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energy can be transferred from one object to another

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thermodynamics

69
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measure of disorder, randomness

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entropy

70
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process that occurs naturally without an outside force acting upon it or addition of energy

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spontaneous process

71
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measure of energy available to do work

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free energy

72
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spontaneous reaction, energy released, ΔG is negative

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exergonic

73
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nonspontaneous reaction, energy required, ΔG is positive

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endergonic

74
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source of energy to do most cellular work

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adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

75
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exergonic reaction drives an endergonic reaction

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energetic coupling

76
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phosphate group from ATP transferred to the reactant during energetic coupling

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phosphorylated intermediate

77
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catabolic pathway that breaks down organic molecules for production of ATP

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cellular respiration

78
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full breakdown of molecules using oxygen

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aerobic respiration

79
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reactions that transfer e- from one molecule to another

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redox reactions

80
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molecules that are both reduced and oxidized in cellular respiration as they accept and donate e-

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electron carriers

81
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main carrier molecule of cellular respiration

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NAD+/NADH

82
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second carrier molecule that functions in the citric acid cycle only

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FAD/FADH

83
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loss of electrons

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oxidation

84
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addition of electrons

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reduction

85
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series of proteins in the mitochondrial inner membrane

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electron transport chain (ETC)

86
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enzyme transfers a phosphate group from substrate to ADP to make ATP

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substrate level phosphorylation

87
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partial breakdown of organic molecules without oxygen

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fermentation

88
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anerobic process in the cytosol where one glucose is partially oxidized into two pyruvate molecules

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glycolysis

89
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product of glucose and reactant of acetyl CoA

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pyruvate

90
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process after glycolysis and before citric acid cycle where pyruvate goes to acetyl CoA

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pyruvate oxidation

91
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a coenzyme that is integral to the citric acid cycle of cellular respiration

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acetyl CoA

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