Metabolism Flashcards

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what are the 3 actions of metabolic pathways?

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break down nutrients, synthesize complex molecules, convert one molecule to another

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catabolic pathways are also called ____

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degrative

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catabolic pathways break down ___ ____ obtained from the diet/cellular reserves to generate ____ energy

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nutrient molecules, ATP

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anabolic pathways are also called _____

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biosynthetic

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anabolic pathways synthesize ___ ___ ____ from simple ____

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complex biological molecules, precursors

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The the TCA cycle, the _____ are more important than the ___ ___

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byproducts, final product

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What part of ATP is important for energy storage and is high in energy?

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beta and gamma phosphate bonds

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____ use CO2 as their sole source of carbon to synthesize other compounds

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autotrophs

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plants are classified as what regarding sources of carbon?

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autotrophs

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____ require an organic form of carbon such as glucose

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heterotrophs

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animals/bacteria are classified as what regarding sources of carbon?

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heterotrophs

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____ are photosynthetic and use light as their source of energy

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phototrophs

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plants are classified as what in regard to source of energy?

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phototrophs

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14
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____ use organic/dietary sources of energy

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chemotrophs

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animals are classified as what in regard to source of energy?

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chemotrophs

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_____ use O2 in energy-producing pathways

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aerobes

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17
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____can exist without O2

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anaerobes

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18
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animals are classified as what in regard to oxygen use?

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aerobes

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microbes are classified as what in regard to oxygen use?

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anaerobes

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anaerobes produce enough energy in ____ to not need O2

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glycolosis

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21
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CO2, light, plants

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photoautotrophs

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organic cpds, light, nonsulfur purple bacteria

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photoheterotrophs

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CO2, oxidation reduction reactions, nitrifying bacteria

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chemoautotrophs

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organic cpds, oxidation reduction reactions, animals

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chemoheterotrophs

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what are the energy yielding nutrients in catabolic reactions?
carbohydrates, fats, proteins
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what are the energy poor end products of catabolic reactions?
H2O, CO2, NH3
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what is the energetic byproduct of catabolic reactions?
NADH
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what are the precursor molecules of anabolic reactions?
amino acids, sugars, fatty acids, nitrogenous bases
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what are the cell macromolecule products of anaerobic reactions?
proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, nucleic acids
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____ is used up in anaerobic reactions
NADPH
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____ is produced in the glycolysis pathway and citric acid cycle
NADH
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_____ is produced in the pentose phosphate pathway
NADPH
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____ is important on NADH and NADPH structure
niacin (B3)
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___ pathways generate chemical energy in the form of ATP
exergonic
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are catabolic pathways exergonic or endergonic?
exergonic
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____ pathways use chemical energy of ATP to form new covalent bonds
endergonic
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are anabolic pathways exergonic or endergonic?
endergonic
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what is the most common enzyme pathway?
physically separate soluble enzymes
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what enzyme pathways is located in cellular cytoplasm and involves diffusing and moving?
physically separate, soluble enzymes
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what enzyme pathway has the enzymes linked together in a quaternary structure, and the substrate is passed alone the enzyme chain?
cytoplasmic multienzyme complexes
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what enzyme pathway involves enzymes that are associated with the outer cell membrane?
membrane-associated multienzyme complexes
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what are the 2 enzyme options of catabolic and anabolic pathways?
different and shared
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what enzyme option is preferred for catabolic and anabolic pathways?
different
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what is a key property of many enzymes?
they can catalyze both anabolic and catabolic reactions depending on circumstance
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____ is the stepwise degradation of glucose and other simple sugars to produce pyruvate
glycolysis
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what is the product of glycolosis?
pyruvate
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glycolysis is an ____ process
anaerobic
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glycolysis provides the precursors for aerobic processes such as _____
TCA cycle
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glycolysis provides __ ___ ___ ____ by generating ATP when oxygen is limited
short term energy sources
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what occurs in the first phase of glycolysis?
there are 5 enzyme catalyzed reactions that allow glucose molecules to be broken down into 3 molecules of glyceralydehyde-3-phosphate
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what occurs in the second phase of glycolysis?
five reactions covert the 2 molecules ofglyceralydehyde-3-phosphate into 2 molecules of pyruvate
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phase 1 of glycolysis consumes ____ molecules of ATP
2
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phase 2 of glycolysis generates ____ molecules of ATP
4
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what is the net number of ATP molecules produced by glycolysis?
2 (4-2)
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in aerobic cells, ___ carbon atoms of the 3-carbon pyruvate become the acetyl group of ____ ___ _____
2, acetyl co-A
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____ ____ _____ molecules are metabolized by the ___ _____ and ____ ____ to generate ATP
acetyl co-A, TCA cycle, oxidative phosphorilation
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____ ATP molecules are produced per molecule of glucose entering glycolysis
30
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where are glycolysis enzymes located/the process occurs?
cytosol
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where are citric acid cycle enzymes located/the process occurs?
mitochondrial matrix
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where are electron transport/oxidative phosphorylation enzymes located/the process occurs?
inner mitochondrial membrane
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what byproducts are released by catabolism in the ATP cycle?
CO2, H2O
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How is ATP formed in plants?
photosynthesis
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__ and ___ are the fuels for the ATP cycle
NADH, FADH