Respiration Flashcards

1
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Is a process that breaks down complex carbon compounds into simpler molecules and simultaneously generates ATP.

A

Respiration

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2
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are used to power other metabolic processes

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ATPS

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3
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respiratory site of the cells (ATP)

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Mitochondrion

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4
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2 types of Respiration

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Aero and Anaero

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5
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requires oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor.

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Aerobic respiration

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6
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respiration without oxygen, often called fermentation

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Anaerobic

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7
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Importance of respiration

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  1. Production of ATPs
    a. Direct Substrate Phosporylation
    b. Chemiosmotic Phosphorylation
    e. g. Oxidative Phosphorylation
  2. Production of NADH
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8
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strictly dependent on Oxygen

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Strictly aerobes or obligate aerobes

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9
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presence of Oxygen kills the organisms

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Obligate anaerobes

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10
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may live/respire in the absence or presence of Oxygen

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may live/respire in the absence or presence of Oxygen

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11
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Three Stages of Aerobic respiration

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  1. Glycolysis
  2. Kreb’s Cycle
  3. Electron Transport Chain/System
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12
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Embden-Meyerhoff Pathway

constitutes the major portion of ANaerobic respiration and is also the first part of aerobic respiration.

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Glycolysis

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13
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citric acid cycle – one of the intermediates is ___ , anion of ___

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citrate;citric acid

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14
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was carried out by Hans Krebs

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Kreb’s Cycle

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15
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several intermediates are tricarboxylic acids

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tricarboxylic acids cycle

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16
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The steps that transport protons from the matrix to the crista lumen, establishing a proton/hydroxyl chemiosmotic gradient.

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Chemiosmotic Phosphorylation