Test 3 Flashcards
(54 cards)
Write the following equation for photosynthesis.
6CO2 + 6H2O ➪ C6H12O6 + 6O2
What are the two major reactions of photosynthesis?
Light dependent and light independent
Light independent reactions are also known as ________ cycle.
Calvin
How many turns of the cycle produce a 3-carbon sugar?
3 turns
Flat sacs inside of the chloroplast are called ______
Grana
What are the two photosystems and what does each produce ?
Photosystem II (PSII): ATP
Photosystem I (PSI): NADPH
Give an example of a C3 plant.
Rice
Give an example of a C4 plant.
Corn
Give an example of a plant that carries out photosynthesis at night.
Cactus and pineapple
Why are plants green?
Plants absorb all wavelengths of light other than green
Write the overall cellular respiration equation:
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ➪ 6CO2 + 6H2O
List the four stages of aerobic cellular respiration:
a. Glycolysis
b. Transition reaction
c. Krebs cycle
d. Electron transport chain
NAD ⁺ accepts electrons and becomes _______.
NADH
FAD accepts two electrons and becomes _________.
FADH ₂
Glycolysis is break down of ___________
Glucose to 2 pyruvates
Glycolysis takes place in _________________.
Cytoplasm outside of mitochondria
How many net ATP molecules are formed during glycolysis ________.
2 net
Inner-membrane of mitochondria is called _______ and innermost compartment is called _______.
Cristae, matrix
Transition reaction and kreb’s cycle enzymes are located in ______ while _____________ is located in cristae.
Matrix, electron transport chain
In transition reaction, pyruvate is converted to two carbon _________ which enters the Krebs’s cycle.
acetyl COA
How many turns does Krebs’s cycle make per glucose molecule?
2 turns
Per cycle, Krebs’s cycle produces ____ CO2, _____ NADH,____ FADH and ______ ATP.
2,3,1,1
In electron transport chain, what is the final acceptor of electrons ________ which is converted to________.
oxygen, water
What percent of energy of glucose becomes ATP____ and what
percent becomes heat ____.
40%, 60%