Ap bio chap 9-10
Catabolic pathways are metabolic pathways that release stored energy by breaking down complex molecules
During cellular respiration glucose is oxidized and oxygen is reduced
During an oxidation-reduction reaction glucose loses a hydrogen atom and the molecule is oxidized
NAD+ is reduced to NADH during both glycolysis and the citric cycle
Glycolysis takes place in the cytosol
Substrate level phosphorylation generate the ATP that is made during glycolysis
Oxygen consumed during cellular respiration is involved in the accepting of electrons at the end of the electron transport chain
Glycolysis in eukaryotic cells will take place whether or not oxygen is present
When an electron shifts to a more electronegative atom it loses potential energy
When glucose is catabolized to a pyruvate its energy is retained by the pyruvate
The end products of glycolysis are ATP, NADH and pyruvate
When a molecule is phosphorylated it has an increased chemical activity and is primed to do cellular work
Glycolysis uses stored ATP ( the “investment phase”) and forms a net increase in ATP (the “payoff phase”)
When a pyruvate is catabolized in the citric cycle it follows 3 steps which result in the formation of acetyl CoA, NADH, H+, and CO2
The oxidation of one pyruvate molecule will feed 2 carbon atoms into the citric acid cycle
During cellular respiration, oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and the citric cycle release CO2
12 NADH+FADH2 molecules are produced for each molecule of glucose metabolized by glycolysis and the citric cycle
During aerobic respiration electrons travel down hill following the sequence: food🡪NADH🡪electron transport chain🡪oxygen
The mitochondrial inner membrane is where the protons of the electron transport chain are located
Oxidative phosphorylation (chemiosmosis) produced the most ATP when glucose is completely oxidized to CO2 and H2O
The complete oxidation of 2 molecules of glucose can produce 72 to 76 ATP
Glycolysis occurs whether or not oxygen is present
Glycolysis is found in both cellular respiration and fermentation
The reduction of acetaldehyde to ethanol is result of NAD+ being regenerated from NADH
Both alcohol fermentation and lactic acid fermentation oxidize NADH to NAD+
Potassium ions increase causing muscle fatigue when muscle cells undergo anaerobic respiration
Plant cells use their mitochondria for oxidation of pyruvate in photosynthesizing cells in dark periods and in other tissues all the time
The Calvin cycle takes place in the stroma of the chloroplast
Many pigments can absorb light during photosynthesis
In photosystem II the electron vacancies in P680 are filled by electrons derived from water
Photosystem I receives electrons from plastocyanin
Chemiosmotic process in chloroplasts establishes the proton gradient
During respiration the reduction of oxygen forms water
During photosynthesis there is a reduction of NADP+
The splitting of CO2 to form O2 DOES NOT occur during photosynthesis or respiration
Both photosynthesis and respiration generate proton gradients across membranes
Wavelength of light and quantity of energy per photon are inversely related
Carotenoids dissipate excessive light energy
The Calvin cycle synthesizes simple sugars from carbon dioxide
The light reactions of photosynthesis supply the Calvin cycle with ATP and NADPH
Photosynthesis is similar in C4 and CAM plants because rubisco is not used to fix carbon initially
The Calvin cycle does NOT release oxygen