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BIOL 1103/minitest 3
energy, metabolism, photosynthesis
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
09/28/2008

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When molecules are broken apart in respiration,

 

a. The heat produced is used to drive biological reactions.

b. The oxygen in the compounds that are broken apart is used as an energy source.

c. The energy released in respiration is channeled into molecules of ADP to form ATP.

d. ATP is converted into ADP.

e. ADP is released as a waste product.

Definition
C. THE ENERGY RELEASED IN RESPIRATION IS CHANNELED INTO MOLECULES OF ADP TO FORM ATP.
Term
How many ATP molecules (net yield) are produced per molecule of glucose degraded during glycolysis?
Definition
two
Term
The end product of glycolysis is _______.
Definition
pyruvate
Term
Why is the Krebs Cycle significant?
Definition
The Krebs cycle produces the majority of the NADH and FADH2 from the breakdown of glucose.
Term
Strenuous exercise for muscle cells increases CO2 production. Specifically, where is the CO2 coming from?
Definition
Krebs Cycle
Term
What is the final electron acceptor in cellular respiration?
Definition
oxygen
Term
The direct energy source that drives ATP synthesis during electron transport phosphorylation is __________.
Definition
the difference in H+ concentration of opposite sides of the inner mitochondrial membranes driving ions across the membrane
Term
Dinitrophenol (DNP) is a substance body-builders use that causes membranes to become more permeable to H+ ions. What would you expect to happen to a male body builder that is given an injection of this substance and kept on the same diet throughout the experiment?
Definition
His metabolic rate would decrease and he would gain weight.
Term
When oxygen is present:
Definition
most cells utilize aerobic cellular respiration.
Term
If fermentation follows glycolysis,
Definition
the two NADH molecules produced during glycolysis will (depending on the organism) be recycled into NAD+, as pyruvate is converted into either lactate or ethanol and CO2.
Term

Which of the following is true of glycolysis followed by fermentation?

 

a. It produces a net gain of ATP.

b. It produces a net gain of NAD+.

c. It is an aerobic process.

d. It can be performed only by bacteria.

e. It produces more ATP than aerobic respiration.

Definition
B. IT PRODUCES A NET GAIN OF NAD+.
Term

Which of the following reactions would release energy?

 

a. adding a phosphate group to ADP to form ATP

b. adding amino acids together to form a protein

c. taking sugars off glycogen molecules

d. A and B would release energy

e. all of the above 

Definition
C. TAKING SUGARS OFF GLYCOGEN MOLECULES WOULD RELEASE ENERGY.
Term

In which of the following reactions do the products have less stored potential energy than the starting reactants?

 

a. converting monosaccharides into complex carbohydrates.

b. photosynthesis

c. digestion of sucrose into glucose and fructose in the small intestine

d. production of lactose from glucose and galactose in the mammary gland 

Definition
C. DIGESTION OF SUCROSE INTO GLUCOSE AND FRUCTOSE IN THE SMALL INTESTINE
Term
endergonic reaction
Definition
a chemical reaction in which the ending set of molecules (the products) contains more energy than the starting set of molecules (the reactants)
Term
exergonic reaction
Definition
a chemical reaction in which the starting set of molecules (the reactants) contains more energy than the final set of molecules (the products)
Term
Without the enzyme Antabuse, the toxic _____ acetaldehyde is not converted to the harmless _____ acetate and symptoms like headache, nausea, vomiting, and flushed skin result.
Definition
substrate; product
Term
During prolonged exercise, ATP is used at an incredible rate, and is repaid by aerobic respiration, specifically in the electron transport system.  During electron transport, water is formed.  Where do the oxygen atoms in water come from?
Definition
oxygen from breathing
Term

One diet-supplement called "Exercise in a Bottle" that claims to help you burn fat even while you are sleeping is actually pure pyruvate.  In which of the following stages of metabolism can pyruvate be used?

 

a. glycolysis

b. creation of Acetyl CoA which enters the Krebs Cycle

c. fermentation

d. electron transport chain 

Definition

B or C

(creation of Acetyl CoA which enters the Krebs Cycle AND during fermentation) 

Term
In addition to ATP, what are the end products of glycolysis?
Definition
NADH and pyruvate
Term
Why is it that after 10 minutes of exercise most of the ATP is generated by aerobic rather than anaerobic metabolic processes?
Definition
Because the aerobic pathways, although much slower, can be used to make much more ATP that the anaerobic pathway can.
Term

If fermentation follows glycolysis,

 

a. CO2 will be converted to ethanol

b. the two NADH molecules produced during glycolysis will be recycled into NAD+, as pyruvate is converted into either lactate or ethanol and CO2 (depending on the organism).

c. ATP will be required to convert pyruvate to either lactate or ethanol and CO2.

d. ATP is synthesized as H+ ions cross over the plasma membrane.

e. enormous amounts of ATP are released. 

Definition
B. THE TWO NADH MOLECULES PRODUCED DURING GLYCOLYSIS WILL BE RECYCLED INTO NAD+, AS PYRUVATE IS CONVERTED INTO EITHER LACTATE OR ETHANOL AND CO2 (DEPENDING ON THE ORGANISM).
Term

Which of the following important molecules transfer electrons from the Krebs cycle to the electon tranport system?

 

a. ATP and CO2

b. CO2 and FADH2

c. FADH2 and NADH

d. NADH and ATP

e. NADH, FADH2, and ATP 

Definition
C. FADH2 AND NADH
Term
During the big payoff in energy at the end of aerobic respiration, what activates the mitochondrial membrane protein, ATP synthase, to produce ATP?
Definition
H+ ions flowing across the mitochondrial inner membrane
Term
Suppose a yeast cell uses ten molecules of glucose as an energy source.  No oxygen is available.  What would be the maximum yield of ATP?
Definition
20
Term

In which stage(s) is no ATP produced?

 

a. glycolysis

b. Krebs cycle

c. electron transport system

d. all of these

e. none of these 

Definition
E. NONE OF THESE
Term

In which stage(s) is the most ATP produced?

 

a. glycolysis

b. Krebs cycle

c. electron transport system

d. all of these

e. none of these 

Definition
C. ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Term

Which of these stages occurs in the cytoplasm?

 

a. glycolysis

b. Krebs cycle

c. electron transport system

d. all of these

e. none of these 

Definition
A. GLYCOLYSIS
Term

Which of these stages occurs in the mitochondrial membranes?

 

a. glycolysis

b. Krebs cycle

c. electron transport system

d. all of these

e. none of these 

Definition
C. ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Term

Which of these stages requires oxygen directly?

 

a. glycolysis

b. Krebs cycle

c. electron transport system

d. all of these

e. none of these 

Definition
C. ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Term
The majority of the actual weight (dry mass) gained by plants as they grow from seed to adult plants come from ________.
Definition
substances dissolved in water taken up directly from plant roots
Term
Assuming that a leaf's only pigment is chlorophyll, what wavelength of light is it best able to absorb?
Definition
yellow and green
Term
almost all enzymes are _______
Definition
proteins
Term
enzymes don't provide energy, they just make reactions happen ______ and ______
Definition
easier and faster
Term
the sum of all chemical reactions carried out by a cell or larger organism; ATP and NAD+ allow cells to transfer the energy
Definition
metabolism
Term
transfer energy from _______ breakdown of glucose to _______ addition of third phosphate to ___ to make ___
Definition
exergonic; endergonic; ADP; ATP
Term
two main types of energy-releasing pathways
Definition
aerobic and anaerobic
Term
energy-releasing pathway that requires O2
Definition
aerobic respiration
Term
energy-releasing pathway that does not require O2
Definition
anaerobic respiration
Term
________ cells get most of the energy from aerobic respiration
Definition
eukaryotic
Term

Definition
Term
4 stages of metabolism
Definition

1. glycolysis

2. acetyl CoA formation

(optional step 2a. fermentation)

3. Kreb's Cycle

4. Electron Transport 

Term

GLYCOLYSIS

 

a. O2 used?

b. glucose C now product?

c. # of ATP

d. # of NADH 

Definition

a. no

b. 2 pyruvates

3. 2

4. 2 

Term
exercising for long periods of time uses _______ respiration
Definition
aerobic
Term

Acetyl CoA formation

 

1. original C of glucose are now ______

2. O2 used?

3. # of ATP

4. # of NADH 

Definition

1. 2 CO2 + 2 acetyl CoA

2. 2

3. 0

4. 4 

Term

Kreb's cycle

 

1. original C of glucose are now ______

2. # of ATP

3. # of NADH

4. # of FADH2

Definition

1. 4 more CO2

2.  2

3. 6

4. 2 

Term
optional stage 2a (fermentation) occurs when exercise under ________ conditions is prolonged
Definition
anaerobic
Term
the first law of thermodynamics
Definition
energy can neither be created nor destroyed, just transformed
Term
the second law of thermodynamics
Definition
energy transfers always results in a greater amount of disorder in the universe
Term
entropy
Definition
a measure of the amount of disorder in a system; the greater the entropy, the greater the disorder
Term
example of an exergonic reaction
Definition
starches breaking down into sugars
Term
examples of an endergonic reaction
Definition
when simple glucose molecules are brought together to form glycogen, a storage form of carbohydrates
Term
coupled reaction
Definition
a chemical reaction in which an exergonic reaction powers an endergonic reaction
Term
ATP
Definition
a nucleotide that functions as the most important energy transfer molecule in living things
Term
potential energy
Definition
The energy of a particle or system of particles derived from position, or condition, rather than motion. A raised weight, coiled spring, or charged battery has potential energy.
Term
kinetic energy
Definition
The energy possessed by a body because of its motion, equal to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.
Term
substrate
Definition
the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
Term
product
Definition
A substance resulting from a chemical reaction.
Term
catalysts
Definition
A substance that starts or speeds up a chemical reaction while undergoing no permanent change itself. The enzymes in saliva, for example, are catalysts in digestion.
Term
active site
Definition
The part of an enzyme or antibody where a chemical reaction occurs
Term
NAD+
Definition
A coenzyme, C21H27N7O14P2, occurring in most living cells and utilized alternately with NADH as an oxidizing or reducing agent in various metabolic processes.
Term
glycolysis
Definition
The metabolic breakdown of glucose and other sugars that releases energy in the form of ATP.
Term
Kreb's cycle
Definition
a cycle of enzyme-catalyzed reactions in living cells that is the final series of reactions of aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty acids, and by which carbon dioxide is produced, oxygen is reduced, and ATP is formed
Term
photosynthesis
Definition
the process by which certain groups of organisms capture energy from sunlight and convert this solar energy into chemical energy that is initially stored in a carbohydrate
Term
chloroplasts
Definition
the organelles within plant and algae cells that are the sites of photosynthesis
Term
Calvin Cycle (or C3 cycle)
Definition
the set of steps in photosynthesis in which energetic electrons are brought together with carbon dioxide and a sugar to produce an energetic carbohydrate
Term
carbon fixation
Definition
occurs during first steps of Calvin cycle; carbon dioxide is fixed into starting sugar, RuBP
Term
4 steps of the Calvin Cycle
Definition

1. bringing together of carbon dioxide and sugar

2. energizing the sugar

3. the food has arrived

4 regeneration of RuBP 

Term
rubisco
Definition
enzyme that brings together CO2 and the sugar RuBP in its active site
Term
PEP carboxylase
Definition
enzyme responsible for the primary fixation of carbon dioxide in c4 plants. Carboxylates PEP phosphoenolpyruvate to give oxaloacetate. Also important in crassulacean acid metabolism, since it is responsible for carbon dioxide fixation in the dark.
Term
C3 plants
Definition
plants that use RuDP carboxylase to fix CO2 and the first organic molecule created is phosphoglycerat
Term
C4 plants
Definition
plants that use PEP carboxylase to fix CO2 and the first organic molecule is oxalacetic acid; photosynthesis occurs 6 times faster in these plants
Term
chlorophyll
Definition
photosynthetic pigments in plants located in chloroplasts; used to absorb sunlight for photosynthesis to occur in plants
Term
light reaction
Definition
The reaction taking place in the chloroplast in which the absorption of a photon leads to the formation of atp and nadph.
Term
dark reaction
Definition
reaction that utilizes ATP and NADHP to synthesize starch
Term
photosystem I
Definition
contains photosynthetic units with 200 or more molecules of chlorophyll a, small amounts of chlorophyll b, protein saddled carotenoid pigment, and a pair of specialized reaction-center molecules of chlorophyll called P700. All pigments in a photosystem are capable of absorbing photons, however, only the reaction-center molecules can really utilize the light energy.  The other pigments aren’t worthless in the system, as they act sort of like an antenna in gathering and passing light energy along to the reaction-center. Iron-sulphur complexed proteins initially receive electrons from P700 and serve as primary electron acceptors for the units
Term
photosystem II
Definition
contains chlorophyll a, protein saddled beta-carotene, a small amount of chlorophyll b and special pair of reaction-center molecules of chlorophyll a otherwise called, P680. The photosystem has a primary electron acceptor called pheophytin or Pheo
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