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Metabolic pathways which release energy by breaking down complex molecules to simpler compounds are ___(anabolic/catabolic) pathways.

Catabolic pathways

The citric acid cycle occurs in _________ conditions. (anaerobic/aerobic)

aerobic

Glycolysis is a partial degradation of sugars that occurs ___ (with/without) oxygen.

without

Fermentation is a partial degradation of sugars that occurs ___ (with/without) oxygen.

without

Reactions that result in the transfer of one or more electrons from one reactant to another are called _____.

Oxidation-reduction reactions (redox reactions)
The loss of electrons or hydrogens is ____.

oxidation

The addition of electrons or hydrogens is ____.
Reduction

In the equation: Na + Cl ---> Na+ + Cl-


1) What is being oxidized?


2) What is being reduced?

1) Na


2) Cl

In the equation: XH+ Y --> X + YH,


1) What is being reduced?


2) What is being oxidized?

1) Y


2) X

The carrier molecule NADH passes the electrons directly to _____ during cellular respiration.


A. Complex I


B. Complex II


C. Complex III


D. Oxygen

complex I of the electron transport chain

What are the three major stages of cellular respiration?

1 glycolysis
2 citric acid cycle
3 oxidative phosphorylation (electron transport and chemiosmosis)

Glycolysis occurs in the ___ of the cell.

cytoplasm.

The citric acid (Krebs) cycle occurs in the ___ of the cell.

mitochondrial matrix.

Oxidative phosphorylation occurs in the _____ of the cell.

mitochondria

The electron transport chain is located in the _______ of the mitochondria.

Inner membrane

A small amount of ATP released during glycolysis is made by ______


A. Oxidative phosphorylation


B. substrate-level phosphorylation


C. Photophosphorylation

substrate-level phosphorylation.
_____ is the breakdown of glucose into two molecules of pyruvate.
Glycolysis

During the energy investment phase of glycolysis, how many ATP are required?

2

Cellular respiration is the ____ (oxidation/reduction) of glucose.

oxidation

How many NADH are made in the citric acid cycle from 2 acetylCoA?

6

How many FADH2 are made in the citric acid cycle from 2 acetylCoA?

2

_____ and ___ are carrier molecules that relay electrons extracted from food to the electron transport chain.

NADH and FADH2

Which two electron carriers donate electrons to the electron transport chain?

NADH and FADH2

Electrons drop in free energy as they go down the electron transport chain and are finally passed to___, forming ____.

oxygen
water

The electron transport chain generates no ATP directly but pumps (transports) _____ into the _____ creating a gradient referred to as a ______.

H+
intermembrane space


proton motive force

Electron transfer (redox reactions) in the electron transport chain causes Complex proteins to pump ___ from the ___ to the intermembrane space

H+
mitochondrial matrix

During ATP synthesis, H+ move back across the membrane, passing through the enzyme called ____.

ATP synthase

ATP synthase uses the exergonic flow of _____ to drive phosphorylation of ATP.

H+

The energy stored in a H+ gradient across a membrane is called a ____.

Proton motive force

____ couples the redox reactions of the electron transport chain to ATP synthesis.

chemiosmosis

Cellular respiration generates ____ total ATP molecules for each glucose molecule it oxidizes.

32

During respiration, most energy flows from glucose -> ______ -> electron transport chain -> proton-motive force -> ATP.

NADH and FADH2

During respiration, most energy flows from glucose -> NADH and FADH2 -> ______-> proton-motive force -> ATP.
electron transport chain
During respiration, most energy flows from glucose -> NADH and FADH2 -> electron transport chain -> proton-motive force -> _______
ATP.
During respiration, most energy flows from glucose -> NADH and FADH2 -> electron transport chain -> _______-> ATP.
proton-motive force

one glucose molecule is oxidized to ____ CO2 molecules during cellular respiration.

6

_____ ATP (net) are produced by substrate-level phosphorylation during glycolysis and ____ more in the citric acid cycle.

2
2

Each NADH from the citric acid cycle contributes enough energy to generate a maximum of______ ATP.

2.5

Each FADH2 from the citric acid cycle can be used to generate about ____ ATP.

1.5

In some eukaryotic cells, NADH produced in the cytosol by glycolysis may be worth only ___ ATP because the electrons must be shuttled into the ____.

1.5
mitochondria

A yield of _____ ATP is produced by oxidative phosphorylation from one glucose.

28

Complete oxidation of glucose releases ____ kcal per mole.

686

Formation of each ATP requires at least ___ kcal/mole.
7.3

Fermentation can generate ATP from glucose by ____only.




A. Oxidative phosphorylation


B. substrate-level phosphorylation


C. Photophosphorylation

substrate-level phosphorylation

During fermentation, when pyruvate accepts H from NADH + H+, pyruvate is____ (oxidized/reduced) to compounds such as alcohol or lactic acid.

Reduced

Alcohol fermentation is the ___ (oxidation/reduction) of pyruvate to___and ___

reduction
ethanol
carbon dioxide

Lactic acid fermentation is the ___ (oxidation/reduction) of pyruvate to___

reduction
lactic acid

In fermentation, the electrons of NADH are passed to an organic molecule, regenerating ____
NAD+
Proteins must be digested to ______ before feeding into glycolysis or the citric acid cycle.
amino acids
Fats are digested to ____ and ____
glycerol
fatty acids
An oxidized gram of fat produces ______ kcal/g
9
An oxidized gram of protein produces ______ kcal/g
4
An oxidized gram of carbohydrates produces ______ kcal/g
4

_____ water molecules are required for the complete breakdown of glucose.

6

Oxygen at the end of the electron transport chain is being ____ (oxidized/reduced) to water.

reduced
The carbon dioxide we exhale is produced in ______
the citric acid cycle

How many water molecules would be produced when 4 NADH + 4H+ are sent through the electron transport chain?

4

In chemiosmosis, the flow of electrons through the electron transport chain results in the transport and build-up of H+ in the mitochondrial____

Intermembrane space

Where in the mitochondria does the citric acid cycle occur?

matrix

Where in the mitochondria are the complexes of the electron transport chain?

inner membrane

In the presence of oxygen, what is the maximum number of ATP's made in cellular respiration from the degradation of one glucose by oxidative phosphorylation alone?

28

In the presence of oxygen, what is the maximum number of ATP's made in cellular respiration from the degradation of one glucose by substrate-level phosphorylation alone?

4

How many ATP’s are produced in chemiosmosis from the energy of the FADH2 produced in the citric acid (Kreb’s) cycle from one glucose?

3

The oxygen consumed during cellular respiration is involved directly in which process or event?

accepting electrons at the end of the electron transport chain.

Which complex of the electron transport chain is not used when FADH2 is oxidized in chemiosmosis?

Complex I

Which complex of the electron transport chain is not used when NAD is oxidized in chemiosmosis?

Complex II

How many O2 molecules would be required for 6 NADH + 6H+ to send their electrons through the electron transport chain?

3

How many water molecules are produced during the complete breakdown of glucose?
12

A yield of _____ ATP is produced by oxidative phosphorylation from the NADH and FADH2 produced in the citric acid cycle from 2 acetylCoA.

18

A yield of _____ ATP is produced by oxidative phosphorylation from the NADH molecules produced in glycolysis from 1 glucose.

5

Cellular respiration is what type of pathway?
Catabolic

What are the net input molecules of glycolysis?

Glucose
ADP + Pi
NAD+

What are the net output molecules of glycolysis?

Pyruvate
ATP
NADH

What are the input molecules of the citric acid cycle? (starting with acetylCoA)

AcetylCoA
NAD+
FAD
ADP + Pi
Water

What are the output molecules of the citric acid cycle? (starting with acetylCoA)

Carbon dioxide
NADH
FADH2
ATP

What are the input molecules of oxidative phosphorylation?

oxygen
NADH
FADH2
ADP + Pi

What are the output molecules of oxidative phosphorylation?

Water
NAD+
FAD
ATP

Glycolysis occurs in _________ conditions. (anaerobic/aerobic)

anaerobic and aerobic

Oxidative phosphorylation occurs in _________ conditions. (anaerobic/aerobic)
aerobic
Fermentation occurs in _________ conditions. (anaerobic/aerobic)
anaerobic
In the equation: Na + Cl ---> Na+ + Cl-, What is being reduced?
Cl

In the equation: XH+ Y --> X + YH, What is being oxidized?

X

What are the two parts of oxidative phosphorylation?

electron transport and chemiosmosis

How many NADH are made during the oxidation of pyruvate to acetylCoA?

2

How many ATP are produced by oxidative phosphorylation from the NADH that are made during the oxidation of pyruvate to acetylCoA?

5

A yield of _____ ATP is produced by oxidative phosphorylation from the NADH produced in the citric acid cycle from acetylCoA.

15

How many CO2 are made during the oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA?

2