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occurs when the end-product of a metabolicpathway inhibits an enzyme’s activity near the start of the pathway.

feedback inhibition

A series of enzymatically catalyzed chemical reactions called_______________ store energy in and release energy from organic molecules.

metabolic pathways

The pentose phosphate pathway is used to oxidize five-carbonsugars; one ATP and 12 NADPH molecules are produced from oneglucose molecule


.- The Entner-Doudoroff pathway yields one ATP and two NADPHmolecules from oxidation of one glucose molecule.

alternatives to glycolysis

in glycolysis this is produced

six molecules of NADH, two molecules of FADH2, and two molecules of ATP.

polysaccharide biosynthesis

- Glycogen is formed from ADPG.- UDPNAc is the starting material for the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan.

fermentation vs anaerobic respiration

f= endogenous electron acceptor


r= exogenous electron acceptor, makes more energy, exclusively prokaryotes and archaea

pyruvic acid

c3h6o3


-give off 6CO2 6H2O

amino acid into krebs cycle

- carboxylae ( remove carbon)- deaminase (removal of amine group)- desulfurase (remove sulfure)

ethanol produced by

yeasts through fermentation

biodiesel produced by

algae through respiration

methane produced by

archaea through anarobic respiraiton

for every fadh2 that goes through the etc

2 atp

beta oxidation

fatty acids breaking off in 2 carbon units

chemoheterotroph- use ________ as energy source- use ________for energy source as carbon source

chemical, same chemical

chemoautotrophs

use carbon dioxide and fix it into organic molecules-

photoheterotrophs

light= energy sourcecarbon source= organic molecules made by something else

infection

microbes colonizing on a host

study of the cause of a disease

etiology

cutaneous

affecting the skin

pulonary

relating to the lungs

exotoxin

secretes

in cell wall released when bacteria are killed

endotoxin

cytotoxin

toxin that kills cells

endotoxin rules

gram -- structural- lps- lipid a- general action- heat stable- Lo toxicity- fever- high LD

gram -- structural- lps- lipid a- general action- heat stable- Lo toxicity- fever- high LD

endotoxin rules

- gram +- metabolic product- protein- specific action- heat labile (not heat stable)- Hi toxicity- no fever- small LD 50 (easy to contract , virulent)

exotoxin rules

enzymes

- coagulase ( blood clots together- kinases ( break through blood clot, digest fibron clot)- haluronidase (digesting glue that holds cell together, so they can move between cells)- collagenase ( digests connective collagen)- IgA proteases (proteases that destroy IgA)

bacteria cannot do this simultaneously

coagulase (clot) and kinases(break through clots)

damage that viruses cause

cytopathic effects

cytopathic effects of viruses

- stop mitosis- autolysis- inclusion bodies- synscytia (clump cells together)- altered function- contact inhibitonless ( make cells forget to stop growing when come in contact with each other, cause tumers, wart, cancer)- kinins (cause fluid loss from mucous membranes, common cold)

- neurotoxins- some interfere with protein synthesis RNA polymerase inhibitors- hypersensitivity- all caused by 3 genera that all have keratinase- only superficial

fungi

the study of natural history of infectious diseases

epidimiology

a set of standard criteria for deciding whether a person has a particular disease or health related condition, b specifying clinical criteria and limitation on time, place, and person

case definition

alcohol fermentaiton

- co2 as byproduct- acetadlhyde

virulence

degree of pathogenicity

application of screening, improvement , management,and exploitation of microorganisms for the production of various useful end products on a large scale.

industrial microbio

propionibacterium produce

propioinc acid and co2

saccharomyces produce

ethanol and co2

weizmann found

acetone and butyric acid made by clostridium

remove carbon from pyruvic acid to make

acetyl - coenzyme a- in doing this 2 co2 are removed

glycolysis takes 1 glucose and makes

2 (3 carbon) pyruvic acids and produces 2 ATP + 2 NADH

the enzymes of glycolysis extract some of the

potential energy stored in glucose- this process yeilds 2 atp and 2 nadh

4C compound + 2 acetyl coenzyme a

citric acid (6C compound)


-krebs cycle, citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid all the same

citric acid cycle =

krebs cycle

at end of glycolysis

4 atp are produced, but net yield is 2 atp

yield of glycolysis

2 atp, 2 electron carrying nadh, 2 pyruvates

in krebs cycle

h2o + pyruvic acid = co2- produces 2 ATP + 6NADH +2FADH2

krebs cycle is a

aerobic process

reactions of krebs cycle and electron transpor tchain require

oxygen gas- yield more atp than glycolysis

during krebs cycle the 2 acetyl coa molecules are oxidized yielding

4 CO2 , 2 ATP, 6 NADH, and 2 FDAH2

bacterial cell citric acid cycle and glycolysis takes place in

cytoplasm

etc in bacterial cell is in

plasma membrane

Decarboxylation of pyruvic acid produces one CO2 and one ________________ group.

acetyal

differnt organisms have different


- cytochrome oxidase found in


- enzyme that attaches electrons to oxygen

sequences of electron transport chains cytocrome

electron transport chain by product

hydrogen peroxide and oxygen which bind to o2 and h2o

energy comes from

substrate that you can oxidize


- glucose

eid

emerging infectious diseases

how eid come about or increase

-weather = behaviour of people during the weather


-over crowding


- antibiotic abuse


- genetic recomination


- migration


- geologic events = VALLEY FEVER RESPIRATORY INFECTION FROM EARTHQUAKE, HURICANE CHOLERA


- globalization = product carry, travel then mosquitos transmit


- predisposing factors


- suburbia = move into pathogen home


- pesticide use=


- improved case reporting - did it really emerge or were people distracted with bigger issues


- global warming= rain = more mosquitos due to more moisture, change seasonal issues to all the time


- public health failure =


- environmental encroachment

tics transfer


coccidioidomycosis - valley fever

lyme disease


respiratory infection from soil

aedes albopictus


a. algypti

mosquito ccarried disease transfered from globalization


- feed all day


- dengue fever- occurs in asia and carribean

pneumocystis jirobicii

affects immuno compormised people

S. enterica typhi , S. enterica Cholerasius

typhoid fever


- transmitted fecal oral route

prevalence

# of people who have disease


incidence

# of new cases

Rate of reaction increases when ______________.

Amount of heat is increased -molecular movement increases -frequency of collision increases -number of molecules that are at or above the activation energy level increases Other ways to increase reaction rate: -increase the pressure -increase the number of reactants

A substrate is_____________.t.

A molecule your enzymes works on to make another produc

The cofactor and _________ make the whole piece that fits into the ________ site.

coenzyme, allosteric site

What factors affect enzymes?

temperature (optimal 35-37*C) 2. pH (7 optimal) 3. substrate concentration- goes high and plateaus

Enzyme inhibitors:

Competitive - competes directly for the active site non-competitive- competes in directly for the allosteric site -causes active site to change shape so the the correct substrate cannot bind (eg. DDT is an inhibitor)

Stop signal of enzyme always binds to ___________ .

Enzyme 1

Allosteric site does what?

causes active site to change shape halting substrate to fit

From one molecule of glucose, oxidation produces __ molecules of NADH, two molecules of ________ and two molecules of ___________ .

6 FADH2 ATP

Decarboxylation produces six molecules of ______ .

CO2

Step 1 of glycolysis:

glucose was phosphorylated and ATP was dephosphorylated.

Step 3 of glycolysis:

Fructose-6 phosphate was phosphorylated while ATP was dephosphorylated.

___________ is decarboxylated (carbon removed)and is oxidized by_________.

Acetyl group is attached via a high energy bond to coenzyme A (CoA)pyruvic acid NAD

Krebs's cycle steps:

acetyl enters the cycle


- CoA is reused to help another acetyl enter the Krebs's cycle


- Acetyl is oxidized in a series of steps


- CO2 is produced (all carbon that enters exists as CO2)


- NADH and FADH are produced by redox reactions

Examples of final electron acceptors

Nitrate-E. coli and pseudomonas Fe3+ geobacter

Chemiosmosis is the generation of _____ using the ______.

ATP ETC

Most of the cell's ATP is produced at this stage __________ .

chemiosmosis in etc

H+ diffuse across the membrane through ______ channels containing an enzyme ______________.

protein ATP synthase

True or false. Fermentation does not require the Krebs's cycle or ETC

true

In fermentation the final electron acceptor is _____________.

organic

Does fermentation yield any ATP?

yes but in small amounts only during glycolysis

Two types of fermentation:

1. lactic acid fermentation:


-pyruvic acid-----> lactic acid (streptococci and lactobacillus are lactic acid bacteria)


2. alcohol fermentation: -reduced -heterolactic (variety of products due to fermentation)

homoplastic-

can only produce lactic acid

____________________ is a sequence of enzymatically catalyzed chemical reactions in a cell

metabolic pathway

______________________states that chemical reactions can occur when atoms, ions, and molecules collide

collision theory

______________________is needed to disrupt electronic configurations

Activation energy

_____________________ is the frequency of collisions with enough energy to bring about a reaction

Reaction rate

Reaction rate can be increased by___________or by increasing __________or__________.

Enzymes Temperature Pressure

Maximum number of substrate molecules an enzyme converts to product in a second is ____________

turnover Number

Oxidoreductase:

oxidation-reduction reactions

Transferase

transfer functional groups

Hydrolase

hydrolysis

Lyase

removal of atoms without hydrolysis

Isomerase

rearrangement of atoms

Ligase:

joining of molecules; uses ATP

Apoenzyme

incomplete, inactive form of an enzyme

Holoenzyme:

Complete active form of an enzyme

Coenzyme

Organic molecules that activate enzymes often vitamins

Cofactor

Inorganic molecules or elements that activate enzymes often trace elements, minerals

Allosteric Site

secondary site, not where enzyme is binding

Competitive Inhibitor

both compounds compete for the primary binding site

2 Types of non-competitive inhibition

Attaches to allosteric site on enzyme


OR


Binds up cofactors (e.g. cyanide poisoning)

Feedback Inhibition

End product of pathway, binds back to enzyme when Concentrations are sufficient and stops the Rxn (Efficiency Rxn) - stops wasteful production of something that we have created enough of.

How many ATP are formed per glucose in Fermentation

2

What type of phosphorylation occurs in Fermentation?

Substrate-Level

________________ microbes produce ONLY lactic acid

Homolactic

______________ microbes produce lactic acid & other products

Heterolactic microbes.

What is the Enter-Doudoroff pathway?

An alternative to glycolysis, cleaves glucose into pyruvic acid using alternate set of enzymes.

___________ Separate glycerol. & fatty acids?

Lipases

In lipid catabolism what molecule enters glycolysis?

GLYCEROL Transformed to pyruvic acid then Acetyl CoA to enter Kreb

Fatty Acids cleaved into 2-carbon fragments by ____________________ into Acetyl-CoA then enter Krebs Cycle in lipid catabolism.

beta-oxidation

_____________ & ____________ cleave proteins into amino acids

Proteases and Peptidases

Deamination is :

removal of amino group

Decarboxylation:

removal of a carboxyl group

How many turns of the Calvin-Benson Cycle does it take to create 1 - glucose ?

6

____________ Get organic carbon from outside sources

Heterotrophs

___________ make their own food from inorganic carbon

Autotrophs

_______________ depend on redox reaction of organic or inorganic compounds for energy

Chemotrophs

Photosynthetic Structure for plants/cyanobacteria (DISCS)

Thylakoids

Photosynthetic structure of green sulfur bacteria

Chlorosomes

Photosynthetic structure for purple sulfur bacteria

Chromatophores

A Stack of thylakoids is a _________________

Granum

53.The fluid filled space around the grana is _________________

Stroma

Oxygenic Photosynthesis

Water is the H donor, O2 released

Anoxygenic photosynthesis

H2S is the H donor, sulfur granules produced

2 stages of photosynthesis

Photo - (light dependent)


Synthesis (light independent)

57.In the Calvin Benson Cycle ___________ is taken in and converted to ___________.

Carbon Dioxide, Sugar

In light dependent reactions __________ is taken in and _________ is released.

Water, Oxygen

sulfur bacteria use what type of chlorophyll?

Bacteriochlorophylls

Excited electrons in photosynthesis are passed from molecule to molecule until _________________?

They are captured by electron acceptor

Primary electron acceptors in photosynthesis pass electrons off to the _____________.

ETC

What types of organisms use cyclic photophosphorylation?

Purple/Green bacteria.


- This is anoxygenic (no oxygen is produced) Final electron acceptor is chlorophyll

What types of organisms use noncyclic photophosphorylation?

Plants/Cyanobacterial b/c electrons are replaced by splitting water!!!!!


Final electron acceptor is NADP+

final electron accepetor of cyclic photophosphorylation

chlorophyll

final electron accepetor of noncyclic photophosphorylation

NADP+

What is needed for input into Calvin-Benson cycle?

Carbon Dioxide, ATP, NADPH (from light reactions)

What is the output of Calvin Benson cycle?

G3P (Which is made into glucose) NADP+ ADP

calvin vs krebs cycle

1.Calvin Cycle - only in plants; Krebs - in plants & animals


2.Calvin Cycle - in chloroplasts; Krebs - in mitochondria


3.Calvin Cycle - uses ATP; Krebs - leads to ATP production


4.Calvin Cycle - produces carbohydrates; Krebs - breaks down carbohydrates.


5.Calvin Cycle - does not need O2; Krebs - cannot work if no O2.

in algae and plants the substance that reduces co2 is

h atoms of h2o

in algae and plants the site of photosynthesis is

chloroplasts and thylakoids

in cyanobacteria the substance that reduces co2 is

h atoms of h2o

in cyanobacteria the site of photosynthesis is

thylakoids

cyanobacteria(e) oxygen production

oxygenic and anoxygenic

in green bacteria (p) the substance that reduces co2 is

sulfur, h2 gas

in purple bacteria (p) the substance that reduces co2 is

sulfur, h2 gas

in purple bacteria (p) the site of photosynthesis is

chromatophores


- bacteriochlorophyll a or b


-anoxygenic


-anaerobic

in green bacteria (p) the site of photosynthesis is

chromosomes


- bacteriochlorophyll a


-anoxygenic


-anaerobic

What temperature group is responsible for most food spoilage?

Psychrotrophs (0-32)

What temperature group is responsible for most human pathogenesis

Mesophiles

What are the 5 temperature groups of microorganisms?

Psychrophiles = very cold, reproduce and grow, salt


Psychrotrophs= cold


Mesophiles


Thermophiles= high temps


Hyperthermophiles= very hot

require oxygen to live

Obligate aerobes

may grow with or without oxygen can use fermentation or anaerobic respiration

Facultative anaerobes:

requires absence of oxygen to live

Obligate anaerobes:

do not use oxygen, but oxygen is not toxic

Aerotolerant anaerobes:

require small amount of oxygen

Microaerophiles:

What does Sodium thioglycollate do in liquid broth?

depletes oxygen

What is enrichment media?

Similar to selective media but designed to increase number of desired microbes to detectable levels

Organisms that require many growth factors are described as ________________.

fastidious

Microbes that grow better at high CO2 concentrations are called __________________.

Capnophiles

How to bacteria multiply?

Binary Fission

___________ Phase - intense activity preparing for population growth, but no increase in population

LAG PHASE


Think of tooling up - Protein synthesis preparatory for reproduction

_______ Phase - Logarithmic or exponential increase in population

LOG PHASE


Active cellular reproduction, exponential growth, constant generation time

_________ Phase - Period of equilibrium; microbial deaths balance production of new cells.

STATIONARY PHASE

Problems with Plate Count Methods

Heat from melted agar may inhibit growth & may be hard to see colonies under each other in 3-D

Spread plate Method

Pour known amount/conc. onto a plate and spread evenly over whole plate surface

Pour Plate Method

Pour known amount/conc onto empty plate, pour in liquid agar and swirl, allow to cool.

Indirect Method for measuring # of bacteria

Turbidity (Amount of light that can pass through a bacterial suspension)

Destruction or removal of ALL forms of microbial life including endospores but with the possible exception of prions is :

:Sterilization

Sufficient heat treatment to kill endospores of Clostridium botulinum in canned food:

commercial Sterilization

Destruction of vegetative pathogens:

Disinfection (Note killing the vegetative but NOT the spore)

Destruction of vegetative pathogens on living tissue:

Antisepsis (Note killing the vegetative but NOT the spore)

Removal of microbes from a limited area, such as the skin around an injection site:

Degerming

Treatment intended to lower microbial counts on eating and drinking utensils to safe public health levels:

Sanitation

Agents that inhibit microbial growth are:

Bacteriostatic

3 Main Mechanisms of Microbial Control Agents are:

:1.) Alteration to membrane permeability 2.) Damage to proteins 3.) Damage to nucleic acids

What is Thermal Death POINT

?lowest temp at which all microbes in a liquid suspension will be killed in a 10 min. exposure

What is Thermal Death TIME?

minimal time required to kill all microbes in a liquid culture at a particular temp.

True or False: Pasteurization sterilizes milk.

FALSE. Pasteurization only removes pathogenic microbes, heat-resistant microbes will survive.

Before protein can enter the energy pathway, enzymes must first be

deaminate (remove nitrogen groups) the amino acids

An amino acid that can enter the energy pathway between glucose and pyruvate is referred to as a

glucogenic amino acid

an amino acid that can enter the energy pathway as acetyl CoA is referred to as a

ketogenic amino acid

Abundant ATP comes from dietary fat because fat provides more

carbon hydrogen bonds

the more hydrogen atoms provided, the more

ATP bonds will be produced

respiration is

catabolic exothermic redox reaction

Most of the ATP produced by aerobic respiration is made by

oxidative phosphorylation.

in aerobic respiration


One glucose molecule yields

two molecules of pyruvate.

how many atp produced by krebs cycle in aerobic respiration

2 atp

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy (ATP)

aerobic respiration

2 types of anaerobic respiration

lactic acid fermentation and alcohol fermentation

this takes place in humans when there is not enough oxygen

lactic acid fermentation

__________ is the anaerobic catabolic reaction of glucose.

Glycolysis

Aerobic conditions produce _________and anaerobic conditions produce________ as the end products of glycolysis.

pyruvate, lactate

In the eukaryotic cells, glycolysis occurs in the

cytosol.

Two energy rich ATP molecules are required to start the process of glycolysis. At the end, the process yields

a pyruvate molecule, four molecules of ATP ( net gain of 2 atp) are made and two NADP molecules.Both ATP and NADP molecules are energy-rich and are used in other cell reactions.

In the presence of oxygen, the pyruvate produced at the end of glycolysis is converted to

acetyl-CoA.

In the absence of oxygen ___________ will occur.

fermentation of the pyruvate molecule

When acetyl-CoA is produced, this molecule enters the citric acid cycle, which takes place in the

mitochondrial matrix.

This molecule gets oxidized to CO2 and reduced NAD to NADH.

acetyl coa

NADH is then again used in the electron transport chain to

produce more ATP in oxidative phosphorylation.

The net energy gain from a single citric acid cycle is

3 NADH, 1 FADH2 and 1 GTP. The GTP is subsequently used to produce ATP.

citric acid 6 c molecule is

2 c acetyl coenzyme A + 4 c oxaloacetic acid

in etc

When a carrier molecule reduces another molecule, the energy that is released is used to pump hydrogen ions across the membrane into the inter-membrane space. The remaining energy is used to reduce the next carrier molecule. As a result of this, hydrogen ions become concentrated in the inter-membrane space.

Embden-Meyerhof pathway ______________.

is another name for glycolysis. is named after its discoverers.

Which of the following are products of glycolysis?

NADH, pyruvic acid, ATP

The overall purpose of the Krebs cycle is ________.

to extract the energy from pyruvate molecules enzymatically.

Which of the following is an electron carrier used in the Krebs cycle?

NADH and FADH2

Based on the animation, how many ATP is one NADH equal to?

3

What occurs at the transition step of krebs cycle?

decarboxylation of pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA

Chemiosmosis ____________________________.

is the process of using a proton gradient to generate ATP.

how do the protons flow in an electron transport system in a prokaryote?

from regions of high concentration to low concentrations along a cell membrane

Which compound provides the electrons at the start of the electron transport system in the animation?

NADH

What is the primary function of fermentation?

It provides the cell with a mechanism to regenerate the oxidized form of electron carriers, allowing glycolysis to continue.

During fermentation, which compound is the substrate to be reduced with the electrons from NADH?

Pyruvic acid

Which of the following is a product of alcohol fermentation?

CO2, ethanol, NAD+

What is the function of NADH in fermentation?

NADH provides the electrons to reduce pyruvic acid to either an organic acid or ethanol.

Which of the following is NOT an organic acid produced by the process of fermentation?

Pyruvic acid

As the nurse researcher in a large medical center, you are working with the gastroenterology physicians on a project to study the effect of diet on intestinal gas. People in the test group who developed the most gas ate broccoli and beans, which are high in raffinose and stachyose, and eggs, which are high in methionine and cysteine. Intestinal gas is composed of CO2, CH4, H2S, and H2. How are these gases produced?

Humans cannot digest the oligosaccharides raffinose and stachyose. These undigested carbohydrates go into the large intestine, where normal microbiota use them. Bacteria produce H2S when they remove sulfur from the amino acids to use the carbon skeletons in the Krebs cycle.

What is the chemical pathway that uses carbon dioxide and water to produce glucose and oxygen?

photosynthesis

What is the chemical pathway that uses glucose and oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water?

AEROBIC CELLULAR RESPIRATION

Where does glycolysis take place in bacteria?

CYTOPLASM

Where does the electron transport system take place in bacteria?

CELL MEMBRANE

Which of these is/are produced by yeast during fermentation?

ALCOHOL AND CO2

Which of these organisms performs butyric/butyric acid fermentation?

CLOSTRIDIUM

During allosteric inhibition, the inhibitor binds and causes this to happen

:ACTIVE SITE CHANGES SHAPE

During competitive inhibition, the inhibitor is very similar to the ________ in shape.

SUBSTRATES

The enzyme is like a _______ and the substrate is like a _______.

LOCK AND KEY

Which of these is NOT true for an enzyme?

OFTEN MADE FOR VITAMINS

What is the function of fermentation?

RECYCLES NADH BACK TO NAD

Which of these pairs of pathways are usually anaerobic?

GLYCOLYSIS AND FERMENTATION

Some anaerobic bacteria can use this as the final electron acceptor for electron transport.

NITRATE

During the transition reaction, how many net ATPs are produced directly

none

During the transition reaction, the first molecules of ______ are produced.

CO2

During the Krebs cycle, how many molecules of carbon dioxide are produced for each pyruvate that enters?

2

_________ ends with pyruvate and ___________ begins with pyruvate

GLYCOLYSIS, FERMENTATION or krebs cycle

These are used to transfer electrons from one molecule to another.

COENZYMES

These are used to improve the fit between the substrate(s) and the active site.

COFACTORS

This is often used as a cofactor in enzymatic reactions.

MAGNESIUM

Coenzymes are __________ molecules.

ORGANIC

Which of these coenzymes carries electrons with the highest energy level?

NAD

A strictly fermentative bacterium produces energyby

glycolysis only

If a cell is starved for ATP, which of the following pathways would most likely be shut down

pentose phosphate pathway

How would a noncompetitive inhibitor interfere with a reaction involving the enzyme shown in Figure 5.3

it would bind to b the thing that looks like it

How is ATP generated in the reaction shown in Figure 5.4?

B) substrate-level phosphorylation

Assume you are working for a chemical company and are responsible for growing a yeast culture that produces ethanol. The yeasts are growing well on the maltose medium but are not producing alcohol. What is the most likely explanation?

O2 is in the medium.

In noncyclic photophosphorylation, O2 is released from

H2O.

An enzyme, citrate synthase, in the Krebs cycle is inhibited by ATP. This is an example of all of thefollowing EXCEPT

competitive inhibition


IS AN EXAMPLE OF Allosteric inhibition, feedback inhibition, and noncompetitive inhibition (It is not competitive inhibition)

Which of the following statements regarding the glycolysis pathway is FALSE?

One molecule of ATP is expanded.

What is the fate of pyruvic acid in an organism that uses aerobic respiration?

b. It is oxidized in the Krebs cycle.

Gallionella bacteria can get energy from the reaction: Fe 2+ → Fe3+. This reaction is an example of

Oxidation

The advantage of the pentose phosphate pathway is that it produces all of the following except

three atps

What is the fate of pyruvic acid in an organism that uses aerobic respiration?

is converted into acetyl CoA

Which of the following statements about beta oxidation is FALSE?.

It is a step in glycolysis

C6H12O6(Glucose) ----Saccharomyces---> 2C2H5OH (Ethanol) + 2CO2 Which of the following is true about this reaction?

B) This process occurs anaerobically.

Which of the following statements about anaerobic respiration is FALSE?

It involves the reduction of an organic final electron acceptor

Which of the following compounds is NOT an enzyme?

coenzyme A

Which organism is NOT correctly matched to its energy source?

Photoautotroph - CO₂

Which of the following is the best definition of oxidative phosphorylation?

A proton gradient allows hydrogen ions to flow back into the cells through transmembrane protein channels, releasing energy that is used to generate ATP.

Which of the following uses glucose for carbon and energy?

chemoheterotroph

Which of the following statements about substrate-level phosphorylation is FALSE?

The oxidation of intermediate metabolic compounds releases energy that is used to generate ATP.

Assume you are growing bacteria on a lipid medium that started at pH 7. The action of bacterial lipases should cause the pH of the medium to

Decrease

A urease test is used to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis because

C) M. tuberculosis produces urease

Which of the following is NOT necessary for respiration?

Oxygen

Which of the following statements regarding metabolism is FALSE?

Anabolic reactions are degradative.

A bacterial culture grown in a glucose-peptide medium causes the pH to increase. The bacteria are most likely using the

peptides

Which of the following statements regarding the Entner-Doudoroff pathway is TRUE?

ATP is generated.

Microorganisms that catabolize sugars into ethanol and hydrogen gas would be categorized as

heterolactic fermenters

Which one of the following would you predict is an allosteric inhibitor of the Krebs cycle enzyme, ketoglutarate dehydrogenase?

NADH

Which of the following uses CO2 for carbon and H2 for energy?

C) chemoautotroph

Fatty acids are oxidized in

C) the Krebs cycle

Which of the following has bacteriochlorophylls and uses alcohols for carbon?

Photoheterotroph

Which statements are true? 1—Electron carriers are located at ribosomes. 2—ATP is a common intermediate between catabolic and anabolic pathways. 3—ATP is used for the long-term storage of energy and so is often found in storage granules. 4—Anaerobic organisms are capable of respiration. 5—ATP is generated by the flow of protons across the cell membrane

2, 4, 5

Which of the following statements about photophosphorylation is FALSE?

It requires CO₂.

In green and purple bacteria, electrons to reduce CO2 come from

h2s or co2

Which of the following is the best definition of fermentation?

the partial oxidation of glucose with organic molecules serving as electron acceptors

The rates of O2 and glucose consumption by a bacterial culture are shown in Figure 5.6. Assume a bacterial culture was grown in a glucose medium without O2. Then O2 was added at the time marked X. The data indicate that

aerobic metabolism is more efficient than fermentation

The pentose phosphate pathway can be characterized as an anabolic pathway

FALSE

Once an enzyme has converted substrates into products, the active site reverts back to its original form.

TRUE

An apoenzyme that loses its coenzyme subunit will be non-functional.

TRUE

The use of enzymes is necessary to increase the activation energy requirements of a chemical reaction.

FALSE

In general, ATP is generated in catabolic pathways and expended in anabolic pathways.

FALSE

Both respiration and photosynthesis require the use of an electron transport chain.

TRUE

Catabolic reactions are generally degradative and hydrolytic.

TRUE

Both respiration and photosynthesis use water molecules for the donation of hydrogen ions.

FALSE

Glycolysis is utilized by cells in both respiration and fermentation.

TRUE

Carbon fixation occurs during the light-independent phase of photosynthesis.

TRUE

Substrate level phosphorylation

The synthesis of ATP by direct transfer of a high energy phosphate group from and intermediate metabolic compound to ADP

Catabolism

All decomposition reactions in a living organism; the breakdown of complex organic compounds into simpler ones.

Anabolism

All synthesis reactions in a living organism; the building of complex organic molecules from simpler ones.

Fermentation

The enzymatic degradation of carbohydrates in which the final electron acceptor is an organic molecule, ATP is synthesized by substrate-level phosphorylation, and O2 is not required.

an organism that requires an organic carbon source; also called organotroph

chemoautotroph

an organism that uses light as its energy source and an organic carbon source

photoheterotroph

a non protein substance that is associated with and that activates an enzyme

coenzyme

the protein portion of an enzyme, which requires activation by a coenzyme

apoenzyme

the nonprotein component of an enzyme. a microorganism or molecule that acts with others to synergistically enhance or cause disease.

cofactor

an enzyme consisting of an apoenzyme and a cofactor

holoenzyme

a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction but is not altered

catalyst

a molecule that catalyzes biochemical reactions in a living organism, usually a protein.

enzyme

the process in which genes are transferred from one bacterium to another as naked DNA in solution. the changing of a normal cell into a cancerous cell.

transformation

the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another involving cell to cell contact

conjugation

enzyme that synthesizes DNA by copying a DNA template

DNA polymerase

Which of the following correctly matches enzyme components with their correct definition and/or function?

coenzymes are the organic cofactors important to enzyme activity

which of the following terms refers to pathways that can function both in anabolism and catabolism

amphibolic pathways

Which of the following statements accurately describes the difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?

Aerobic respiration uses oxygen as the final electron acceptor, and anaerobic respiration uses either an inorganic molecule, such as nitrate ions or sulfate ions, or an organic molecule, such as an acid or alcohol.

Which statements are true?


1-electron carriers are located at ribosomes


2- atp is a common intermediate between catabolic and anabolic pathways


3- atp is used for the long term storage of energy and so is often found in storage granules


4-anaerobic organisms are capable of generation atp via respiration


5- atp can be generated by the flow of protons across protein channels

2,4,5

Epidemiology methods-

~Descriptive (retrospective vs. prospective)


~Analytical (case-control)


~Experimental

Methods of Transmission:

~Droplets (sneezing)


~Direct contact


~Indirect contact (syringe or any inanimate object)


~Common vehicle (water supply)


~Vector (mosquitoes, lice, ticks, some flys, fleas, etc., anything that sucks blood)

Emerging Infectious Diseases:

-new diseases or those that are increasing in incidence


-CDC monitors them all (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) or NIH (National Institute of Health) or WHO (World Health Organization)

ways in which emerging infectious diseases emerge

-overcrowding (birds in some areas of SF)


-antibiotic abuse


-genetic recombination


-migration

How many ATP are generated from the complete oxidation of glucose with CO2 and H2O

38

Cyanobacteria are examples of what type of organism

photoautotroph

What percent of the total ATP produced from the complete catabolism of glucose is producedby aerobic respiration?

89%`

Heterotrophs source of energy

ORGANIC CARBON SOURCE

chemoautotroph source of energy

INORGANIC COMPOUND

_____ is another term for biosynthesis.

anabolism

An enzyme

is heat and pH labile

An apoenzyme is where the _________ is located

ACTIVE SITE

Many coenzymes are

VITAMINS

To digest cellulose in its environment, a fungus produces a/an

EXOENZYME

In negative feedback control of enzymes, a build-up in the amount of _____ decreases the activity in the enzyme.

product

Energy is carried from catabolic to anabolic reactions in the form of __________.

high-energy ATP bonds

Exergonic reactions

RELEASE POTENTIAL ENERGY

Most oxidation reactions in microbial bioenergetics involve the

removal of electrons and hydrogens

Fermentation of a glucose molecule gives off a net number of ATPs.

2

The compound that enters the TCA cycle from glycolysis is

PYRUVIC ACID NOT ACETYL COA

The FADH2 formed during the TCA cycle enters the electron transport system at which site?

CYTOENZYME Q

ATP synthase complexes can generate _______ATP(s) for each NADH that enters electron transport.

3

1. Phosphorylation of ADP would be considered...

dehydration reaction