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Ch 9 AP Bio
Chapter 9 ap biology, cellular respiration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| proton-motive force | potential energy stored in form of an electro-chemical gradient |
| redox reaction | transfer of one or more electrons from one reactant to another |
| reduction | addition of electron |
| oxidizing agent | electron acceptor in a redox reaction |
| reducing agent | electron donor in redox reaction |
| substrate-level phosphorylation | formation of ATP by directly transferring a phosphate group to ADP |
| oxidative phosphorylation | production of ATP using energy from redox reactions |
| NAD+ | helps enzymes transfer electrons |
| oxidation | reduction of electrons |
| lactic acid fermentation | pyruvate to lactate with no release of carbon dioxide |
| glycolysis | splitting of glucose to pyruvate |
| fermentation | makes ATP from glucose without the electron transport chain |
| facultative anaerobe | makes ATP by aerobic respiration |
| electron transport chain | chain of electron carrier molecules that shuttle electrons in redox reactions |
| cytocrome | an iron-containing protein in electron transport chain |
| citric acid cycle (krebs cycle) | 8 steps that complete metabolic breakdown of glucose |
| chemiosmosis | uses energy stored in form of H+ gradient across membrane |
| cellular respiration | most prevailent and efficient catabolic pathway for ATP production |
| ATP synthase | function in chemiosmosis with electron transport chains |
| anaerobic | without oxygen |
| alcohol fermentation | conversion of pyruvate to carbon dioxide |
| aerobic | containing oxygen |
| acetyl CoA | entry compound for citric acid cycle |
| beta oxidation | the process by which fatty acids are broken down in mitochondria |