AP Bio Ch 9

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Where do the catabolic products of fatty acid breakdown enter into the citric acid cycle?
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Acetyl CoA
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During glycolysis, when each molecule of glucose is catabolized to two molecules of pyruvate, most of the potential energy contained in glucose is..?
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Retained in the 2 pyruvates
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Phosphofructokinase is an allosteric enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of fructose 6-phosphate to fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, an early step of glycolysis. In the presence of oxygen, an increase in the amount of ATP in a cell would be expected to
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inhibit the enzyme and thus increase the rates of glycolysis and the citric acid cycle.
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Which metabolic pathway is common to both cellular respiration and fermentation?
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Glycolysis
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When an individual is exercising heavily and when the muscle becomes oxygen-deprived, muscle cells convert pyruvate to lactate. What happens to the lactate in skeletal muscle cells?
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It is taken to the liver and converted back to pyruvate.
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During cellular respiration, acetyl CoA accumulates in which location?
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Mitochondrial Matrix
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Inside an active mitochondrion, most electrons follow which pathway?
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citric acid cycle → NADH → electron transport chain → oxygen
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Which kind of metabolic poison would most directly interfere with glycolysis?
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an agent that closely mimics the structure of glucose but is not metabolized
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If pyruvate oxidation is blocked, what will happen to the levels of oxaloacetate and citric acid in the citric acid cycle shown in Figure 9.2?
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Oxaloacetate will accumulate and citric acid will decrease.
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During aerobic respiration, H₂O is formed. Where does the oxygen atom for the formation of the water come from?
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molecular oxygen (O₂)
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How many carbon atoms are fed into the citric acid cycle as a result of the oxidation of one molecule of pyruvate?
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two
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The primary role of oxygen in cellular respiration is to
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act as an acceptor for electrons and hydrogen, forming water.
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Phosphofructokinase is an important control enzyme in the regulation of cellular respiration. Which of the following statements correctly describes phosphofructokinase activity?
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It is an allosteric enzyme.
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A molecule that is phosphorylated
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has an increased chemical potential energy; it is primed to do cellular work.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is released during which of the following stages of cellular respiration?
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oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and the citric acid cycle
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What is proton-motive force?
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the force exerted on a proton by a transmembrane proton concentration gradient
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Which of the following intermediary metabolites enters the citric acid cycle and is formed, in part, by the removal of a carbon (CO₂) from one molecule of pyruvate?
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acetyl CoA
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Which of the following produces the most ATP when glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) is completely oxidized to carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water?
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oxidative phosphorylation (chemiosmosis)
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Yeast cells that have defective mitochondria incapable of respiration will be able to grow by catabolizing which of the following carbon sources for energy?
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glucose
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When a molecule of NAD⁺ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) gains a hydrogen atom (not a proton), the molecule becomes
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reduced
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When a glucose molecule loses a hydrogen atom as the result of an oxidation-reduction reaction, the molecule becomes
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oxidized
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Brown fat cells produce a protein called thermogenin in their mitochondrial inner membrane. Thermogenin is a channel for facilitated transport of protons across the membrane. What will occur in the brown fat cells when they produce thermogenin?
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ATP synthesis will decrease, and heat generation will increase.
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Starting with citrate, which of the following combinations of products would result from three acetyl CoA molecules entering the citric acid cycle (see Figure 9.2)?
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3 ATP, 6 CO₂, 9 NADH, and 3 FADH₂
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In cellular respiration, the energy for most ATP synthesis is supplied by
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a proton gradient across a membrane.
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In mitochondria, exergonic redox reactions
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provide the energy that establishes the proton gradient.
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Why does the oxidation of organic compounds by molecular oxygen to produce CO₂ and water release free energy?
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Electrons are being moved from atoms that have a lower affinity for electrons (such as C) to atoms with a higher affinity for electrons (such as O).
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When electrons move closer to a more electronegative atom, what happens?
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The more electronegative atom is reduced, and energy is released.
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Where does glycolysis take place in eukaryotic cells?
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cytosol
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The transport of pyruvate into mitochondria depends on the proton-motive force across the inner mitochondrial membrane. How does pyruvate enter the mitochondrion?
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Active transport
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You have a friend who lost 7 kg (about 15 pounds) of fat on a regimen of strict diet and exercise. How did the fat leave her body?
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It was released as CO₂ and H₂O.
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The ATP made during fermentation is generated by which of the following?
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substrate-level phosphorylation
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In chemiosmotic phosphorylation, what is the most direct source of energy that is used to convert ADP + Pi to ATP?
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energy released from movement of protons through ATP synthase, down the electrochemical gradient
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An electron loses potential energy when it
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shifts to a more electronegative atom
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In addition to ATP, what are the end products of glycolysis?
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NADH and pyruvate
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The molecule that functions as the reducing agent (electron donor) in a redox or oxidation-reduction reaction
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loses electrons and loses potential energy.
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Why is glycolysis considered to be one of the first metabolic pathways to have evolved?
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It does not involve organelles or specialized structures, does not require oxygen, and is present in most organisms.