Chapter 4 MAP Questions – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
What is the most abundant energy capturing molecule produced by the *citric acid cycle*?
answer
NADH
question
What are the product of *glycolysis*?
answer
2 Pyruvate molecules
2 ATP molecules
2 NADH molecules
question
Where does the energy come from to power the addition of a high-energy phosphate group to an ADP molecule by ATP synthase in the inner mitochondrial membrane?
answer
The H? gradient across the membrane
question
The end product of the anaerobic breakdown of glucose, a 3 carbon unit:
answer
Pyruvate
question
A series of enzymatic reactions occurring in the *cytosol* of the cell that begins the breakdown of glucose:
answer
Glycolysis
question
A derivative of pyruvate combined with an enzyme, required to begin the citric acid cycle:
answer
Acetyl CoA
question
A nucleotide containing three high-energy phosphate bonds that can provide energy to do work:
answer
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
question
A series of enzymatic reactions that begins with the input of 2 carbon units that occurs *in the mitochondrion* of a cell*
answer
Citric acid cycle
question
A series of mitochondrial proteins that transfer electron energy to ATP and require oxygen:
answer
Electron transport chain
question
A coenzyme that picks up high energy electrons and shuttles them to the electron transport chain:
answer
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD?)
question
Describe an aerobic pathway?
answer
One that requires the input of oxygen
question
Glycolysis occurs in which part of the cell?
answer
Cellular cytosol
question
The Electron Transport Chain occurs in which part of the cell?
answer
Inside the mitochondrion
question
The Citric Acid Cycle occurs in which part of the cell?
answer
Inside the mitochondrion
question
Pyruvate processing occurs in which part of the cell?
answer
Inside the mitochondrion
question
What is the sequential order of the metabolic processes that starts with glucose and results in the production of carbon dioxide, water, and ATP?
answer
Glycolysis
Pyruvate
Acetyl CoA
Citric Acid Cycle
Electron Transport Chain
question
Which of the following best describes the role of NADH and FADH? in the pathways involved in the aerobic production of ATP?
answer
Both of these will carry high-energy electrons to the electron transport chain in order to produce ATP.
question
Relatively speaking, how much ATP is produced by glycolysis and the citric acid cycle?
answer
Both yield a small amount of ATP
question
Which nutrients are used for ATP production in Glycolysis?
answer
Glucose & Glycerol
question
Which nutrients are used for ATP production in the Citric acid cycle?
answer
Acetyl CoA
question
The addition of a phosphate group to a substrate is called __________. The enzyme that catalyzes this reaction is referred to as a ___________.
answer
phosphorylation; kinase
