Where within the chloroplast does chlorophyll absorb light?
Within the photosystems in the thylakoid membrane
This is the purpose of oxygen during the electron transport chain?
It's the final electron acceptor!
Where do enzymes bind to substrates?
Active site
What is the change called when an enzyme’s active site enhances the fit between the active site and its substrate?
Induced fit model
What are the two energy organelles?
In order for NADP+ to reduce, which photosystem must provide it a hydrogen?
Photosystem I
What are the phases/steps of cellular respiration.
Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle (pyruvate oxidation), and Oxidative Phosphorylation (ETC)
What do enzymes do to speed up or catalyze reactions?
Lower the activation energy
What is a nonprotein assistant required by an enzyme to function, often a metal ion or coenzyme?
Cofactor
Where does anaerobic respiration occur in the cell?
Cytoplasm
What are the outputs of the light dependent reaction?
NADPH, ATP, and O2
Why must pyruvate be transported from the cytosol to the mitochondria after glycolysis in cellular respiration?
So that it can be further oxidized during the Krebs cycle, where it contributes to the production of ATP, the release of carbon dioxide, and the transfer of electrons to NADH and FADH2
These two factors can cause denaturation of an enzyme, not allowing it to catalyze a reaction.
Change in pH or temperature
What is the name of the process when a molecule binds to a location other than the active site of an enzyme, making it more likely that the substrate binds?
Allosteric Activation
How does converting ATP to ADP help power the cell?
When you break the bond between the last two phosphates it releases usable energy for the cell to function and carry out metabolic processes. Energy is released, and ATP becomes ADP, which has less stored energy than ATP.
How does the presence of different types of chlorophyll in plants enhance their ability to perform photosynthesis?
Different chlorophylls allow plants to absorb a broader range of light wavelengths, increasing their efficiency in capturing light energy for photosynthesis.
Where does the electron transport chain happen during cellular respiration and what does it do?
ETC occurs in the mitochondrial membrane and the ETC is responsible for creating a gradient that helps create ATP via ATP synthase.
What molecule binds at the allosteric site changing the shape of the enzyme, slowing down the ability to bind to substrates.
Noncompetitive inhibition/inhibitor
Explain how increasing the amount of substrate concentration influences enzyme catalysis and efficiency?
Increasing substrate concentration speeds up enzyme reactions because more substrate molecules are available to bind to the enzyme.
Once all the enzyme active sites are occupied, adding more substrate won’t make the reaction faster, and the rate levels off. So, at high concentrations, the enzyme works at its maximum capacity.
What are the two different types of phosphorylation during cellular respiration?
Oxidative phosphorylation - ATP is made using energy from electrons passed through the electron transport chain, with oxygen as the final electron acceptor. This happens in the mitochondria and produces a lot of ATP.
Substrate level phosphorylation - ATP is made by directly transferring a phosphate group from a molecule to ADP. This happens in glycolysis and the Krebs cycle and produces a small amount of ATP.