The totality of an organism's chemical reactions
Metabolism
The capacity to cause change
Energy
The initial energy needed for a reaction to occur is known as...
Activation energy
Chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactants are called ______ _______.
Redox reactions
Where does pyruvate oxidation occur?
Matrix of mitochondria
The process that converts solar energy into chemical energy
Photosynthesis
As wavelength increases, energy (increases/decreases)
Decreases
What is the product(s) of the Calvin cycle?
G3P
What does this diagram show?
A simplified metabolic pathway
Name two forms of energy
Kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, light
Name one way an enzyme can lower an activation energy barrier.
Orienting substrates correctly, straining substrate bonds, providing a favorable microenvironment, covalently bonding to the substrate
What does OIL stand for in OIL RIG?
Oxidation is loss
What are the products of the citric acid cycle for one molecule of glucose?
2 ATP, 6 NADH, 2 FADH2
_____ sustain themselves without eating anything derived from other organisms
Autotrophs
The entire range of electromagnetic energy is called the ______ ______
Electromagnetic spectrum
What is the job of rubisco in the Calvin cycle?
Fix CO2
Release energy by breaking down complex molecules into simpler compounds
Catabolic Pathways
The energy of movement
Kinetic Energy
Nonprotein enzyme helpers are called...
Cofactors
Lactate is converted back into glucose in the liver. This is known as?
The Cori cycle
Where is the electron transport chain located?
Cristae of mitochondrion
_____ are the consumers of the biosphere
Heterotrophs
Substances that absorb visible light
Pigments
What stage of photosynthesis uses CO2?
Calvin cycle
Hydrolysis reaction, cellular respiration
Energy stored as chemical bonds, concentration gradient, or charge imbalance
Potential Energy
_______ inhibitors bind to the active site of an enzyme, competing with the substrate
Competitive
Which stage of cellular respiration generates about 90% of the ATP generated by cellular respiration?
Oxidative phosphorylation
How many steps are in the citric acid cycle?
8 steps
_____ are the major locations of photosynthesis
Leaves
What machine is used to measure a pigment's ability to absorb various wavelengths?
Spectrophotometer
What process consumes O2, consumes ATP, produces no sugar, produces CO2, and is considered inefficient?
Photorespiration
Consume energy to build complex molecules from simpler ones
Anabolic Pathways
The study of energy transformations
Thermodynamics
_________ inhibitors bind to another part of an enzyme, causing the enzyme to change shape and making active site less effective
Noncompetitive
How many ATPs are generated by one glucose molecule through cellular respiration?
32 ATP
Acetyl CoA combines with oxaloacetate to form _____
Citrate
Where is chlorophyll embedded?
In the thylakoid membrane
A graph plotting a pigment's light absorption vs. wavelength is called an ______ ______
Absorption spectrum
What percentage of plants are C3 plants?
95%
What is an example of an anabolic pathway?
Dehydration reaction, translation
What is the first law of thermodynamics?
Energy can be transformed, but it cannot be created or destroyed (also called the principle of conservation of energy)
What kind of regulation changes the shape of an enzyme to change the enzyme's function?
Allosteric regulation
Which step(s) of cellular respiration don’t require oxygen?
Glycolysis
What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?
Oxygen; oxygen then readily forms water
Where are chloroplasts mainly found?
In the mesophyll
Which photosystem functions first and is best at absorbing a wavelength of 680 nm?
Photosystem II
What enzyme do C4 plants use to minimize the cost of photorespiration?
PEP carboxylase
The study of how organisms manage their energy resources
Bioenergetics
What is the second law of thermodynamics?
Every energy transfer or transformation increases the entropy of the universe
OR
Every energy transfer is less than 100% efficient
Feedback inhibition
“Energy released transfers a phosphate from the substrate to ADP, forming ATP” describes what?
Substrate-level phosphorylation
The use of energy in a H+ gradient to drive cellular work is known as _______
Chemiosmosis
The dense interior fluid found in chloroplasts is called ______
Stroma
The "Z scheme" refers to which type of electron flow?
Linear
What kind of separation do C4 plants use to counter photorespiration?
Spatial separation
What processes occur without energy input (can happen quickly or slowly)?
Spontaneous Processes
Gibbs free energy
Are organisms open or isolated systems?
Open; isolated is like thermos, isolated from surroundings
In an open system, energy and matter can be transferred between the system and its surroundings
Where does glycolysis occur?
Cytoplasm
Proton-motive force
What reactant is reduced in photosynthesis?
CO2
What type of electron flow uses only photosystem I and produces ATP?
Cyclic
How do CAM plants solve the problem of photorespiration?
Temporal separation; open stomata only at night
Processes with a negative ΔG are ________
Spontaneous
What type of reaction proceeds with a net release of free energy and is spontaneous?
Exergonic reaction
For a process to occur without energy input, it must (increase/decrease) the entropy of the universe
Increase
What are the two phases of glycolysis?
Energy consuming reaction, energy producing reaction
Does anaerobic respiration use an electron transport chain?
What stage of photosynthesis splits H2O, releases O2, reduces NADP+ to NADPH, and generates ATP from ADP by photophosphorylation?
Light reactions
What are the three phases of the Calvin Cycle?
Carbon fixation, reduction, regeneration of the CO2 acceptor (RuBP)
True or False? Photosynthesis is the only natural process that removes CO2 from the atmosphere
True
What type of reaction absorbs free energy from its surroundings and is nonspontaneous?
Endergonic reaction
Using an exergonic process to drive an endergonic one is known as...
Energy coupling
Is equilibrium a state of stability?
Yes; a state of maximum stability
What are the products of pyruvate oxidation?
2 NADH and 2 Acetyl CoA; NO ATP
What are the two types of fermentation?
Alcohol fermentation and lactic acid fermentation
The distance between crests and waves is ______
Wavelength
What is the most abundant enzyme in the world?
Rubisco
Where do C4 plants export their 4-carbon compounds?
Bundle-sheath cells