Location of Processes
Mechanisms of Processes
Components and Function
Real World Scenarios
Dysfunction
100

This process occurs in the cytoplasm and breaks down glucose into pyruvate

What is glycolysis?

100

This mechanism uses a proton gradient to power ATP synthesis.

What is chemiosmosis?

100

This molecule stores energy in its phosphate bonds and powers cellular work.
 

What is ATP?

100

During intense exercise, this system provides an immediate but short-term source of ATP.

What is the phosphagen system?

100

A compound binds to Complex IV of the electron transport chain and prevents electron transfer. This causes an increase in what molecule 

What is NADH?

200

The Krebs cycle takes place in this part of the mitochondrion.

What is the mitochondrial matrix?

200

This process couples energy-releasing reactions to energy-requiring reactions in cells.

What is ATP hydrolysis?

200

These two molecules produced during light-dependent reactions power the Calvin cycle.

What are ATP and NADPH?

200

A shortage of oxygen in muscle cells leads to this metabolic consequence.

What is lactic acid buildup due to fermentation?

200

When oxygen is unavailable in muscle cells, this process replaces aerobic respiration, leading to lactic acid buildup.

What is fermentation?

300

The light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur in this membrane system.

What is the thylakoid membrane?

300

This chain of molecules transfers electrons and pumps protons across a membrane.

What is the electron transport chain?

300

This enzyme embedded in membranes synthesizes ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate.

What is ATP synthase?

300

Cold-induced stress in fat cells increases this structural feature of mitochondria to boost heat production.

What is the surface area of the inner membrane?

300

In an experiment, mitochondria in a solution at pH 9 fail to produce ATP. This dysfunction occurs because this gradient cannot form.

What is the proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane?

400

The electron transport chain in cellular respiration is located in this specific membrane.

What is the inner mitochondrial membrane?

400

This process in muscle cells occurs when oxygen is scarce, regenerating NAD⁺ for glycolysis.

What is lactic acid fermentation?

400

This electron carrier accepts electrons during glycolysis and the Krebs cycle.

What is NAD⁺?

400

In an experiment, mitochondria in a solution at pH 4 produce ATP, but those at pH 9 do not. This supports which claim?

What is ATP production requires a proton gradient favoring movement into the matrix?

400

Blocking electron flow in the thylakoid membrane prevents this gradient from forming, stopping ATP synthesis during photosynthesis.

What is the proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane?

500

This organelle in plant cells contains both electron transport systems and chemiosmotic mechanisms.

What is the chloroplast?

500

This mechanism explains why ATP synthase cannot function without a proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane.

What is phosphorylation of ADP dependent on proton motive force?

500

This molecule is the final electron acceptor in the mitochondrial electron transport chain.

What is oxygen (O₂)?

500

Increased atmospheric CO₂ levels cause increased plant growth because CO₂ serves as this raw material.

What is the substrate for photosynthesis?

500

Cold-induced stress in fat cells alters mitochondrial structure. If the inner membrane surface area decreases instead of increasing, this process would be severely impaired.

What is oxidative phosphorylation (ATP production)?