Cellular Respiration

The overall efficiency of respiration is approximately _____.

40%

Why is the citric acid cycle called a cycle?

Acetyl CoA binds to oxaloacetate that is restored at the end of the cycle.

Consider the figure below. _____ is to a mitochondrion as _____ is to a chloroplast

O2 ... CO2

We inhale O2 and we exhale CO2. Carbon dioxide is produced _____.

In the reaction that creates acetyl CoA (coenzyme A) from pyruvate

Humans depend on oxygen to sustain life. However, at the cellular level, muscle cells are _____.

facultative anaerobes

The electron transport chain is, in essence, a series of redox reactions that conclude cellular respiration. During these redox reactions, _____.

NAD+ is reduced, which then oxidizes an electron acceptor in the electron transport chain

In a eukaryotic cell, the electron transport chain is precisely located in or on the _____.

intermembrane space of the mitochondrion

A muscle cell deprived of molecular oxygen will convert glucose to lactic acid to _____.

recycle NADH through fermentation

Muscle tissues make lactic acid from pyruvate so that you can _____.

regenerate (oxidized) NAD+

What is the correct general equation for cellular respiration?

C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + ATP energy

In the first stage of cellular respiration, two molecules of pyruvate are produced. In the remaining stages, a number of products are produced, including _____. These stages occur in the _____.

CO2 ... mitochondria

When pyruvate is converted to acetyl CoA, _____.

CO2 and NADH are formed

What happens to the energy that is given up by electrons as they move through the electron transport chain?

It pumps H+ through a membrane.

In the absence of oxygen, cells need a way to regenerate which compound?

NAD+

Which of the following processes takes place in the cytosol of a eukaryotic cell?

glycolysis

Select the correct sequence of steps as energy is extracted from glucose during cellular respiration

glycolysis → acetyl CoA → citric acid cycle → electron transport chain

In eukaryotes, most of the high-energy electrons released from glucose by cell respiration _____.

reduce NAD+ to NADH, which then delivers them to the electron transport chain

Glycolysis is the only stage of cellular respiration that _____.

requires ATP to make ATP

Where in bacterial cells does the citric acid cycle occur?

cytoplasm

Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and toxic gas. Theoretically, if you were breathing carbon monoxide, how many ATP molecules could you produce from one glucose molecule?

2 ATP

Sodium fluoroacetate, or compound 1080, is a rodent poison that probably disrupts the citric acid cycle. In the body, the molecule is converted to a compound that prevents citrate from being used. Initially, when first exposed to this molecule, what is the theoretical energy produced per glucose molecule through the process of cellular respiration?

2 ATP, 4 NADH, and 0 FADH2

The energy production per glucose molecule through the citric acid cycle is _____

2 ATP, 6 NADH, 2 FADH2

Substrate-level phosphorylation directly generates ATP during a chemical reaction. As a single molecule of glucose is completely oxidized, in the presence of oxygen, how many molecules of ATP are gained by substrate-level phosphorylation?

4 ATP

How many kilocalories are captured in ATP from 1.5 moles of glucose?

420 kcal

In preparing pyruvate to enter the citric acid cycle, which of the following steps occurs?

A compound called coenzyme A binds to a two-carbon fragment

Which of the following best describes the electron transport chain?

Electrons pass from one carrier to another, releasing a little energy at each step.

Which of the following serves primarily as a hydrogen-atom carrier molecule in cells?

FAD

As shown below, an electron carrier, such as _____, acts as an energy-storage molecule when it is _____.

FADH2 ... oxidized

Once the citric acid cycle has been completed, most of the usable energy from the original glucose molecule is in the form of _____.

NADH

What molecule is required to move pyruvate to the citric acid cycle?

O2

What is the purpose of embedding the electron transport chain in the membrane of a cell?

The membrane is impermeable to H+

What is the fate of the electrons that are stripped from glucose during cellular respiration?

They are used to form water.

Besides sugars and fats, organisms can use other molecules as fuel for cellular respiration. When protein molecules are used, _____ are produced as waste.

amino groups

During aerobic respiration, molecular oxygen (O2) is used _____.

at the end of electron transport chain to accept electrons and form H2O

Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas because it directly _____.

blocks the transfer of electrons to the final electron acceptor

A small amount of ATP is made in glycolysis _____.

by the transfer of a phosphate group from a fragment of glucose to ADP (substrate-level phosphorylation)

In an experiment, mice were fed glucose (C6H12O6) containing a small amount of radioactive oxygen. The mice were closely monitored, and in a few minutes radioactive oxygen atoms showed up in _____.

carbon dioxide

Where does most of the ATP produced in cellular respiration come from?

chemiosmosis

When growing in a nutrient-rich environment, bacteria can use the provided amino acids to synthesize their proteins. However, should the environment change, they can synthesize their amino acids using _____.

citrate

A chemist has discovered a drug that blocks phosphoglucoisomerase, an enzyme that catalyzes the second reaction in glycolysis. He wants to use the drug to treat people with bacterial infections. However, he can't do this because _____

human cells also preform glycolysis; the drug might also poison them

Where does glycolysis occur in a eukaryotic cell?

in the cytoplasmic fluid

When a car engine burns gasoline, the results of the reaction are similar to when cells burn glucose. Both reactions release carbon dioxide and water. In cells, the chemical energy in food is converted to ATP and heat. In a moving car, the chemical energy in gasoline is converted to _____.

kinetic energy and heat

In cellular respiration, glucose _____ electrons, whereas _____ electrons.

loses ... oxygen gains

Cellular respiration completely breaks down a glucose molecule through glycolysis and the citric acid cycle. However, these two processes yield only a few ATPs. The majority of the energy the cell derives from glucose is _____.

stored in NADH and FADH2

Most of the NADH that delivers high-energy electrons to the electron transport chain comes from _____.

the citric acid cycle

Which of the following directly requires molecular oxygen (O2)?

the electron transport chain

Sunlight is essential for the varied life on Earth. Sunlight provides energy to photosynthetic organisms by providing _____.

the energy necessary to power the rearrangement of chemical bond

The ATP synthase in a human cell gets energy for making ATP directly from _____.

the flow of H+ through a membrane

Where do the reactions of the citric acid cycle occur in eukaryotic cells?

the mitochondrion

The enzyme ATP synthase catalyzes the phosphorylation of ADP to form ATP. In eukaryotic cells, the energy needed for this endergonic reaction is derived from _____.

the movement of hydrogen ions across the mitochondrial membrane

Oxidative phosphorylation could not occur without glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, because _____.

these two stages supply the electrons needed for the electron transport chain

During glycolysis, a molecule of glucose is partially oxidized. What is the net gain of ATP and NADH for each glucose molecule?

2 ATP and 2 NADH

In cellular respiration, which of the following is performed directly by the electron transport chain (or its components)?

A proton gradient is formed.

Dinitrophenol (DNP) is a highly toxic membrane uncoupler. What happens when DNP makes the phospholipid bilayer of inner mitochondrial membranes permeable to protons (H+)?

Many protons would bypass ATP synthase, leading to a sharp decline in ATP synthesis.

Given the relatively modest number of calories burned by anything but the most vigorous activities, why can people consume over 2,000 kilocalories a day, yet maintain a healthy body weight?

Most of the energy consumed in food is spent maintaining the body's functions, so only a fraction of food energy needs to be burned in exercise.

Which statement describes the citric acid cycle?

This process produces some ATP and carbon dioxide in the mitochondrion.

Which statement describes glycolysis?

This process splits glucose in half and produces 2 ATPs for each glucose.

Which statement describes the electron transport chain?

This process uses energy captured from electrons flowing to oxygen to produce most of the ATPs in cellular respiration.

Through respiration, humans breathe in O2 and breathe out CO2. However, what would happen if we did not breathe in O2?

We would not make enough ATP to meet our energy requirements

A single glucose molecule produces about 38 molecules of ATP through the process of cellular respiration. However, this only represents approximately 38% of the chemical energy present in this molecule. The rest of the energy from glucose is _____.

converted to heat

What is the mechanism of action for the enzyme ATP synthase? ATP is formed _____.

due to the potential energy of a concentration gradient of hydrogen ions across a membrane

Which of the following is the source of the energy that produces the chemiosmotic gradient in mitochondria?

electrons

The function of cellular respiration is to _____.

extract usable energy from glucose

The major (but not sole) energy accomplishment of the citric acid cycle is the _____.

formation of NADH and FADH2

During cellular respiration _____ is oxidized and _____ is reduced.

glucose ... oxygen

During cellular respiration, glucose is oxidized. However, an intermediate, _____, can be siphoned off and used to synthesize fats.

glyceraldeyhyde-3-phosphate

Of the metabolic pathways listed below, the only pathway found in almost all organisms is _____.

glycolysis

What is the name of the process in which glucose is converted to pyruvate?

glycolysis

Sports physiologists at an Olympic training center want to monitor athletes to determine at what point their muscles begin to function anaerobically. They could do this by checking for a buildup of _____.

lactic acid

A molecule is oxidized when it _____.

loses an electron

A molecule that functions as the electron donor in a redox reaction _____.

loses electrons and loses energy

In humans, oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the atmosphere via the _____.

lungs

Primarily, cellular respiration serves to _____.

make ATP to power the cell's activities

Lungs are to breathing as _____ are to cellular respiration.

mitochondria

The electron transport chain is a series of electron carrier molecules. In eukaryotes, where can this structure be found?

mitochondria

A scientist wants to study the enzymes of the citric acid cycle in eukaryotic cells. What part of the cell would she use as a source of these enzymes?

mitochondrial matrix

In what organelle would you find acetyl CoA formation, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain?

mitochondrion

The principal molecules involved in transporting electrons to the electron transport chain are composed of _____.

nucleotides

Some human cells are restricted to aerobic respiration to recycle NADH and FADH2. If these cells are deprived of oxygen, then _____.

oxidative phosphorylation would come to a halt because there wouldn't be any oxygen to "pull" the electrons down the transport chain

Bacteria have no membrane-enclosed organelles. However, some still generate ATP through cellular respiration. Where is the electron transport chain found in these organisms?

plasma membrane

Using the ATP generated during cellular respiration, the intermediates of glycolysis and the citric acid cycle can be siphoned off and used to _____.

power the biosynthesis of amino acids, fats, and sugars

In oxidative phosphorylation, electrons are passed from one electron carrier to another. The energy released is used to _____.

pump protons (H+) across the mitochondrial membrane

Rotenone is a poison that blocks the electron transport chain. When it does so, glycolysis and the citric acid cycle eventually halt as well. This is because _____.

they run out of NAD+ and FAD

Using the ATP generated during cellular respiration, the intermediates of glycolysis and the citric acid cycle can be siphoned off and used _____.

to power the biosynthesis of amino acids, fats, and sugar

A gram of fat oxidized by cellular respiration produces approximately _____ as much ATP as a gram of carbohydrate.

twice

Fat is the most efficient molecule for long-term energy storage even compared to carbohydrates because _____.

with their numerous hydrogen atoms, fats provide an abundant source of high-energy electrons

Fat is the most efficient molecule for long-term energy storage, even compared to carbohydrates, because _____.

with their numerous hydrogen atoms, fats provide an abundant source of high-energy electrons