Sean Munroe

2/11/15
Period 8

Fueled for life Article Questions

1. Liver cells need so much ATP due to the high amount of reactions that
occur all the time. In liver cells, over 600 separate reactions occur routinely. ATP
is needed to produce energy from food; the energy produced by ATP is used to
perform these reactions.
2. The main advantage of having organelles is that these organelles perform
one specific function. In the example of Mitochondria, this organelle is a small
package of enzymes usually found within the matrix of the organelle or the
ruffles that it has. Its function is to convert food to energy(ATP).
3. An oxidation reduction reaction is driven by an input of energy.
Molecules are reduced when the number of electrons they contain is
increased by the addition of hydrogen or loss of oxygen. It can be
summarized as X(positive) + Electron X. An example of a reduction
process is the formation of large complex molecules from small ones.
4. The three steps in aerobic respiration is glycolysis, krebs cycle, and the
electron transport system. In glycolysis, glucose breaks down into 2 molecules of
pyruvic acid. In krebs cycle, the pyruvic acid is broken down into CO2 in the
mitochondria. In the electron transport system, electrons are transferred from the
hydrogen molecules to complete and mass produce ATP.
5. The term food for thought at the end of the article is a pun that refers to
the statements prior to it explaining that the brain uses most of our daily energy.