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green color.
a. Kinetic energy
b. Potential energy
DNA/RNA Synthesis - DNA and RNA synthesis are fascinating because they do not
use ATP the same way more endergonic reactions do
Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and certain other organisms
transform light energy into chemical energy. Photosynthesis in green plants harnesses
the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide, water, and minerals into organic
compounds and gaseous oxygen.
11. During photosynthesis, the light energy is stored in the chemical bonds of what sugar?
12. What are the two raw materials (reactants) for photosynthesis?
The photosynthetic process requires several simple reactants. Water is the first
required reactant. The plant acquires water through its root system. The next required
reactant is carbon dioxide. The plant absorbs this gas through its leaves. The final
required reactant is light energy. The plant absorbs this energy through green pigments,
called chlorophyll. This chlorophyll is located in the plant's chloroplasts.
Glycolysis - Glycolysis is the first process used by prokaryotes and eukaryotes alike
to turn energy stored in sugar into ATP. For eukaryotes, glycolysis is only the first step in a
process that leads to cellular respiration; for prokaryotes, glycolysis may be the only means
they have of obtaining ATP from glucose
15. Where does the energy for cellular respiration come from?
16. Energy released during cellular respiration that can be used by cells is called adenosine
triphosphate (ATP).
Cellular metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms in
order to maintain life. Cellular metabolism involves complex sequences of controlled
biochemical reactions, better known as metabolic pathways.
18. From what compound do animals get their energy (ATP) to do cellular work?
All animals obtain energy either directly or indirectly from these energy stores in plants.
22. The energy that drives catabolic pathways in organisms comes from breaking sugar
molecules and producing the energy molecule ATP.
25. The last two phosphate groups on ATP are bonded with chemical bonds.
Adenosine triphosphate
PO₄³⁻
28. Name the process that breaks the bonds of ATP to release energy.
ATP Hydrolysis
ATPase
31. Organisms use animals and plants to break down energy-rich compound to release the
potential energy stored in its bonds.
32. Energy released from the chemical bonds of glucose are trapped & stored in ATP until a cell
needs energy.
Adenosine Triphosphate
35. What coupled reactions make ATP and then release its energy.
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) consists of an adenosine molecule bonded to three
phophate groups in a row. In a process called cellular respiration, chemical energy in food
is converted into chemical energy that the cell can use, and stores it in molecules of ATP.
This occurs when a molecule of adenosine diphosphate (ADP) uses the energy released
during cellular respiration to bond with a third phosphate group, becoming a molecule of
ATP. So the energy from cellular respiration is stored in the bond between the 2nd and 3rd
phosphate groups of ATP. When the cell needs energy to do work, ATP loses its 3rd
phosphate group, releasing energy stored in the bond that the cell can use to do work. Now
it’s back to being ADP and is ready to store the energy from respiration by bonding with a
3rd phosphate group. ADP and ATP constantly convert back and forth in this manner.
40. When ATP is broken down to release energy, what two things form?
Think of it as the “energy currency” of the cell. If a cell needs to spend energy to
accomplish a task, the ATP molecule splits off one of its three phosphates, becoming ADP
(Adenosine di-phosphate) + phosphate. The energy holding that phosphate molecule is
now released and available to do work for the cell.
41. During hydrolysis of ATP, a molecule of ADP is added to split the gamma phosphate bond.
42. What happens to the energy released from the hydrolysis of ATP?
43. During dehydration of ATP, a molecule of ___________ is removed to join a free phosphate
and __________ making more ATP again.
44. Where is the energy stored in the dehydration process to form ATP?
45. How many high-energy phosphate bonds does ATP have?
Anabolic pathways build complex molecules from simpler ones and typically need an input
of energy. Building glucose from carbon dioxide is one example. Other examples include the
synthesis of proteins from amino acids, or of DNA strands from nucleic acid building blocks
(nucleotides). These biosynthetic processes are critical to the life of the cell, take place constantly,
and use energy carried by ATP and other short-term energy storage molecules.
Catabolic pathways involve the breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones and
typically release energy. Energy stored in the bonds of complex molecules, such as glucose and
fats, is released in catabolic pathways. It's then harvested in forms that can power the work of the
cell (for instance, through the synthesis of ATP).
"Endergonic" entails the absorption of energy through work. Because plants take in
solar energy, water, carbon dioxide and chlorophyll to begin the energy
process, photosynthesis is considered endergonic. In photosynthesis, energy-carrying
molecular bonds are formed.
48. The breakdown of ATP is due to hydrolysis or dehydration?
51. What are the different energy molecules in the cell? Describe the energy storage capacity of
each and relate this to their function in living organisms.
ATP - stores smaller amounts of energy that is easily accessible by the cell. ATP is
used to run all cell activities.
Glucose - stores larger amounts of energy that is more difficult to access. Glucose is
used for energy storage. It is converted into ATP when energy is needed.
54. How do heterotrophs and autotrophs differ in the way they obtain energy?
Autotrophs make their own food using energy from the sun or inorganic molecules.
Heterotrophs must consume other organisms for food.
How does ATP store energy? What happens when ADP becomes ATP?
55. Which organelle is involved in photosynthesis? List and describe the parts of this organelle.
Energy enters photosynthesis as light energy from the sun. During the light-
dependent reactions, it is converted into chemical energy in the form of ATP and electron
carriers. These molecules carry the chemical energy to the light-independent reactions,
where it is stored as glucose. The goal of photosynthesis is to create food from sun energy,
thereby converting light energy into a form usable by living organisms.
58. What is the primary pigment involved in photosynthesis? Why do plants contain accessory
pigments?
Chlorophyll – it is a green pigment and therefore cannot absorb light from that part of
the electromagnetic spectrum. Accessory pigments all absorb varying wavelengths of light.
Containing multiple pigments allows plants to absorb the entire spectrum, obtaining more
energy for photosynthesis.
59. How do the events of the Calvin Cycle depend on the light-dependent reactions of
photosynthesis?
As it turns out, some of the light energy absorbed by pigments in leaves is converted
to a different form: chemical energy. Light energy is converted to chemical energy during
the first stage of photosynthesis, which involves a series of chemical reactions known as
the light-dependent reactions.
60. In some cases, regular exercise causes an increase in the number of mitochondria in muscle
cells. How might this improve an individual’s ability to perform energy-requiring activities?
Mitochondria is the center for ATP (energy) production. Therefore, if you have more
mitochondria in muscle cells, you would increase the ATP production giving your cells the
ability to generate energy to be consumed in energy-consuming activities more easily.
If the sun’s rays were to 61. On other forms of life? Please discuss the effects on both
be blocked by dust or autotrophs and heterotrophs, using pertinent vocabulary an examples
clouds formed by to support your reasoning.
volcanic eruptions or
pollution, what are Autotrophs are organisms that are able to use a source
some possible long- of energy such as sunlight, to produce their own food.
term effects on Heterotrophs cannot produce their own food and must
photosynthesis? rely on the foods they ingest for energy. Heterotrophs must
either eat autotrophs directly or eat other heterotrophs that
have already eaten autotrophs. Heterotrophs depend on
autotrophs to harvest energy from the sun. This energy is then passed on to heterotrophs in
the form of food. Without autotrophs, the sun's energy would not be available to
heterotrophs and heterotrophs would eventually die out (if they could not find a new way of
harvesting energy).
64. How are high energy electrons created? (Think about light energy, chlorophyll, thylakoid
membrane, electron carriers, etc.)
The Light Reactions of Photosynthesis, Light is absorbed and the energy is used to
drive electrons from water to generate NADPH and to drive protons across a membrane.
These protons return through ATP synthase to make ATP.
a) Photosystem I
b) Photosystem II
The structural and photochemical properties of the minimum particles capable of
performing light reactions I and II have received much study. Treatment of lamellar
fragments with neutral detergents releases these particles, designated photosystem I and
photosystem II, respectively. Subsequent harsher treatment and separation of the individual
polypeptides with electrophoretic techniques have helped identify the components of the
photosystems. Each photosystem consists of a light-harvesting complex and a core
complex. Each core complex contains a reaction centre with the pigment (either P700 or P680)
that can be photochemically oxidized, together with electron acceptors and electron donors.
In addition, the core complex has some 40 to 60 chlorophyll molecules bound to proteins. In
addition to the light absorbed by the chlorophyll molecules in the core complex, the reaction
centres receive a major part of their excitation from the pigments of the light-harvesting
complex.
70. How are the light-dependent and light-independent reactions related/connected? How are they
different?
Just as the name implies, light-dependent reactions require sunlight. In the light-
dependent reactions, energy from sunlight is absorbed by chlorophyll and converted into stored
chemical energy, in the form of the electron carrier molecule NADPH (nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide phosphate) and the energy currency molecule ATP (adenosine triphosphate). The
light-dependent reactions take place in the thylakoid membranes in the granum (stack of
thylakoids), within the chloroplast.
a. light intensity
b. level of CO2
c. Temperature
C4 and CAM plants are plants that use certain special compounds to gather carbon
dioxide (CO 2 ) during photosynthesis. Using these compounds allows these plants to
extract more CO 2 from a given amount of air, helping them prevent water loss in dry
climates.
Cellular respiration occurs in the cells of all living things. It takes place in the cells
of both autotrophs and heterotrophs. All of them burn glucose to form ATP.
Fats supply the most energy at 9 calories per gram. Carbohydrates and proteins
each provide 4 calories per gram for use as energy in the body.
a) Glycolysis
b) Kerb Cycle
c) Electro Transport Chain
79. Contrast AEROBIC and ANAEROBIC respiration? Which step(s) of cellular respiration is
AEROBIC? ANAEROBIC?
During aerobic cellular respiration, glucose reacts with oxygen, forming ATP that can
be used by the cell. Carbon dioxide and water are created as by products.
Anaerobic respiration occurs when oxygen is not present. It consists of two steps.
The first step, like aerobic respiration, is glycolysis, that produces ATP from the reactant
glucose. The second step, fermentation, creates lactic acid or ethanol, depending on the
type of fermentation
The first and third steps of the pathway, ATP energizes the molecules. Thus, two
ATP molecules must be expended in the process. Further along in the process, the six-
carbon glucose molecule converts into intermediary compounds and is then split into two
three-carbon compounds. The latter undergo additional conversions and eventually form
pyruvic acid at the conclusion of the process.
During the latter stages of glycolysis, four ATP molecules are synthesized using the energy
given off during the chemical reactions. Thus, four ATP molecules are synthesized and two
ATP molecules are used during glycolysis, for a net gain of two ATP molecules.
The conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA, the citric acid cycle takes place in the
matrix of the mitochondria. Almost all of the enzymes of the citric acid cycle are soluble,
with the single exception of the enzyme succinate dehydrogenase, which is embedded in
the inner membrane of the mitochondrion. Unlike glycolysis, the citric acid cycle is a closed
loop: the last part of the pathway regenerates the compound used in the first step. The
eight steps of the cycle are a series of redox, dehydration, hydration, and decarboxylation
reactions that produce two carbon dioxide molecules, one GTP/ATP, and reduced forms of
NADH and FADH2. This is considered an aerobic pathway because the NADH and FADH2
produced must transfer their electrons to the next pathway in the system, which will use
oxygen. If this transfer does not occur, the oxidation steps of the citric acid cycle also do not
occur. Note that the citric acid cycle produces very little ATP directly and does not directly
consume oxygen.
83. Explain the process of Electron Transport Chain and where it occurs
84. How many ATP are made from ONE (1) GLUCOSE molecule using Cellular Respiration?
When you need a quick boost of energy, you might reach for an apple or a candy
bar. But cells do not "eat" apples or candy bars; these foods need to be broken down so
that cells can use them. Through the process of cellular respiration, the energy in food is
changed into energy that can be used by the body's cells.
Both the process takes place in cell organelle which was considered as
endosymbiotic organism. They are chloroplast and Mitochondria, Photosynthesis
takes place in Chloroplast whereas respiration takes place in mitochondria
Inner membrain
cristea
Outer membrane
matrix
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Intermenbranes
pce
thylakoid
granum
Stroma
Thylakoid lumen
(aqueous fluid)
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Adenine
Ribose Light-Dependent Reaction
Phosphate groups Light-Independent Reaction (Calvin Cycle)
ATP Krebs Cycle
ADP Glycolysis
NADP+ Electron Transport Chain
NADPH Thylakoid
Light ENERGY Thylakoid membrane
H2O Thylakoid space
CO2 Stroma
O2 Chloroplast
Glucose
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A. ATP MOLECULE
Adenine Ribose Phosphate Groups
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Light
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2 ATP
2 ATP
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pyruvate
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