Lab 6 – Cellular Respiration Questions

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Text generated questions from “What is Metabolism”

1. What is the definition of metabolism.

2. How do catabolic reactions differ from anabolic reactions?

3. Cellular Respiration falls within which category, anabolic or catabolic?

4. Why are enzymes important in the metabolic process?

5. How can enzymes regulate the rate of a metabolic reaction?

6. What factor is critical to the function of the enzyme? Why?

7. What is the difference between the enzyme ‘lock and key model’ and the ‘induced fit model’?

8. Describe the two models.

9. What is hydrolysis?

10. Hydrolysis involves the addition of what for the reaction to occur?

11. What is condensation synthesis?

12. Digestion of food is which process?

Text generated questions from “Cellular Respiration”

1. In cellular respiration, sugar is broken down into what to produce what?

2. What is the overall reaction for cellular respiration?

Mitochondria questions generated by Bozeman Video (starts at 4:26)

1. The folds on the inside of mitochondria are called what?

2. How many membranes are there and what are they called?

3. What do we call the space in the middle?

 4. What do we think mitochondria used to be? What evidence is this belief based on? Does that
make them parasites?

Glycolysis questions generated by Bozeman Video (starts at 5:17)

1. Where does Glycolysis occur and within what in a human cell and where in a bacteria?

2. Glucose is what?

3. Glucose is broken down into what?

4. Describe those resulting molecules in terms of the Carbon content.

5. How much ATP is generated?

6. What other chemical is made and how is it made?

Transition Reaction questions generated by Bozeman Video (starts 6:15)

1. How does pyruvate move into the mitochondria?

2. What does the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex do to the pyruvate?

3. This results in a molecules with how many carbons? Where does that molecule go?

4. What happens to the extra carbon and where does it go?

Kreb Cycle questions generated by Bozeman Video (starts 6:50)

1. What happens to the 2 C in acetyl CoA?

2. How much ATP does the Kreb Cycle produce?

3. We are adding energy to what 2 electron carriers? These electron carriers are carrying the
electrons to where?

Further text generated questions from “Cellular Respiration”

1. Is Oxygen required for the Kreb Cycle?

2. Most of the enzymes of the Kreb Cycle are located in the ___________?

3. What is the waste product of the Kreb Cycle?

Electron Transport Chain questions generated by Bozeman Science Video (starts 7:38)

1. At the start of the ETC portion, Mr. Anderson says all the energy that was originally in glucose
(except for the little ATP generated so far) is now in what?

2. What are the electrons going to move through (a series of what)?

3. What is the energy (released by the proteins) going to be used for?

4. Where do the protons (H+) go, from where to where?

5. What happens to the electron after its energy is removed by the proteins in the ETC?

6. What by-product is produced?

7. What acts as the last electron acceptor in the ETC?

8. What happens to the protons that were moved across the inner membrane?

9. What do they move through and what does that produce and how much of it?

Anaerobic questions generated by Bozeman Science Video (starts 10:48)

1. What problem happens when pyruvate is produced in glycolysis and NAD+ is turned into NADH?

2. Where does Lactic Acid Fermentation take place and how does the production of lactate
eliminate the original problem?

3. What is required for our muscles to break down the lactate?

4. In alcoholic fermentation, the pyruvate is converted into what?

5. This is how we (with yeast) produce what?

Answers to "What is Metabolism":

1. Definition of metabolism: Metabolism refers to the sum of all chemical reactions that take
place within an organism, involving the breakdown of complex molecules to produce energy
(catabolism) and the synthesis of complex molecules from simpler ones (anabolism).

2. Difference between catabolic and anabolic reactions: Catabolic reactions involve the
breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones, releasing energy. Anabolic reactions, on the
other hand, involve the synthesis of complex molecules from simpler ones, requiring energy
input.

3. Cellular Respiration category: Cellular Respiration falls within the category of catabolic
reactions.

4. Importance of enzymes: Enzymes are crucial in the metabolic process because they act as
catalysts, speeding up chemical reactions without being consumed. They lower the activation
energy required for reactions to occur.

5. Enzyme regulation of metabolic reaction rate: Enzymes can regulate the rate of metabolic
reactions by adjusting their activity in response to factors such as substrate concentration,
temperature, and pH.

6. Critical factor for enzyme function: The critical factor for enzyme function is their three-
dimensional structure, which is determined by the sequence of amino acids in their polypeptide
chains. This structure is essential for the enzyme's catalytic activity.

7. Difference between 'lock and key model' and 'induced fit model': In the lock and key model,
the enzyme's active site is already in the appropriate shape for the substrate to bind, like a lock
and key fitting perfectly. In the induced fit model, the enzyme's active site changes its shape
upon substrate binding to achieve a better fit.

8. Description of the two models:

• Lock and Key Model: Assumes that the enzyme's active site is rigid and complementary
to the substrate.

• Induced Fit Model: Suggests that the enzyme's active site can change its shape to
accommodate the substrate.

9. Hydrolysis: Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction in which a water molecule is added to break a

covalent bond in a larger molecule. It is a common process in the digestion of macromolecules.

10. Addition for hydrolysis: Hydrolysis involves the addition of a water molecule to break a bond in
a larger molecule.

11. Condensation synthesis: Condensation synthesis is a chemical reaction where two molecules
combine to form a larger molecule, producing a water molecule as a byproduct.

12. Digestion of food process: Digestion of food is a catabolic process where complex molecules are
broken down into simpler ones, releasing energy.
Answers to "Cellular Respiration":

1. In cellular respiration, sugar is broken down into carbon dioxide and water to produce energy (in
the form of ATP).

2. The overall reaction for cellular respiration is:

Answers to Mitochondria questions generated by Bozeman Video:

1. The folds on the inside of mitochondria are called cristae.

2. There are two membranes in mitochondria: the outer mitochondrial membrane and the inner
mitochondrial membrane.

3. The space in the middle is called the intermembrane space.

4. Mitochondria are believed to have originated from free-living bacteria. This belief is based on
the endosymbiotic theory. No, this doesn't make them parasites; it suggests a mutualistic
relationship between the host cell and the engulfed bacteria.

Answers to Glycolysis questions generated by Bozeman Video:

1. Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of a human cell and in the cytoplasm of a bacteria.

2. Glucose is a six-carbon sugar.

3. Glucose is broken down into two molecules of pyruvate.

4. The resulting molecules from glucose breakdown in glycolysis are two molecules of three-
carbon pyruvate.

5. Glycolysis generates a net of 2 ATP molecules.

6. The other chemical made is NADH, and it is produced by the reduction of NAD+.

Answers to Transition Reaction questions generated by Bozeman Video:

1. Pyruvate moves into the mitochondria through active transport.

2. The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex converts pyruvate into acetyl CoA.

3. This results in a molecule with two carbons. Acetyl CoA enters the citric acid (Krebs) cycle.

4. The extra carbon is released as carbon dioxide and is expelled as a waste product.

Answers to Kreb Cycle questions generated by Bozeman Video:

1. The two carbons in acetyl CoA are completely oxidized to carbon dioxide.

2. The Kreb Cycle produces 2 ATP molecules.

3. Energy is added to the electron carriers NAD+ and FAD, which carry the electrons to the electron
transport chain (ETC).

Further text generated questions from “Cellular Respiration”:

1. Oxygen is required for the Kreb Cycle.

2. Most of the enzymes of the Kreb Cycle are located in the mitochondrial matrix.

3. The waste product of the Kreb Cycle is carbon dioxide.

Answers to Electron Transport Chain questions generated by Bozeman Science Video:

1. At the start of the ETC portion, all the energy originally in glucose is now in the form of
electrons.

2. Electrons move through a series of protein complexes.

3. The energy released by the proteins is used to pump protons across the inner mitochondrial
membrane.

4. Protons (H+) move from the matrix to the intermembrane space.

5. After its energy is removed, the electron combines with oxygen to form water.

6. The by-product produced is water.

7. Oxygen acts as the last electron acceptor in the ETC.

8. The protons that were moved across the inner membrane move through ATP synthase,
producing ATP.

9. They move through ATP synthase, producing ATP, and the amount depends on the number of
protons moving through.

Answers to Anaerobic questions generated by Bozeman Science Video:

1. When pyruvate is produced in glycolysis and NAD+ is turned into NADH, a shortage of NAD+
occurs.

2. Lactic Acid Fermentation takes place in the cytoplasm, and the production of lactate helps
regenerate NAD+, resolving the shortage problem.

3. Oxygen is required for our muscles to break down the lactate.

4. In alcoholic fermentation, pyruvate is converted into ethanol.

5. This is how we (with yeast) produce alcoholic beverages.