Respiration Homework

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Name:___________________

DIRECTIONS: Use Chapter 9 to help answer the questions and fill in the table be
low.
1. Relate the structure and function of the ATP molecule with the following term
s:
endergonic/exergonic: When ATP reacts with water the hyrdolysis reaction is exer
gonic. Phosphate group that leaves ATP molecule phospholyrates a substrate and t
urns it's endergonic reaction into an exergonic.
stable/unstable: ATP is more stable than the unstable phosphate group and ADP th
at results from hydrolysis.
free energy/potential energy: ATP has high free and potential energy because of
it's 4 negative electrons.
phosphorylation/dephosphorylation: When ATP is broken down dephosphorylation occ
urs and a phosphate group breaks off. This phosphate group attaches to a substr
ate called phosphorylation.
2. What is meant by energy coupling and describe specifically how ATP is involve
d in this term.
When a substrate or enzyme is phosphorylated the exergonic reaction is coupled w
ith an endergonic reaction. The endergonic reaction becomes exergonic when phosp
horylation occurs. ATP provides the free phosphate group for phosphorylation.

3. What is meant by a reduction-oxidation reaction (redox reaction). In your de

scription specially address the role of reduction, oxidation, electron donor, an
d electron acceptor.
Reduction
oxidation reaction involves the loss of an atoms electron or electrons
and the gain of an electron or electrons by another atom. The atom that loses a
n electron is the electron donor, called oxidation. The atom that gains an elect
ron is the electron acceptor, called reduction.

4. How is Cellular Respiration a good example of a redox reaction? Be specific

as to what molecules play which roles during the reaction (write out the chemica
l formula and highlight the molecular roles).
Glucose + O2 + ADP + Pi = CO2 + H2O + ATP
Cellular respiration is a great example of a redox reaction because there are mu
ltiple molecules being oxidized and reduced. Glucose is oxidized to become CO2 a
nd Oxygen is reduced to become water.

5. In your own words, describe the general purpose of cellular respiration? (In
other words, what is the big picture of this chapter?) The general purpose of cell
ular respiration is the formation of ATP. Creating the energy our body needs to

live.

6. How can we obtain energy from food we eat? Where specifically is the energy
in foods?
Through cellular respiration, converting the glucose found in food into
ATP.

7. What type of molecule is NAD+ and what role does it play in cellular respirat
ion?
NAD+ is an electron acceptor that transports electrons to the ETC.

TABLE 1. Fill in the table below.

Process
Overall Purpose?
Reactants (What molecules go in?)
Products (What comes out?)
Glycolysis
To break down Glucose.

ATP
ATP, NADH, Pyruvate.
Pyruvate Process
To break down pyruvate.

NAD+, Coenzyme A.
CO2, NADH, Acetyl CoA.
Krebs Cycle
Completes oxidation of glucose.

Acetyl CoA
CO2, NADH, FADH, GTP.
Electron Transport Chain
To reduce amount of energy in NADH and FADH.

NADH, FADH
Water.