1What is metabolism?
The total of all biochemical processes occurring in a cell.
2What are the two major categories of metabolism?
Anabolism and catabolism.
3What is anabolism?
The building of larger, more complex molecules from smaller molecules.
4Does anabolism require or release energy?
It requires energy.
5What is catabolism?
The breakdown of larger molecules into smaller molecules.
6Does catabolism require or release energy?
It releases energy.
7What is a useful way to remember anabolism?
Anabolic processes build things, such as muscle.
8What happens to nutrients during catabolism?
They are broken down into smaller precursor molecules.
9What is the main energy-carrying molecule produced during catabolism?
ATP.
10How are the products of catabolism used in anabolism?
Small precursor molecules and ATP provide the building blocks and energy for synthesis.
11What is the central dogma of biology?
DNA is transcribed into RNA, and RNA is translated into protein.
12What is transcription?
The process of copying genetic information from DNA into RNA.
13What is translation?
The process of using RNA instructions to build a protein.
14What enzyme carries out transcription?
RNA polymerase.
15What cellular structure carries out translation?
The ribosome.
16What is the genotype?
The genetic information encoded in an organism's DNA.
17What is the phenotype?
The observable traits and behaviors expressed by an organism.
18How does the coding DNA strand compare with the mRNA sequence?
The sequences are the same except RNA uses uracil (U) instead of thymine (T).
19In which direction is RNA read during translation?
From 5′ to 3′.
20What is the usual start codon?
AUG.
21Where does most ATP production during respiration occur?
At the electron transport chain.
22Where is the electron transport chain located in eukaryotic cells?
In the inner mitochondrial membrane.
23Where is the electron transport chain located in bacteria?
In the cytoplasmic membrane.
24What are the major types of electron-carrier components described in the lecture?
Flavoproteins, small non-protein carriers, iron-containing proteins, and cytochromes.
25What is the role of electron carriers in the electron transport chain?
They pass electrons from one component to another.
26What happens when NADH donates electrons to the electron transport chain?
The energy released helps drive proton pumping across the membrane.
27What does the electron transport chain use energy from electrons to do?
Pump protons across the membrane.
28What is the proton motive force?
Stored energy created by an electrochemical gradient of protons across a membrane.
29How is the proton motive force generated?
Protons are pumped across a membrane, creating differences in charge and proton concentration.
30What is the role of oxygen in aerobic respiration?
It is the final electron acceptor.
31What is formed when oxygen accepts electrons and combines with protons?
Water.
32What is the main purpose of building a proton gradient?
To store energy that can be used to make ATP.
33What is chemiosmosis?
The use of the proton gradient to drive ATP synthesis.