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AP Biology Cellular Respiration Harvesting Chemical Energy Adapted from Ms. Lisa Miller’s AP Biology Notes.
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AP Biology 2005-2006 Harvesting Stored Energy Energy is stored in organic molecules. Glucose: C 6 H 12 O 6 Heterotrophs eat food (organic molecules). Digest organic molecules: serve as raw materials for building & fuels for energy. Controlled release of energy: series of step-by-step enzyme- controlled reactions.
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AP Biology 2005-2006 Harvesting Energy Stored in Glucose Glucose is the ideal molecule. Catabolism of glucose to produce ATP. glucose + oxygen carbon + water + energy dioxide C 6 H 12 O 6 6O 2 6CO 2 6H 2 OATP + +++ heat CO 2 + H 2 O + heat fuel (carbohydrates) combustion = making heat energy by burning fuels in one step respiration = making ATP (& less heat) by burning fuels in many small steps ATP CO 2 + H 2 O + ATP (+ heat) respiration
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AP Biology adenine 3 Phosphate groups ribose Cell Energy: needed for active transport, making proteins and nucleic acids, chemical signals. Cells usable source of energy – ATP. ATP stands for adenosine triphosphate.
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AP Biology All energy is stored in the bonds of the compound. Breaking the bond releases energy. When cell has energy available it can store this energy by adding a phosphate group to ADP, producing ATP.
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Stage 1 Glycolysis: Breaking Down Glucose “glyco – lysis” (splitting sugar) Most ancient form of energy capture. Starting point for all cellular respiration. Occurs with or without oxygen. Inefficient: generates only 2 ATP for every 1 glucose. Location: in the cytoplasm. glucose pyruvate 2x2x 6C3C
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AP Biology Glycolysis Summary Invest some ATP Harvest a little more ATP and a NADH (electron carrier). ***NADH accepts a hydrogen (which has an electron) from glucose.
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AP Biology Pyruvate is a Branching Point Pyruvate O2O2 O2O2 Kreb’s Cycle in Mitochondria Rermentation
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AP Biology Don’t forget the Mito! Double membrane Outer membrane Inner membrane highly folded cristae* fluid-filled space between membranes = intermembrane space Matrix (Kreb’s here!) central fluid-filled space * form fits function!
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AP Biology 4C6C4C 2C6C5C4C CO 2 citrate acetyl CoA Stage 2: Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) x2x2 3C pyruvate NADH FADH 2 NADH ATP This happens twice for each glucose! Occurs in the mitochondrial matrix and requires oxygen. ***First: pyruvate broken down into acetyl CoA.
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AP Biology 2005-2006 Krebs cycle produces: 8 NADH 2 FADH 2 2 ATP Let’s go to ETC… NADH & FADH 2 What’s so important about NADH?
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AP Biology So why the Krebs cycle? If the yield is only 2 ATP, then why? Value of NADH & FADH 2 Electron carriers (electron in hydrogen atom from pyruvate molecules). Molecules store energy! Used in the Electron Transport Chain (stage 3).
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AP Biology ATP accounting so far… Glycolysis 2 ATP Kreb’s cycle 2 ATP Life takes a lot of energy to run, need to extract more energy than 4 ATP! Why stop here… There’s got to be more to life than this.
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AP Biology Stage 3: Electron Transport Chain Last stop and most important! Series of molecules built into inner mitochondrial membrane mostly transport (integral) proteins Transport of electrons down ETC linked to ATP synthesis. Yields ~34 ATP from 1 glucose! Only in presence of O 2 (aerobic) That sounds more like it!
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AP Biology Electron Transport Chain
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AP Biology 2005-2006 Glycolysis Kreb’s cycle 2 NADH 8 NADH 2 FADH 2 Remember the NADH?
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AP Biology NADH Passes Electrons to ETC H cleaved off NADH & FADH 2. Electrons stripped from H atoms H + (H ions). Electrons passed from one electron carrier to next in mitochondrial membrane (ETC). Transport proteins in membrane pump H + across inner membrane to intermembrane space (creates a gradient).
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AP Biology But what “pulls” the electrons down the ETC? electrons flow downhill to O 2
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AP Biology 2005-2006 Why the build up H + ? ATP Synthase: enzyme in inner membrane of mitochondria. ADP + P i ATP Channel permeable to H +. H + flow down concentration gradient = provides energy for ATP synthesis. Molecular power generator! Powers bonding of P i to ADP.
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AP Biology Summary of cellular respiration Where did the glucose come from? Where did the O 2 come from? Where did the CO 2 come from? Where did the H 2 O come from? Where did the ATP come from? What else is produced that is not listed in this equation? Why do we breathe? C 6 H 12 O 6 6O 2 6CO 2 6H 2 O~36 ATP +++
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AP Biology Taking it beyond… What is the final electron acceptor in electron transport chain? O2O2 So what happens if O 2 unavailable? ETC backs up ATP production ceases cells run out of energy and you die!
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AP Biology What if you do not have oxygen? FERMENTATION 2005-2006
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AP Biology 2005-2006 Anaerobic Fermentation Bacteria, yeast 1C 3C2C pyruvate ethanol + CO 2 Animals, some fungi pyruvate lactic acid 3C beer, wine, bread at ~12% ethanol, kills yeast cheese, yogurt, anaerobic exercise (no O 2 ) NADHNAD + NADHNAD +
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AP Biology Lactic Acid Fermentation No oxygen, so glycolysis is the only step performed. NADH NAD +. Pyruvate lactic acid Example: human muscle cells. Alcohol Fermentation No oxygen, so glycolysis is the only step performed. NADH NAD +. Pyruvate ethanol and carbon dioxide. Example: Bacteria and yeast.
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