BIOL 1020 Lecture 15: Lecture 15

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Accepting electrons at the end of the electron transport chain. Process that occurs in organisms that can survive in absence of oxygen (or in our tissues when oxygen is limited) Allows organisms to regenerate nad+ in absence of etc and oxygen. Breaks in the skin of grapes and fruit allows entry of microbes. Once oxygen is consumed, yeast switches to fermentation. A shrew that eats fruits that have fermented (have alcohol in them) Carry out fermentation or anaerobic fermentation (using sulfate or metal ions as final electron acceptors) Pyruvate- fork in the metabolic road that leads to two alternative catabolic routes: if oxygen is present- pyruvate enter mitochondria o if oxygen is not present- fermentation occurs. Probably evolved in ancient prokaryotes before there was oxygen in the atmosphere. Plants, algae, certain other protists, and some prokaryotes. Wavelength (lambda)- distance between crests of waves (determines the type of electromagnetic energy) Chlorophyll reflects and transmits green light- leaves appear green.

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