BIOL 1001 : Biology Exam 4 Notes

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Cellular respiration harvesting chemical energy; catabolic pathways yield energy by oxidizing organic fuels. Fermentation is the partial degradation of sugars that occurs without the use of oxygen (an anaerobic process) Cellular respiration is an atp-producing pathway in which the ultimate electron acceptor is oxygen. (aerobic process: c6h12o6 + 6o2 6co2 + 6h2o + energy (atp + heat, how much energy?? deltag = -686 kcal/mol of sugar. The atp generated is used for work and then regenerated. Energy from catabolism works with atp to form energy for cellular work and adp + a phosphate group. Redox reactions (aka oxidation-reduction reactions) are exergonic reactions which involve a transfer of electrons from a less electronegative atom to a more electronegative atom. Oxidation is the loss of electrons from one molecule: losing electrons. Reduction is the gain, or addition of electrons to a molecule; called this because it reduces the amount of positive charge in that atom: gaining electrons.

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