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Cellular Energetics

Students must know...

Examples of endergonic and exergonic reactions.
The key role of ATP in energy coupling.
That enzymes work by lowering the energy of activation.
The catalytic cycle of an enzyme that results in the production of a final product.
Factors that change enzyme shape and how they influence enzyme activity.
How the shape of enzymes, their active sites, and interaction with specific molecules affect their function.
How feedback inhibition is used to maintain appropriate levels of enzymes in a pathway.
The summary equation of cellular respiration including the source and fate of the reactants and products.
The difference between fermentation and cellular respiration.
The role of glycolysis in oxidizing glucose to two molecules of pyruvate.
How pyruvate is moved from the cytosol into the mitochondria and introduced into the citric acid cycle.
How electrons from NADH and FADH₂are passed to a series of electron acceptors to produce ATP by chemiosmosis.
The roles of the mitochondrial membrane, proton (H⁺) gradient, and ATP synthase in generating ATP.
The summary equation of photosynthesis including the source and fate of the reactants and products.
How leaf and chloroplast anatomy relate to photosynthesis.
How photosystems convert solar energy to chemical energy.
How linear electron flow in the light reactions results in the formation of ATP, NADPH, and O₂.
How the formation of a proton gradient in the light reactions is used to form ATP from ADP + inorganic phosphate by ATP synthase.
How the Calvin cycle uses the energy molecules of the light reactions (ATP and NADPH) to produce carbohydrates (G3P) from CO₂.
How C₄ and CAM plants have adapted to survive in hot, arid conditions.

Cellular Energetics Curriculum Map

Reading Guides

Chapter 9 Reading Guide: Fermentation

Chapter 9 Reading Guide: Cellular Respiration

Chapter 8 Reading Guide

Lectures

Control Over & Variations in Cellular Respiration

Metabolism & Enzymatic Reactions

Lab Materials

Cellular Respiration Lab

Enzyme Catalysis Lab Analysis

Bozeman Podcasts

Cellular Respiration Lab Walkthrough

Photosynthesis Lab Walkthrough

Signal Transduction Pathways

Fight or Flight Response

The Origin of Life

Photosynthesis

Cellular Respiration

Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration

Enzymes

Coupled Reactions

ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate

Gibbs Free Energy

Life Requires Free Energy

Online Resources

Metabolism: From Food to Fuel

ATP Synthase

Photosynthesis

How NAD+ Works

Electron Transport Chain

Krebs Cycle

Glycolysis

Virtual Lab Links

Enzyme Catalysis

Photosynthesis

Cellular Respiration