AP Bio Unit 3 Test Study Guide with Complete Solutions

AP Bio Unit 3 Test Study Guide with Complete Solutions Cellular Respiration - Answer️️ -the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic moelcules Kilocalories - Answer️️ -the unit in which energy is measured Redox Reaction - Answer️️ -A chemical reaction involving the transfer of one or more electrons from one reactant to another; also called oxidation-reduction reaction. Oxidation - Answer️️ -The loss of electrons from a substance involved in a redox reaction. Reduction - Answer️️ -any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen) NAD+ - Answer️️ -electron carrier involved in glycolysis NADH - Answer️️ -the reduced form of NAD+; an electron-carrying molecule that functions in cellular respiration Electron Transport Chain - Answer️️ -a series of proteins in which the high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle are used to convert ADP into ATP Glycolysis - Answer️️ -first step in releasing the energy of glucose, in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvate ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS_2024/2025 Tuesday, September 3, 2024 10:30 AM Page | 2 Pyruvate Oxidation - Answer️️ -2nd step in cellular respiration occurs on the way to the mitochondrial matrix. Pyruvate is oxidized into 1 CO2, 1 NADH, 1 acetyl-COA (2 carbons attached to coenzyme A) Citric Acid Cycle - Answer️️ -in cellular respiration, series of chemical reactions that break down glucose and produce ATP; energizes electron carriers that pass the energized electrons on to the electron transport chain Oxidative Phosphorylation - Answer️️ -The production of ATP using energy derived from the redox reactions of an electron transport chain. Chemiosmosis - Answer️️ -A process for synthesizing ATP using