JANELLE NUEZ

9-DEVOTION
B.
1. Only some plant cells have chloroplasts, but all actively metabolizing plant cells have
mitochondria. Why? Chloroplast is an organelle that specializes in photosynthesis.
Therefore, chloroplast is found in plant cells that receives light. You wont
however find chloroplast in plant cells underground because light generally
doesnt reach those cells. If somehow exposed to light though they may develop
chloroplasts.
2. Explain why photosynthesis is important for building the structure of plant cells.
Photosynthesis is important in plants because the cell wall is responsible for
structure and support. Cell walls are made of cellulose, which is carbohydrate that
is built up from sugars produced during photosynthesis.
3. What chloroplasts membrane is most important in photosynthesis? What two spaces
does it separate? The Thylakoid Membrane is the most important in
photosynthesis. The two spaces that separate it are stroma and granum.
4. Why are both photosystems I and II required photosynthesis? They are required
photosynthesis to provide reducing power NADPH and use light energy to drive
two chemical reactions.
5. What roles do electrons and hydrogen ions play in the light-dependent reactions of
photosynthesis? The electrons and hydrogen ions combine with water which is the
source of it and oxygen is released as the by product.
6. How do photosynthesis and cellular respiration form a cycle of energy storage and use?
The carbon atoms needed to make all of the organic molecules of living things
come from a nonliving part of the environment (CO2 in the air). The hydrogen
atoms needed to make carbohydrates comes from water. In photosynthesis,
plants use the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into
glucose and oxygen.
7. In what ways does photorespiration differ from aerobic respiration? The difference
between photorespiration to aerobic respiration are no energized energy carrier
and doesnt occur in dark.
B.
1. Explain why there is net yield of two, not four, ATP molecules in glycolysis.
Glycolysis produces 4 ATPs. Two ATPs used up and this gives the net gain of 2
ATP for each molecule of glucose.
2. Explain in terms of cellular respiration: why do you need oxygen and why do you exhale
carbon dioxide? We need oxygen aside from we need this to our breathing it is also
essential ingredient for making energy. Humans exhale carbon dioxide because it

is a waste product of cellular respiration. Too much carbon dioxide in the blood
causes a condition.
3. What is the total number of NADH molecules generated during complete breakdown of
one glucose molecule to six molecules of CO2? There is 10 NADH molecules per
glucose molecule
4. Discuss the roles of NADH and FADH2 in cellular respiration.
The NADH passing through the electron transport chain generates three ATP and
FADH passing through the chain generates two ATP.
5. Explain how someone can gain weight and store fat on a low-fat diet.
After you eat a high-carbohydrate meal, your insulin spikes and your blood sugar
plummets making you very hungry. That is why you crave more carbs, more
sugar and eat more the whole day.
6. The end products of cellular respiration are CO2 and H2O. Where do the oxygen atoms
in the CO2 come from? Where does the oxygen atom in H2O come from? Oxygen is
converted into the cellular respiration byproduct of carbon dioxide. Oxygen is
transported to the cells for oxidation of organic molecules. CO2 and water are
returned to the environment.
7. In what ways is the inner mitochondrial membrane essential to the link of electron
transport and ATP synthesis? Could the membrane carry out its function if its lipid bilayer
were readily permeable to hydrogen ions (protons)? The electrons carriers transfer
their electrons to a series of membrane proteins collectively called ELECTRON
TRANSPORT CHAIN.
8. What is the advantage of aerobic respiration over anaerobic respiration in energy
production in organism? A major advantage of aerobic respiration is the amount of
energy it releases. Without oxygen, organisms can just split glucose into two
molecules of pyruvate. This releases only enough energy to make two ATP
molecules.