Cell Energy Notes
Cell Energy Notes
photoautotroph herbivore
carnivore
chemoautotroph omnivore
decomposer/detritvore
sun
energy sugars
cellular energy
The Carbon Cycle
❑ Carbon is the key element of all organic compounds (think macromolecules).
❑ All of the carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids that compose all living
things contain atoms of carbon.
❑ In order to build new organic compounds for living cells, there must be a constant
and steady supply of available carbon.
❑ photosynthesis and cellular respriation form the basis of the carbon cycle.
❑ Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by plants and used to build
molecules of glucose (photosynthesis).
❑ Cellular respiration (animals, plants, fungi, and protists) returns carbon dioxide
back to the atmosphere.
❑ There are other ways that carbon moves through an ecosystem:
• Geochemical processes, such as erosion and volcanic activity, release carbon
dioxide to the atmosphere and oceans.
• Biogeochemical processes cause dead organisms to decayunder pressure;
their bodies are converted into fossil fuels__. This stores carbon underground.
• Human activities, such as mining, cutting and burning forests, and burning
fossil fuels, release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Light energy
chemial energy
stacks of thylakoids
sunlight
water CO2
glucose
oxygen
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert light energy, water, and
carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen.
6CO2+6H2O+light energy→C6H12O6+6O2.
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Introduction:
Photosynthesis is the way that plants use
radiant (light) energy to convert carbon
dioxide and water into the glucose they need
to grow. This happens through the work of
chlorophyll, a green pigment that absorbs
light. Chlorophyll gives leaves the green color
we expect from plants.
The plant primarily brings water into the
trunk through its root in the soil. It absorbs
carbon dioxide through its leaves. Then the
plant uses the energy from light to break
apart the carbon dioxide and the water and
rearranges the atoms to make glucose.
When it is finished, there are oxygen
molecules left over, which are released back
into the air for us to breathe.
When there is extra glucose that the plant doesn’t immediately need, the plant will
convert glucose to starch as a way of storing energy long-term. Starch is then converted
back into glucose (short term energy) when the plant needs it.
Pre-Lab Questions:
1. What is the purpose of photosynthesis?
To provide energy to the plant in order to grow
2. How does a plant use light energy?
The plant absorbs the light to convert CO2 and water into glucose
3. What 3 things are needed for photosynthesis to take place?
water, light, and carbon dioxide
4. What is produced through photosynthesis?
glucose and oxygen
5. What happens to the extra glucose that the plant doesn’t immediately need?
The plant will convert the glucose to starch as a way of storing long term energy
Equation for Photosynthesis
6CO2+6H2O→C6H12O6+6O2
Photosynthesis involves two simultaneous processes: the light-dependent reactions and the
light-independent reactions (Calvin cycle). In the light-dependent reactions, light energy is captured and
converted into high energy ATP and NADPH molecules. In the light-independent reactions, these
high-energy molecules are used to reduce CO2 and eventually form carbohydrates such as glucose.
Learning Targets:
❑ Describe the reactants and products of photosynthesis and the source of reactants from the
environment.
❑ Explain the relationship of photosynthesis to the observations made during the experiment.
Materials:
❑ 3 grams sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) ❑ baby spinach leaves (4-5)
❑ liquid dish soap ❑ hole punch
❑ plastic syringe ❑ 1 500 mL beaker
❑ plastic spoon (for stirring) ❑ stopwatch/timer
❑ Petri dish ❑ light source
❑ 2 clear plastic cups (beakers can be used)
Step A:
1. Using a hand-held hole punch, cut 20 leaf disks from a baby spinach leaf. Be sure to cut between the
veins.
2. Mix 3 grams of baking soda with 300 mL of water. Stir until dissolved.
3. Add 1 small drop of dish soap to the solution and stir gently. There should be NO bubbles afterward.
Step B:
Inside of the spinach leaves are spongy mesophyll, filled with air. We need to remove the air so that we
can replace it with CO2.
Data Table:
Time (Minutes) Number of Disks Floating (Light) Number of Disks Floating (Dark)
0 0 0
1 0 0
2 0 0
3 0 0
4 1 0
5 3 0
6 5 0
7 8 0
8 10 0
9 10 0
10 10 0
11 10 0
12 10 0
13 10 0
14 10 0
15 10 0
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Lab Analysis:
1. Using the graphing grid below, graph the results from the light and dark treatments. Be sure to use
two different colors for each group.
Light’s Effect on Photosynthesis
Legend
Number of floating disks
❑ light
❑ no light
Time
3. Describe the relationship between the number of disks floating and time. Use your data to guide you.
As time progresses, more disks float because photosynthesis produces oxygen, filling the leaf disks
with gas and making them buoyant.
4. Explain the changes that occurred within the leaf tissue that allowed the leaf disks to rise to the
surface in the cup/beaker that was placed under the light.
The leaf disks rose because photosynthesis produced oxygen, which filled the air spaces in the leaf
tissue, increasing their buoyancy and causing them to float. Light energy and carbon dioxide (from
the bicarbonate solution) were essential for this process.
The product of the light-dependent reaction is oxygen, along with ATP and NADPH for use in the Calvin
cycle. In the experiment, oxygen production is evidenced by the leaf disks rising to the surface as they
become buoyant. This demonstrates that photosynthesis occurred, releasing oxygen into the leaf
tissues.
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Concept 1: Photosynthesis
Summarize this section by answering the following questions:
How is light used to create glucose and oxygen?
How does photosynthesis benefit us?
What are the reactants and products of photosynthesis?
What effect does light have on photosynthesis (lab)?
Part A. Visit the following link and answer the questions below:
https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/cellular-respiration
1. What does cellular respiration produce? Energy
2. What kind of cells carry out cellular respiration? Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
4. What are the 4 steps of cellular respiration? Glycolysis, transition reaction (pyruvate oxidation), krebs cycle, and
oxidative phosphorylation.
5. When there is no oxygen available, cellular respiration is referred to as anaerobic respiration instead of aerobic
6. Why is cellular respiration important? It is essential for both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells because it produces a
Part B. Visit the following link and answer the questions below:
https://www.bioexplorer.net/cellular-respiration-equation.html/
7. What is the equation for cellular respiration? Glucose + 6 Oxygen → 6 Carbon Dioxide + 6 Water + ATP
8. List 3 organisms that generate energy through cellular respiration. Plants, animals, microorganisms.
9. How many ATP molecules are produced during glycolysis? 4
10. How many ATP molecules are produced during the Krebs cycle? 2
11. How many ATP molecules are produced in the electron transport chain? up to 34 ATP per one molecule of glucose.
Part C. Visit the following link and answer the questions below:
http://thebiologyprimer.com/steps-of-cellular-respiration
12. Fill out the following chart indicating where each process takes place
Process Location
b. When aerobic respiration takes place, a total of 38 ATP molecules are produced from
one molecule of glucose.
c. Aerobic respiration takes place in the mitochondria of
cells.
22. Anaerobic respiration doesn’t require oxygen .
In anaerobic respiration, pyruvate is only partially broken down.
.
23. There are two kinds of anaerobic respiration:
a. Fermentation breaks the pyruvate down into ethanol, CO2, and water.
i. It is important in bread making, brewing, and wine making.
b. Lactic acid fermentation breaks the pyruvate down into , CO2,
and water.
i. It occurs in the muscles of animals when they need energy faster than the blood can suppl
.
ii. It also occurs in some bacteria that convert lactose into lactic acid. This process gives yogurt
its sour taste.
24. Both ethyl alcohol and lactic acid contain chemical energy that can’t be used by anaerobic respiration,
making this an efficient process.
25. Anaerobic respiration releases a total of two ATP molecules (compared to the 38 of aerobic respiration).
Part E. Visit the following link and label A-F in the diagram below:
https://quizlet.com/448234609/cellular-respiration-diagram/
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some other information you would need to discover would be the cause of death through
autopsy, if there were any connections those would need to be determined, as well as
understanding similar environmental impacts that all of the victims had to endure.
if poison is suspected I believe there should be a blood test to rule out any poisons or find other
anomalies in the blood panel.
Cellular respiration
They were taken in oxygen yet it wasn’t be taking in through the cells nor mitochondria being
able to use it
cyanide acts fast since cellular respiration occurs all the time and etc produces the most atp molecules cyanide
prevents the majority of the atp from begging created causing the causing quick cell death
No because the cyanide using oxygen giving oxygen the option to not use it will only increase
blood sugar levels
Converts glucose to atp
they both are fermentation processes and both fermentation occurs in absence of
oxygen and Lactic acid fermentation produces lactic acid, while alcoholic
fermentation produces ethanol and carbon dioxide
absence
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alcohol fermentation
glucose carbon
dioxide
In the bags with more sugar, you would observe greater inflation or faster inflation.
As the amount of sugar (glucose) available increases, the rate of fermentation or cellular
respiration also increases. This leads to more CO₂ being produced as a byproduct.
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aerobic
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8 74 70
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It decreased because we were losing energy
After the first three my hand been to cramp. The muscles in my hand hurt because there was a lot
of lactic acid.
Muscle fatigue occurs when muscle cells undergo insufficient cellular respiration, leading to a
buildup of lactic acid and a depletion of energy reserves, impairing muscle function.
During intense exercise, muscles are forced to use anaerobic respiration to produce ATP because
the demand for energy exceeds the oxygen supply, preventing aerobic respiration from occurring
efficiently.
The byproduct of anaerobic respiration, lactic acid, accumulates in muscles during intense
exercise, causing a burning sensation and contributing to muscle cramps.
yes, my non-dominant hand was much lower because I do not use that hand much with working
day to day so it is “weaker” than the other hand.
Dependent
oxygen (o2) (exits plant) ATP and NADPH(goes to light independent reactions
independent
cytoplasm
Glucose is broken down into 2 pieces of(pyruvate) that enter the krebs cycle and a little ATP is.
Electrons go to ETC.
alcoholic
mitochondria
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in the grana and the thylakoid membrane. This step must happen because it leads to other
processes and it spreads. It is needed to do photosynthesis.
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This simulation was similar to the real biochemical reaction of photosynthesis since it has
the same processes and it helps us visualize it.
This was different since the speed was different and there would be actual outcomes.