BIO1.Q2.M3
BIO1.Q2.M3
BIO1.Q2.M3
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GENERAL BIOLOGY 1
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Aerobic and Anaerobic
Respiration
In module 2, you have learned about the patterns of electron flow through light reactions
events. You also learned about the significant events of the Calvin cycle. In this module, you will
learn how to differentiate aerobic from anaerobic respiration. Glycolysis, Kreb’s cycle, and Electron
Transport Chain (ETC) will also be discussed as the sequence of cellular respiration.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
2. Explain the major features and sequence the chemical events of cellular
respiration (STEM_BIO11/12-IIa-j-7).
Cellular respiration is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that takes place in the cells
of an organisms to convert chemical energy from oxygen molecules or nutrients into ATP and
released waste product. There are two types of respiration: the aerobic respiration and anaerobic
respiration. While aerobic respiration is a process that requires oxygen, on the other hand, anaerobic
respiration, oxygen is not required. Aerobic and anaerobic respiration differ in terms of the amount
of energy that is produced. Anaerobic respiration produces less energy when compared with the
process of aerobic respiration.
We all need energy to function and we get this energy from the foods we eat. The most
efficient way for cells to harvest energy stored in food is through cellular respiration, a catabolic
pathway for the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP a high energy molecule, is
expended by working cells. Cellular respiration occurs in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. It
has three main stages: glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and electron transport
What’s In
In module 2, you have learned about light dependent reaction and light-independent
reaction. Recall on what you have learned by answering the following activities. Let’s see
how far you have remembered.
Directions: Choose the correct answer of the following sentences and write your answer in
the space provided.
____1. Where does light reactions occur?
A. Stroma B. Grana C. Chlorophyll D. Chloroplast
____2. Where does dark reaction occur?
A. Stroma B. Grana C. Chlorophyll D. Chloroplast
____3. Which of the following are products of the light reactions of photosynthesis that are
utilized in the Calvin cycle?
A. Water and glucose C. ADP and NADPH
B. Glucose and ATP D. ATP and NADPH
___4. What are the products of the light reactions that are subsequently used by the calvin
cycle?
A. Water and carbon dioxide C. ATP and NADPH
B. Carbon dioxide and RuBP D. water and carbon
___5. Which of the following statements best represents the relationship s between the light
reactions and Calvin cycle?
A. The light reactions provide ATP and NADPH to the Calvin cycle and the Calvin cycle
returns ADP ,and NADP o the light reaction
B. The light reactions provide ATP and NADPH to the carbon fixation step of the Calvin
cycle, and the cycle provides water and electrons to the light reactions.
C. The light reactions supply the Calvin cycle with ___ to produce sugars, and the
Calvin cycle supplies the light reactions with sugar to produce ATP
D. The light reactions provide the Calvin cycle with oxygen for electron flow, and the
Calvin cycle provides the light reactions with sugar to split.
What’s New
Now that you have remembered about the two stages of photosynthesis which are
the light reaction and dark reaction which also known as Calvin Cycle. Perform the activity
below.
Score: ___/ 10
ACTIVITY 2: Show me the Difference!
Directions: Fill in the table below with the correct answer in the column provided. Write
the letter only.
Aerobic Anaerobic
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Directions: Fill in the table with the correct answers using the word bank below.
Glycolysis Krebs Cycle ETC
1. Occur
2. Starting Material
3. End Material
What Is It
Aerobic respiration takes place in almost all living things. Some organisms can respire in
absence of air. There are a number of fermentations pathways that different cells used; yeast cells
produced ethyl alcohol by fermentation. Certain cells of our body, namely muscles cells, used lactic
acid fermentation. Depending on the organism, some of the other products of fermentation includes
acetic acid, formic acid, acetone and isopropyl alcohol.
In plain language, anaerobic means where there is no air and thus anaerobic respiration is a
term used for the respiration that occurs without the use of oxygen. In this process, the molecules
carry oxidation, when oxygen is absent. This results in the production of energy or ATP. This type
of respiration is also equivalent to fermentation when energy production path (Glycolytic pathway)
is functioning in one cell. There are two processes of this type of respiration alcoholic fermentation,
where the Glucose is broken down and produces Energy (ATP), Ethanol and Carbon Dioxide;
Lactate fermentation where Glucose breaks down into Energy and Lactic Acid (e.g. soreness of
muscles after exercise).
How alike?
Both undergo glycolysis in the cytoplasm of the cell
Both undergo substrate-level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation and chemiosmosis
in producing ATP molecules
Both split the 6-carbon glucose into two molecules of pyruvate, the three-carbon molecule
Both involve a series of enzyme-controlled reactions that take place in the cytoplasm
Both use NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide), a redox coenzyme that accepts two electrons
plus a hydrogen (H+) that becomes NADH
Both performed by eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
The process of anaerobic respiration yields relatively less energy as compared to aerobic
respiration. The process of anaerobic respiration for production of energy can occur in either of the
following: A.) alcoholic fermentation wherein glucose is broken down to ATP, ethanol and carbon
dioxide, B.) lactic acid fermentation wherein glucose is broken down to ATP and lactic acid.
Types of Anaerobic Respiration
Alcoholic Fermentation Lactic Acid Fermentation
Starts with Glycolysis Starts with Glycolysis
Occurs in Yeast, plants and one-celled Occurs in animal muscle cells and some one-
organism celled organisms
Produces 2 ATP and ethyl alcohol Produces 2 ATP and lactic acid
Produces soreness when it builds In your
muscles
Alcoholic Fermentation
enzymes
Glucose carbon dioxide + alcohol + energy
Lactic Acid Fermentation
enzymes
Glucose lactic acid + energy
Glycolysis
Glycolysis begins with the six-carbon ring-shaped structure of a single glucose molecule and
ends with two molecules of a three-carbon sugar called pyruvate. Glycolysis consists of two distinct
phases. The first part of the glycolysis pathway traps the glucose molecule in the cell and uses
energy to modify it so that the six-carbon molecules. The second part of glycolysis extracts energy
for the molecules and stores it in the form of ATP and NADH, the reduced form of NAD+.
The breakdown of the six-carbon glucose into two molecules of the three-carbon pyruvate
occurs in ten steps, the first five of which constitute the preparatory phase (Fig. 1). Note that two
molecules of ATP are invested before the cleavage of glucose into two three-carbon pieces; later
there will be a good return on this investment.
Step 1. The first step in glycolysis is catalyzed by hexokinase, an enzyme with broad
specificity that catalyzes the phosphorylation of six-carbon sugar. Hexokinase phosphorylates
glucose uses ATP as the source of the phosphate, and produces glucose-6-phosphate, a more
reactive form of glucose.
Step 2. The enzyme isomerase converts glucose 6-phosphate into one of its isomers, fructose-6-
phosphate. An isomerase catalyzes the conversion of molecule into one of its isomer.
Step 3. The third step is the phosphorylation of fructose-6-phosphate, catalyzes by the enzyme
phosphofructokinase. A second ATP molecule donates a high energy phosphate to fructos-6-
phosphate, producing fructose-1,6-biphosphate.
Step 4. The newly added high-energy phosphates further destabilize fructose-1,6-biphosphate. This
step employs an enzyme, aldolase, to cleave 1,6-biphosphate into three-carbon isomer:
dihydroxyacetone-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate.
Step 5. An isomerase transforms the dihydroxyacetone-phosphate into its isomer, glycerlaldehyde-
3-phosphate. Thus, the pathway will continue with two molecules of a single isomer. At this point in
the pathway, there is a net investment of energy from two ATP molecules breakdown of one glucose
molecule.
Image taken from
General Biology
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Pay Off
Stage
So far, glycolysis has cost the cell two ATP molecules produced two small, three-carbon
sugar molecules. Both of these molecules will proceed through the second half of the pathway, and
sufficient energy will be extracted to pay back the two ATP molecules used as an initial investment
and produce a profit for the cell of two additional ATP molecules and two even higher-energy NADH
molecules. The energy gain comes in the payoff phase of glycolysis.
Step 6. The sixth step in glycolysis oxidizes the sugar (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate), extracting high
energy electrons, which are picked up by the electron carrier NAD+, producing NADH. The sugar is
then phosphorylated by the addition of a second phosphate group, producing 1,3-
biphosphoglycerate.
Step 7. In this seventh step, catalyzed by phosphoglycerate kinase, 1,3-biphosphoglycerate
donates a high energy phosphate to ADP, forming one molecule of ATP. A carbonyl group on the
1,3-biphosphoglycerate is oxidized to a carbonyl group, and 3-phosphoglycerate is formed.
Step 8. The remaining phosphate group in 3-phosphoglycerate moves from the third carbon to the
second carbon, producing 2-phosphoglycerate (an isomer of 3-phosphoglycerate). The enzyme
catalyzing this step is a mutase (isomerase).
Step 9. Enolase catalyzes the ninth step. This enzyme causes 2-phosphoglycerate to lose water
from its structure; this is a dehydration reaction, resulting int the formation of a double bond and
produces phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP).
Step 10. The last step in glycolysis is catalyzed by the enzyme pyruvate kinase (the enzyme in this
case is named for the reverse reaction of pyruvate’s conversion into PEP) and results in the
production of a second ATP molecule by substrate phosphorylation and the compound pyruvic acid
(or its salt form, pyruvate).
Step 1. Prior to the start of the first step, a transitional phase occurs during which pyruvic acid is
converted to acetyl CoA. Then, the first step of the cycle begins. This is the condensations step,
combining the two-carbon acetyl group with a four-carbon oxoacetate molecule to form a six-carbon
molecule of citrate. CoA is bound to a sulfhydryl group (-SH) and diffuses away to eventually
combine with another acetyl group. This step is irreversible because it is highly exergonic. The rate
of this reaction is controlled by negative feedback and the amount of the ATP available. If ATP levels
increase, the rate of this reaction decreases. If ATP is in short supply, the rate increases.
Step 2. The citrate loses one water molecule and gains another as citrate is converted into its
isomer, isocitrate.
Step 3. The isocitrate is oxidized, producing a five-carbon molecule, a-ketoglutarate, together with
a molecule of CO2 and two electrons, which reduce NAD+ to NADH. This is the step is also regulated
by negative feedback from ATP and NADH, and a positive effect of ADP.
Step 3 and 4. These steps are both oxidation and decarboxylation steps, which release electrons
that reduce NAD+ to NADH and release carboxyl group that forms CO2 molecules. A-ketoglutarate
is the products of step three, and a succinyl CoA. The enzymes that catalyzes step four is regulated
by feedback inhibition of ATP, succinyl CoA, and NADH.
In step 5, a phosphate group is substituted for coenzyme A, and a high-energy bond is formed. This
energy is used in substrate-level phosphorylation to form either guanosine triphosphate (GTP) or
ATP. There are two forms of the enzymes, called isoenzyme, for this step, depending upon the type
of animal tissue in which they are found.
Step 6. this is a dehydration process converts succinate into fumarate. Two hydrogen atoms are
transferred to FAD, producing FADH2. The energy contains in the electrons in these atoms are
insufficient to reduce NAD+ but adequate to reduce FAD. Unlike NADH, this carrier remains attached
to the enzyme and transfers to the electrons of the electron transport chain directly. This process is
made possible by the localization of the enzyme catalyzing this step inside the inner membrane of
the mitochondrion.
Step 7. Water is added to fumarate during this step and malate is produced.
Step 8. The last step in the citric cycle regenerates oxaloacetate by oxidizing malate. Another
molecule of NADH is produced in the process.
Complex I
To start, two electrons are carried to the first complex aboard NADH. This complex called
NADH dehydrogenase complex, labeled I, is composed of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and an iron-
sulfur (Fe-S)-containing protein. The enzyme in complex I is NADH dehydrogenase ad is very large
protein containing 45 polypeptide chains. Complex I accepts electrons from NADH, passing them
to ubiquinone via FMN and Fe-S centers. It can pump four hydrogen ions across the membrane
from the matrix into the intermembrane space, and it is in this way that the hydrogen ion gradient is
established and maintained between the two compartments separated by the inner mitochondrial
membrane.
Q and Complex II
Complex II directly receives electrons from FADH2, which does not pass through complex I.
The compound connecting the first and second complexes to the third is ubiquinone (Q). Q receives
the electrons derived from NADH from complex I and the electrons derived from FADH2, from
complex II, including succinate dehydrogenase. The number of ATP molecules ultimately obtained
is directly proportional to the number of protons pumped across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
Complex III
The third complex is composed of cytochrome b, another Fe-S protein, Rieske center (2Fe-
2S center), and cytochrome c proteins; this complex also called cytochrome oxidoreductase
(cytochrome b-c complex). This complex receives electrons from ubiquinone (Q), passing them on
to cytochrome c which carries electron to complex IV (cytochrome oxidase complex). Complex III
pumps proton through the membrane and passes its electrons to cytochrome c for transport to the
fourth complex of proteins and enzymes.
Complex IV
The fourth complex is composed of cytochrome proteins c, d, and a. This complex contains
heme groups and three copper ions. The cytochromes hold an oxygen molecule very tightly between
the iron and copper ions until oxygen is completely reduced. The reduced oxygen then picks up two
hydrogen ions from the surrounding medium to make water. The removal of hydrogen ions from the
mitochondrial matrix contributes to the ion gradient used in the process of chemiosmosis.
Chemiosmosis
In chemiosmosis, the free energy from the series of redox reactions just described, is to used
pump hydrogen ions (protons) across the membrane. The uneven distribution of H+ ions across the
inner mitochondrial membrane establishes both concentration and electrical gradients (thus, an
electrochemical gradient), owing to the hydrogen ions’ positive charge and their aggregation on one
side of the membrane. If the membrane were open to the diffusion by the hydrogen ions, the ions
would tend to diffuse back across into the intermembrane, driven by their electrochemical gradient.
Chemiosmosis is used to generate 90% of the ATP made during aerobic glucose catabolism;
it is also the method used in the light reactions of photosynthesis to harnessed the energy of sunlight
in the process of phosphorylation. The production of ATP using the process of chemiosmosis in
mitochondria is called oxidative phosphorylation. The overall result of these reactions is the
production of ATP from the energy of the electrons removed from hydrogen atoms. These atoms
were originally part of glucose molecule. At the end of the pathway, the electrons are used to
reduced an oxygen molecule to oxygen ions. The extra electrons on the oxygen attract hydrogen
ions (protons) from the surrounding medium, and water is formed.
Given the knowledge you’ve learned in this lesson. Answer the following activities to
see what you have learned in this module.
Activity 4. Identify the Picture Score: ___/ 9
Directions: Identify the picture below whether Aerobic or Anaerobic. Write your answer on the
space provided for each number.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9.
Score: ___/ 20
Activity 5: Let us Recharge!
Directions: Look at the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.
Directions: Compare aerobic and anaerobic respiration by accomplishing the Venn diagram
below. Write the letters only.
.
A. Pyruvate proceeds to acetyl formation in the G. Cause burning sensation in the muscles
mitochondrion during strenuous exercise
B. Rapid breakdown of glucose H. Both undergo glycolysis in the cytoplasm of
the cell.
C. Outputs are lactate, alcohol and carbon I. Products produce are for biochemical cycling
dioxide. and for the cellular processes that require
energy.
D. Both performed by eukaryotic and J. Multiple metabolic pathways
prokaryotic cells.
E. Outputs are carbon dioxide, water and ATP K. Produce numerous products for economic
and industrial importance through fermentation
F. Single metabolic pathway (in fermentation) L. Both split the 6-carbon glucose into two
molecules of pyruvate, the three-carbon
molecule.
What I Can Do
Fermentation is a metabolic process that convert sugar to acids, gasses, and or alcohol. It
occurs in yeast, bacteria, and other microorganism as well as oxygen starved muscle cells.
Activity 7. Gas Production.
Directions: Perform the activity below to understand further the lesson on fermentation
Objective: To be able to produce carbon dioxide.
Materials:
• 4 plastic/gas bottles • 4 balloons
• Sugar • Cup
• Yeast • 1 tablespoon
Procedure:
1. Label the 4 bottles from 1 to 4.
2. Add 1 tablespoon of yeast in each bottles
3. Add no sugar in bottle 1, add ½ tablespoon of sugar in bottle 2, 1 tablespoon in
bottle 3, and 1 ½ tablespoon in bottle 4
4. Add 1 cup of warm water in each bottle
5. With all the ingredients in each bottle gently shake the mixtures.
6. Cover the bottles using the balloon and observe for few hours.
Guide Questions: Encircle only the letters (5pts each) Score: ___/ 15
1. Which of the 4 bottles produced large amount of gas?
A. Bottle 1, because it has no sugar.
B. Bottle 2, because it has the least amount of sugar.
C. Bottle 3, because it has moderate amount of sugar.
D. Bottle 4, because it has the highest amount of sugar.
2. How do you know that this bottle produces large amount of gas?
A. Because of the shape of the balloon.
B. Because of the shape of the container.
C. Because of the yeast.
D. Because of the sugar.
3. What is your implication in doing the activity?
A. The production of gas depends on the amount of yeast?
B. The production of gas depends on the amount of sugar?
C. The production of gas depends on the size of the bottles.
D. The production of gas depends on the size of the balloon.
Assessment
Directions. Choose the letter of your choice and write it on the space provided for.
___1. Which of the following organelles present in the cell is associated with cellular respiration?
A. Chloroplast B. mitochondrion C. endoplasmic reticulum D. nucleus
___2. During aerobic respiration, which of the following directly donates electrons to the electron
transport chain at the lowest energy level?
A. NAD+ B. NADH C. ATP D. FADH2
___3. How many ATP molecules are used up during glycolysis?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
___4. The primary role of oxygen in cellular respiration is to
A. yield energy in the form of ATP as it passed down the respiratory chain
B. Act as an acceptor for electrons and hydrogen, forming water
C. combine with carbon, forming CO2
D. combine with lactate, forming pyruvate
___5. Which metabolic pathway is common to both cellular respiration and fermentation?
A. the oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA
B. the citric acid cycle
C. oxidative phosphorylation
D. glycolysis
___6. It is the first step in cellular respiration that begins releasing energy stored in glucose.
A. Glycolysis B. Krebs Cycle C. ETC D. Chemiosmosis
___7. If oxygen is NOT present, glycolysis is followed by _____________________
A. Krebs cycle B. ETC C. Calvin cycle D. Fermentation
___8. What is the products of glycolysis?
A. Carbon dioxide B. FAD and NAD C. Pyruvic acid D. Lactate
___9. What are the products of Electron Transport Chain?
A. Glucose and oxygen
B. ATP and water
C. Lactic acid
D. Oxygen and ATP
___10. What types of respiration does not require oxygen?
A. Aerobic B. Anaerobic C. Glycolysis D. Krebs cycle
___11. Lactic acid fermentation occurs in your muscles after a workout because your cells are
struggling to get
A. Glucose B. Sunlight C. Oxygen D. Water
___12. which of the following is a reactant of Krebs cycle?
A. Oxygen B. Carbon dioxide C. Glucose D. Pyruvate
___13. When an organism is in a low oxygen situation, such as running sprints, cellular respiration
ceases and the organisms must use a different metabolic pathway for creating energy without
oxygen. What do we call this process?
A. Acidification B. Hydrolysis C. Fermentation D. Citric acid cycle
___14. What is the main difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
A. Aerobic respiration needs oxygen to occur, while anaerobic does not
B. Anaerobic respiration needs oxygen to occur, while aerobic does not
C. Aerobic respiration needs carbon dioxide to occur, while anaerobic does not
D. Aerobic respiration creates oxygen, while anaerobic does not
___15. Which of the following types of fermentation can occur during anaerobic respiration?
A. Glycolysis and fermentation
B. Alcohol fermentation and lactic acid fermentation
C. Lactic acid and ethanol
D. Aerobic and anaerobic
Additional Activities
Score: ___/ 9
Activity 8. Arrange the Stages of cellular Respiration
Directions: Arrange the stages of cellular respiration using the terms listed below the table.
Starting Materials
_______________ _____________ _________________
Stages:
__________________ __________________ _________________
End product:
________________ __________________ _________________
ACTIVITY 8 Assessment
1. T 6. 1. C 6. A 11. C
T 2. B 7. B 12. A
2. T 7. 3. C 8. B 13. A
T 4. D 9. C 14. A
3. F 8. 5. A 10. A 15.