AP Biology Unit 3: Cellular Energetics — Mind Map

Reviews enzyme structure and kinetics, activation energy, photosynthesis (light reactions and Calvin cycle), cellular respiration (glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation), ATP yields, fermentation, and chemiosmosis.

• Cellular Energetics
  • Enzymes
    • Structure
      • Biological catalysts
      • Proteins
      • Active site
    • Function
      • Lower activation energy
      • Substrate specificity
      • Induced-fit model
    • Regulation
      • Competitive inhibition
      • Noncompetitive inhibition
      • Allosteric regulation
      • Feedback inhibition
    • Environmental Impacts
      • Temperature
      • pH levels
      • Concentration
      • Denaturation
  • Photosynthesis
    • Light-Dependent Reactions
      • Thylakoid membrane
      • Photosystem I & II
      • Photolysis of water
      • Products: ATP, NADPH, O2
      • Photophosphorylation
        • Cyclic: PS I only, ATP only
        • Non-cyclic: PS I & II, ATP & NADPH
    • Calvin Cycle
      • Stroma
      • Carbon fixation
      • RuBisCO enzyme
      • Product: G3P/Glucose
  • Cellular Respiration
    • Glycolysis
      • Cytosol
      • Anaerobic
      • Glucose to Pyruvate
      • Net 2 ATP & 2 NADH
    • Aerobic Stages
      • Pyruvate Oxidation
      • Krebs Cycle
      • Mitochondrial matrix
      • Electron Transport Chain
      • Oxidative Phosphorylation
    • Fermentation
      • Lactic Acid
      • Alcoholic
      • Regenerates NAD+
  • ATP and Energy
    • Adenosine triphosphate
    • Energy coupling
    • Exergonic vs Endergonic
    • Thermodynamics