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Biochemical Reactions Flashcards

1
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The alteration of a protein shape through some form of external stress

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Denaturation

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2
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The 4 factors that influence enzyme activity

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  • temperature
  • pH
  • cofactors & coenzymes
  • inhibitors
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3
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The portion of the enzyme that is needed for proper enzymatic activity, exclusively synthesized by bacteria

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Cofactors/Coenzymes

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4
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The 2 types of enzyme inhibitors

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  • competitive inhibitor
  • non-competitive inhibitor
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5
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Refers to the sum of all chemical reactions in a cell or organism

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Metabolism

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6
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A type of chlorophyll involved in light reactions

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Chlorophyll a

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7
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A type of chlorophyll that assists in capturing light energy

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Chlorophyll b

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Refers to a series of reactions where the product of one reaction is consumed in the next

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Biochemical Pathways

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9
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Double membrane organelles that absorb light energy

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Chloroplasts

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10
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Flattened sacs in the chloroplast that contain the chlorophyll pigments

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Thylakoids

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11
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Layered thylakoids inside the chloroplast

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Grana

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12
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The solution around thylakoids

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Stroma

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13
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The 3 components of ATP

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  • adenine
  • ribose
  • 3 phosphate groups
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14
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Breaking the last phosphate bond from ATP will produce these 3 products

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  • energy
  • ADP
  • a free phosphate group
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15
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A process wherein a free phosphate group can be re-attached to ADP, reforming ATP

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Phosphorylation

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16
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The 3 stages of photosynthesis

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  • light reactions
  • energy converted to chemical energy and stored in ATP & NADPH in stroma
  • Calvin cycle
17
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The photochemical splitting of water

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Photolysis

18
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A biochemical pathway in photosynthesis that produces organic compounds using ATP and NADPH

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Calvin Cycle

19
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Plants that use exclusively the Calvin Cycle (80% of plants)

20
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The 3 steps in Calvin Cycle

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  1. CO2 diffuses from cytosol and combines with RuBP which splits into a part or PGA
  2. PGA gets phosphate group from ATP and gets a proton from NADPH to become PGAL
  3. PGAL converts back to RuBP
21
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Plants that evolved in hot, dry climates and uses both light-dependent and the Calvin Cycle (15% of plants)

22
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Plants that evolved in hot, dry climates. Stomates are closed during the day and open at night (5% of plants)

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CAM plants

23
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The 3 factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis

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  • light intensity
  • CO2
  • temperature

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