c Flashcards
The ability of the organism to adapt to the external environment is called:
adaptability
Example sentence: The adaptability of the species allowed it to thrive in various climates.
Enzyme inhibitors:
are substances found in the cell that inactivate the active enzyme
may change the structure of the active centre
What is the substrate specificity of enzymes:
an enzyme can catalyze a chemical reaction with only a particular substrate
the enzyme can catalyze, e.g. reaction with glucose as a substrate, but not with glycerol
What is the name of the covalent bond in ATP that contains a large amount of energy and is easily cleaved:
high-energy phosphate bond
Additional information: The high-energy phosphate bond in ATP is crucial for cellular energy transfer.
Osmotic lysis of cells occurs in the environment:
hypotonic
in an environment in which the osmotic pressure is lower than in the cell.
What is the basis for sexual reproduction of all multicellular organisms:
differentiation of cells into gametes
the presence of sex cells