Chapter 5 not simple/syncable Flashcards
What is/defines the unit of a calorie?
amount of energ needed to raise temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree celcius.
food Calories are larger, like a kilocalorie, so
1000 calories = 1 Calorie
Long name for ATP
Adenosine triphosphate
What is ATP made of
Adenosine plus a tail of 3 phosphate groups
How does ATP work
- Chemical energy is released by breaking down organic molecules (cellular respiration)
- ATP generates
- ATP acts like an energy shuttle, stores it, and releases it as needed
- is then broken down into ADP and a phosphate group, releasing energy (the other phosphate is sent to another molecule)
Metabolism
the total of all chemical reactions in an organism
Enzymes
proteins that speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy for the reaction. enzymes are NOT used up in a reaction, can function over and over
induced fit
Each enzyme recognizes a specific reactant molecule called a substrate
the active site fits to the substrate, and the enzyme changes the shape slightly
Enzyme Inhibitors
- Prevent metabolic reactions by binding to the active site
- bind at a remote site
- change enzyme shape
- prevent enzyme from binding to its substrate
Feedback regulation
- some products of a reaction may inhibit the enzyme required for its production.
- prevents cells from wasting resources
- many antibiotics work by inhibiting enzymes of disease causing bacteria
Transport Proteins
proteins in membrane
regulate passage of materials into and out of the cell
Diffusion
Movement from high concentration to low concentration
the tendency for molecules of any substance to spread out into the available space
Passive Transport
The diffusion of a substance acros a membrane without input of energy
facilitated diffusion
Some substances do not cross membranes spontaneously. Transported via facilitated diffusion.
- Specific transport proteins act as selective corridors
- substrate binds to the protein
- protein changes shape
- allows the diffusion of the molecule, creating a passage tunnel for large molecules and shielding from the inner membrane for polar or charged molecules.
- No energy input is needed
Cells control their Chemical environment using….
Energy
Enzymes
plasma membrane
Osmosis
diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane