Chapter 5 not simple/syncable Flashcards

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What is/defines the unit of a calorie?

A

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

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2
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Long name for ATP

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Adenosine triphosphate

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3
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What is ATP made of

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Adenosine plus a tail of 3 phosphate groups

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4
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How does ATP work

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  • 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)
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5
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Metabolism

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the total of all chemical reactions in an organism

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6
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Enzymes

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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

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7
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induced fit

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Each enzyme recognizes a specific reactant molecule called a substrate

the active site fits to the substrate, and the enzyme changes the shape slightly

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Enzyme Inhibitors

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  • Prevent metabolic reactions by binding to the active site
  • bind at a remote site
  • change enzyme shape
  • prevent enzyme from binding to its substrate
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9
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Feedback regulation

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  • 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
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10
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Transport Proteins

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proteins in membrane

regulate passage of materials into and out of the cell

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Diffusion

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Movement from high concentration to low concentration

the tendency for molecules of any substance to spread out into the available space

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12
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Passive Transport

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The diffusion of a substance acros a membrane without input of energy

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13
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facilitated diffusion

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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
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14
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Cells control their Chemical environment using….

A

Energy

Enzymes

plasma membrane

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15
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Osmosis

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diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

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16
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hypertonic

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higher concentration of a solute, net movement of water is out of cell (crenates)

17
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hypotonic

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lower concentration of solute, net movement is out of the cell (burst/lyses, in a plant cell called turgor pressure)

18
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isotonic

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equal concentration of solute through out cell, there is NO net movement of water.

19
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Osmoregulation

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the control of water balance within a cell or
organism.

Most animal cells require an isotonic environment to maintain morphology and tonicity

20
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What type of environment do plant cells require?

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a hypotonic environment, which keeps cell walls turgid