Chapters 7 and 8 Flashcards

1
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Catabolic pathways

A

Release energy by breaking down complex molecules into simpler compounds

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2
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Anabolic pathways

A

Consume energy to build complex from simpler ones

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3
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Are organisms open or closed systems?

A

Open

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4
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What is the first law of thermodynamics

A

Energy can be transferred and transformed but it cannot be created or destroyed

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5
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What is the second law of thermodynamics

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Every energy transfer or transformation increases the entropy of the universe

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6
Q

What kinds of work does a cell do

A

Chemical, transport, and mechanical

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7
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Energy is __________ from ATP when the _________ __________ bond is broken

A

Released, terminal phosphate

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8
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ATP is a ____________ resource

A

Renewable

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9
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Where does the energy to phosphorylate ADP come from?

A

The catabolic reactions in the cell

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10
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What is an organic cofactor called?

A

A coenzyme

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11
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__________ are non protein enzyme helpers

A

Cofactors

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12
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Feedback inhibition

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The end product of a metabolic pathway shuts down the pathway

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13
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Competitive inhibitors

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Bind to the active site of an enzyme, competing with the substrates

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14
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Non competitive inhibitors

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Bind to another part of an enzyme, causing the enzyme to change shape an making the active site less effective

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15
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Which type of molecules are the major structural components of the cell membrane?

A

Phospholipids and proteins

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16
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The presence of cholesterol in the plasma membrane of some animals enables the membrane to stay _________ more ___________ when the temperature _____________

A

Fluid, easily, drops

17
Q

In order for a protein to be an integral protein it would have to be ____________

A

Amphipathic

18
Q

What is a reasonable explanation for why unsaturated fatty acids help keep any membrane more fluid at lower temperatures?

A

The double bonds form kinks in the fatty acid tails, forcing adjacent lipids to be further apart

19
Q

Which protein spans the phospholipid bilayer, usually a number of times?

A

Transmembrane proteins

20
Q

What kinds of molecules pass through a cell membrane most easily?

A

Small and hydrophobic

21
Q

Diffusion is…

A

A passive process in which molecules move from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration

22
Q

Celery stalks that are immersed in fresh water for several hours become stiff and hard. Similar stalks left in a salt solution become limp and soft. From this we can deduce that the cells of the celery stalks are

A

Hypotonic to fresh water but hypertonic to the sal solution

23
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What are the membrane structures that function in active transport?

A

Integral proteins

24
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The sodium-potassium pump is called an electrogenic pump because it

A

Is used to drive the transport of other molecules against a concentration gradient

25
A chemical reaction that has a positive ΔG is correctly described as
Endergonic
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What is true of anabolic pathways
They consume energy to build up polymers from monomers
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How can one increase the rate of a chemical reaction?
Add a catalyst
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What term is used to describe the transfer of free energy from catabolic pathways to anabolic pathways?
Energy coupling
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The active site of an enzyme is the region that
Is involved in the catalytic reaction of the enzyme
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According to the induced fit hypothesis of enzyme catalysis
The binding of the substrate changes the shape of the enzyme's active site