Exam 2 Flashcards
______ is the sum of all the biochemical reactions that occur in a living cell
Metabolism
Exergonic reactions result in the _____ of energy
production
Endergonic reactions require the _____ of energy
input
Catabolism is a _______ reaction
decomposition (breaking apart)
AB = A + B
Anabolism is a _______ reaction
synthesis (bringing together, making new)
A + B = AB
Photosynthesis and Respiration are _____ on one another
dependent
Photosynthesis reaction
CO2 + H2O —–> Sugar + O2
Respiration reaction
Sugar (Glucose) + O2 —–> CO2 + H2O + ATP
Photosynthesis and Respiration are dependent upon one another because each _____ something the other reaction needs
produce
The ____ is the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree C
calorie
A ______ is 1000 times a calorie
Calorie
It takes approx ____ calories to generate 1 mol of ATP
8,000
The structure of ATP consists of the nitrogenous base, _____, a _____ sugar, and a chain of 3 ______ groups
Adenine (A), Ribose, Phosphate
Energy captured from cellular respiration is used to _____ a phosphate to form ATP
reattach
The difference between ADP & ATP is that ATP has 1 extra ____
Phosphate
Energy Flow
Solar Energy
Sugar Energy (Plant)
______ Energy (All Cells)
Heat Energy (All Cells)
ATP
The need for ATP in a cell:
- ______ Transport Mechanism
- To begin many _____ reactions (ex. glycolysis)
- _______ reactions – especially for protein and DNA synthesis
Active, catabolic, Anabolic
Enzymes are organic catalysts which are _____ proteins
globular (Enzymes are also large molecules)
Enzymes are very ______, usually react with one substrate and convert it to a product
specific
________ allow reactions to occur that would normally not occur in their absence
Enzymes
Almost all ______ reactions rely on enzymes
biochemmical
______ enzyme reactions are composed solely of protein
Simple
_______ enzymes are composed of a protein part and a ______ part joined together by an ion of magnesium
Complex, cofactor
We must have a daily supply of ______ because we use them up in complex enzyme reactions
vitamins

