Lecture 2 Flashcards

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Oxidation reactions have __________ energy than reduction reactions.

A

Less

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Going from ATP to ADP is an __________ reaction.

A

Exergonic

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2
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__________ is the energy required to initiate a chemical reaction.

A

Activation Energy

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The __________ of an exergonic reaction depends on the activation energy required.

A

Rate

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4
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Rate can be increased in two ways:

A

Increasing energy if reacting molecules (heating)

Lowering activation energy

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On a graph, activation energy is represented as a __________.

A

Peak

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A __________ lowers activation energy.

A

Catalyst

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True or false. A catalyst cannot make an endergonic reaction spontaneous.

A

True

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True or false? Catalysts do not alter the ratio of reactants to products.

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True

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__________ are catalysts.

A

Enzymes

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Most enzymes are __________.

A

Proteins

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Enzymes stabilize association between __________.

A

Substrates

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True or false? Enzymes are changed or consumed in reactions.

A

False

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13
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An __________ is a pocket or cleft used for substrate binding.

A

Active site

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14
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Active sites stress and distort particular bonds to __________ activation energy.

A

Reduce

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15
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The reaction rate of an enzyme depends on the __________ and __________.

A

Substrate

Functional Enzyme

16
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Enzymes can be actively __________.

A

Inhibited

17
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A __________ inhibitor competes with substrate for active site.

A

Competitive

18
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A non competitive inhibitor is __________.

A

Allosteric

19
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A __________ is all the chemical reactions in an organism.

A

Metabolism

20
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__________ reactions use energy to make larger molecules.

A

Anabolic

21
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__________ reactions harvest energy by breaking down molecules.

A

Catabolic

22
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Reactions occur in a __________.

A

Sequence

23
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The product for one reactions is the __________ for the next reaction.

A

Reactant (substrate)

24
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In feedback inhibition, the end-product __________ to enzyme earlier in pathway.

A

Binds