Lecture 4

Question 1

sum of chemical reactions in an organism

Answer 1

metabolism

Question 2

provides energy and building blocks for building activties in a cell

Answer 2

catabolism

Question 3

equivilant to degradation or breakdown

Answer 3

catabolism

Question 4

mostly exorgenic reactions

Answer 4

catabolism

Question 5

uses energy to build larger molecules through catabolism

Answer 5

anabolism

Question 6

equivelant to biosynthesis or condensation

Answer 6

anabolism

Question 7

what is the universal energy currency of the cell

Answer 7

ATP

Question 8

Biological catalyst

Answer 8

enzyme

Question 9

true or false: most enzymes are proteins

Answer 9

true

Question 10

Accelerate greatly the rate of chemical reactions and thus, allow an specific reaction to occur in cellular conditions

Answer 10

enzymes

Question 11

factors which influence enzyme activity

Answer 11

temperature, pH, substrate concentration, inhibitors

Question 12

what does NAD+ allow enzymes to do?

Answer 12

transfer electrons

Question 13

The breakdown of glucose in the presence of oxygen to release energy. A sequence of 4 metabolic pathways

Answer 13

aeroboic respiration

Question 14

The oxidation in the cytoplasm of glucose to pyruvic acid (pyruvate) produces ATP and NADH

Answer 14

glycolysis

Question 15

A series of carrier protein complexes that are, in turn, reduced and oxidized as electrons are passed down the chain

Answer 15

ETC

Question 16

What is produced from oxygen right before ATP is made

Answer 16

Water