Life At Cellular Level Flashcards
1
Q
What is an increase in entropy?
A
An increase in DISORDER - any transfer or energy.
2
Q
What is enthalpy and what is the sign?
A
The heat released to surroundings in a reaction
H
3
Q
What is entropy and what is the sign?
A
The randomness/disorder
S
4
Q
What is T in the reaction of Gibbs Free Energy?
A
Absolute temperature.
5
Q
What is the difference between gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial cells?
A
Positive- thick cell wall
Negative- thin cell wall
6
Q
What is a peroxisome and what enzyme does it contain?
A
Small organism present in cytoplasm, contains catalase.
7
Q
What does -(tri)G mean?
A
Thermodynamically favourable process
Spontaneous
8
Q
What is an example of a catabolic, exergonic process?
A
ATP to ADP
9
Q
What is an example of an endergonic, anabolic process?
A
ADP + Pi to ATP
