Metabolism And Survival

Question 1

What is cell metabolism?

Answer 1

The term used for the thousands of biochemical reactions that occur within a living cell.

Question 2

What are metabolic pathways?

Answer 2

Controlled and integrated pathways of enzyme-catalysed reactions within a cell.

Question 3

What are the two types of reactions that occur in cells?

Answer 3

Anabolic and catabolic.

Question 4

Describe anabolic reactions.

Answer 4

Reactions that build up large molecules from small molecules and require energy.

Question 5

Describe catabolic reactions.

Answer 5

Reactions that break down large molecules into smaller molecules and release energy.

Question 6

what makes up the cell metabolism?

Answer 6

all of the chemical reactions that take place in a cell.

Question 7

what is the basis of the membrane?

Answer 7

the phospholipid.

Question 8

explain the head and tail of the phospholipid.

Answer 8

the head contains the phosphate and is hydrophilic. the tails contain the lipid (fat) and is hydrophobic.

Question 9

why is the Fluid Mosaic Model referred to as fluid and mosaic?

Answer 9

fluid because the lipid bilayer can move and proteins can move latterly
mosaic because the proteins can be arranged in any order like a mosaic