Textbook Questions Flashcards
Catabolism is to anabolism as ____ is to ____
exergonic , endergonic
Most cells cannot harness heat to perform work because
Temp is uniform throughout cell
Which of the following metabolic processes can occur without a net influx of energy from some other process
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 —–> 6 CO2 6 H2O
If an enzyme in solution is saturated with substrate the most effective way to obtain a faster field of products is to
Add more of the enzyme
Some bacteria are metabolically active in hot springs because
Their enzymes have high optimal temps
If an enzyme is added to a solution where its substrate and product are in equilibrium what will occur?
Nothing , the reaction will stay at equilibrium
The immediate energy source that drives atp synthesis by atp synthase during oxidative phosphorylation is the
H+ concentration gradient across the mb holding ATP synthase
Which metabolic pathway is common to both fermentation and cellular respiration of a glucose molecule
Glycolysis
In mitochondria exergonix redox reactions
Provide the energy that establishes the proton gradient
The final electron acceptor of the electron transport chain that function in aerobic oxidative phosphorylation s Oxygen
Oxygen
