Catabolism

Question 1

Catabolism is

Answer 1

degrative, energy yielding

Question 2

Anabolism is

Answer 2

Biosynthetic, energy using

Question 3

What types of work must microbes do?

Answer 3

Chemical, Transport, Mechanical

Question 4

What is the First law of thermodynamics?

Answer 4

Energy can be neither created nor destroyed

Question 5

What is the second law of thermodynamics

Answer 5

Physical and chemical processes proceed towards an increase in entropy

Question 6

Gibbs free energy needs to be - or + for a reaction to be spontaneous

Answer 6

Negative

Question 7

what is ∆G for a catabolic reaction

Answer 7

Negative

Question 8

what is ∆G for a anabolic reaction

Answer 8

Positive

Question 9

2 Reasons ATP carriers a lot of energy

Answer 9

Phosphoanhydride bonds have a lot of repulsion and the products (ADP + Pi) are more soluble

Question 10

Chemolithoautotroph energy, electron and carbon source

Answer 10

energy : Inorganic, Electron: Inorganic, Carbon Source: CO2

Question 11

3 Common factors of fueling reactions

Answer 11

ATP as a short term energy carrier, Reducing power to supply electrons, precursor metabolites for biosynthesis

Question 12

Net products of Acetyl-Coa synthesis and krebs per glucose

Answer 12

8NADH, 2 FADH2, 2 ATP or GTP

Question 13

What is nitrification?

Answer 13

oxidation of ammonia to nitrate

Question 14

what is nitrogen’s most reduced state

Answer 14

N2

Question 15

What is reverse electron flow?

Answer 15

Using the proton motive force to reduce NADP to NADPH the use that for anabolism

Question 16

Photosystem I produces ATP of NADPH?

Answer 16

NADPH

Question 17

Where does the energy from Photosystem II go?

Answer 17

A short ETC and P700 of photosystem I

Question 18

3 phases of the calvin-benson cycle

Answer 18

carboxylation, reduction and regeneration