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Chapter 8: An Introduction to Metabolism Flashcards

1
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What is metabolism?

A

the totality of an organisms chemical reactions

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What are the two different types of pathways for metabolic processes?

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catabolic and anabolic pathways

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What are metabolic pathways?

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begins with a specific molecule which is then altered into a certain product through a series of defined steps

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4
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What is each step of a metabolic pathway catalyzed by?

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A specific enzyme

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5
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What is a catabolic pathway?

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break down pathways

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6
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What is a anabolic pathway?

A

biosynthetic pathways

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7
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The process of turning complex molecules into simple compounds is known as what?

A

catabolic pathways

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8
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What is the opposite of a catabolic pathway?

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Anabolic pathway

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9
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What are bioenergetics?

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the study of how energy flows through living organisms

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10
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What is energy defined as?

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the capacity to cause change

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What is kinetic energy?

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the energy associated with relative motion of objects

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What is thermal energy?

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kinetic energy associated with the random movement of atoms/molecuels

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13
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What is heat defined as?

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thermal energy IN TRANSFERfrom one object to another

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14
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What is potential energy?

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Energy that is not kinetic. Is due to its specific location/structure

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15
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What is chemical energy?

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the potential energy available for release in a chemical reaction

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16
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Glucose is high in ______ energy

A

chemical

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17
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what are thermodynamics?

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the study of energy transformations that occur in a collection of matter

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18
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How are collection of matter denoted?

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systems and their surrounding

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19
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What is an isolated system

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unable to exchange either energy or matter with its surroundings

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20
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What is an open system?

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Can exchange energy/matter w/ surroundings

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21
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Are organisms open or closed systems?

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open

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22
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What is the first law of thermodynamics?

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conservation of energy

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23
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What is the second law of thermodynamics?

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Every energy transfer/transformation increases the disorder (entropy) of the universe

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24
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What is entropy?

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a measure of molecular disorder/randomness

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25
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What is spontaneous process?

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A process that is energetically favorable?

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26
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Living systems ______ the entropy of their surroundings

A

increase

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27
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(Cells/Organisms) create ordered structures from less organized molecules

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Cells

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28
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Depletion of chemical energy will lead to what?

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Will increase heat

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29
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What is free energy?

A

the portion of a systems energy that can perform work

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30
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What is critical for free energy?

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temperature and pressure must be uniform through out

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31
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What is the equation for free energy (G)?

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change in G= change in H (enthalpy) - T(change in entropy)

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32
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Enthalpy in biological systems is equivalent to what?

A

total energy

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33
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Every spontaneous process ______ the systems free energy

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decreases

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34
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What is an exergonic reaction?

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(Energy outward) A net release of free energy.

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35
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What is an endergonic reaction?

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a reaction that absorbs energy from its surroundings

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36
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What kind of reaction stores free energy in molecules?

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endergonic reactions

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37
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When change in energy is negative a ______ reaction is occurring

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exergonic

38
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What are the three different kinds of work a cell does?

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  1. chemical
  2. transport
  3. mechanical
39
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What is chemical work?

A

the pushing of endergonic reactions that would not occur spontaneously

40
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What is transport work?

A

the pumping of substances across membranes against direction of spontaneous movement

41
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what is mechanical work?

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such as the beating of cilia, muscle contractions, ect.

42
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What is energy coupling?

A

the use of exergonic process to drive endergonic process

43
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What are the components of ATP?

A

Adenine
Ribose
Triphosphate Group

44
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As ATP loses phosphate groups what happens to free energy?

A

higher free energy

45
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ATP to ADP is a ________ reaction.

A

Exogonic

46
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Products have a (low/high) energy compared to the reactants

A

low

47
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chemical work uses ________ energy to perform endergonic reactions

A

exergonic

48
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What is phosphorylation

A

the transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to another molecule

49
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Phosphate groups are ________ bonded

A

covalently

50
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Two reactions are coupled when the energy needed to complete the endergonic reaction is _____ than the energy released by ATP

A

less

51
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ATP hydrolysis is a great example of _______ _________

A

Energy coupling

52
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What is the benefit of energy coupling regarding endergonic and exergonic reactions

A

energy coupling allows endergonic reactions to be coupled with exergonic reactions that result in a net exergonic reaction

53
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What type of reaction will occur spontaneously

A

exergonic

54
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What are the effects of a phosphorylated intermediate?

A

makes the compound less stable and increases free energy

55
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What is the process of turning glutamic acid into glutamine

A
  1. ATP phosphorylates Glu into a phosphorylated intermediate
  2. ammonia displaces phosphate group by forming glutamine
56
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What is transport and mechanical work powered by?

A

ATP hydrolysis

57
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What is transport work?

A

ATP phosphorylates transport proteins

58
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What is mechanical work?

A

ATP binds non-covalently to motor proteins and is then hydrolyzed

59
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Energy released by _______ add phosphate to ADP to form ATP and a H2O molecule

A

catabolism

60
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The breakdown of ATP into ADP and a phosphate group produces energy used for ___________

A

cellular work

61
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What is a catalyst?

A

a chemical agent that speeds up a reaction w/o being consumed by the reaction

62
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What is an enzyme?

A

a macromolecule that acts as a catalyst

63
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Most the time an enzyme is what kind of macromolecule?

A

protein

64
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What is activation energy?

A

the initial energy needed to start a chemical reaction

65
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Activation energy is often supplied in the form of ______ energy

A

thermal

66
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What is a transition state?

A

when molecules have absorbed enough energy for their bonds to break

67
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How does a transition state affect reactants?

A

puts them in an unstable state

68
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How do enzymes catalyze reactions

A

by lowering the EA barrier

69
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What is the relationship between Enzymes and change in free energy

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Enzymes do not change free energy they simply speed up the reaction

70
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substrate

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the reactant that an enzyme acts on

71
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enzyme substrate complex

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enzyme and substrate bonded together

72
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What is an active site

A

the region on the enzyme where the substrate binds

73
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What are the 4 ways that an active site can lower an EA barrier?

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  1. orienting substrates correctly
  2. straining substrate bonds
  3. providing a favorable microenvironment
  4. covalently bonding to the substrate
74
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What is the catalytic cycle of an enzyme ?

A
  1. substrates enter active cite
  2. enzyme-substrate complex
  3. substrates are converted to products
  4. products are released
  5. active site is available for new substrates
75
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What effects enzyme activity?

A
  1. environmental factors

2. chemicals that specifically influence enzymes

76
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What are cofactors?

A

non protein enzyme helpers

77
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What is a coenzyme ?

A

an organic cofactor

78
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What do competitive inhibitors do?

A

bind to the active site on an enzyme, competing with the substrate

79
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What do noncompetitive inhibitors do?

A

bind to another part of the enzyme causing the enzyme to change shape

80
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What are the effects of noncompetitive inhibitors?

A

they make the active site less effective

81
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What is an allosteric regulation?

A

when a regulatory molecule binds to a protein on one site and affects the protein’s function at another site

82
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What are the effects of an allosteric reaction?

A

either inhibit or stimulate an enzymes activity

83
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What are most allosterically regulated enzymes made from?

A

polypeptide subunits

84
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The binding of an activator stabilizes what?

A

the active form of the enzyme

85
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The binding of an inhibitor stabilizes the what?

A

inactive form of the enzyme

86
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What is cooperatively?

A

a form of allosteric regulation that can amplify enzyme activity

87
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What is feedback inhibition?

A

the end product of metabolic pathway shuts down the pathway

88
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What does feedback inhibition help prevent?

A

prevents the cell from wasting valuable chemical resources by synthesizing more product than is needed

89
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T or F? some enzymes reside in specific organelles

A

T

90
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T or F? some enzymes act as structural components of membranes

A

T

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