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Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
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what is the first law of thermodynamics?

A

energy cannot be created nor destroyed

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2
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what is the second law of thermodynamics?

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entropy increases spontaneously and energy transfer is never completely efficient

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3
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what is entropy?

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the measure of disorder of a system

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4
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why do cells need energy?

A

to do work

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5
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what is the ultimate source of energy for living organisms?

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the sun

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6
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energy from the sun flows in what direction through the food chain?

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sun > producers > consumers

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7
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in what form does energy escape with each energy transfer?

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heat (dispersed heat is not a useful form of energy)

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8
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what does a metabolic reaction involve?

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reactants, intermediates, products

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9
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what are the molecules involved with metabolism?

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enzymes, energy carriers, cofactors, transport proteins

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10
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which reactions require energy/ATP?

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endergonic

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11
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which reactions release energy/ATP?

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exergonic

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12
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when is energy released?

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when ATP gives up a phosphate group

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13
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when ATP gives up a phosphate group, it becomes ____

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ADP (which has less potential energy than ATP)

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14
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what is phosphorylation?

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the transfer of energy when a phosphate group is transferred to another molecule

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15
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a cell requires ____ to accumulate ATP by regenerating ADP

A

energy

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16
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without ____, biochemical reactions would proceed very slowly

A

enzymes

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17
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how do enzymes speed up reactions?

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they lower the activation energy of reactions

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18
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what are the features of enzymes?

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  • speed up reactions, DO NOT CAUSE reactions
  • are not used up in reactions
  • work for both forward and backward reactions
  • easily recognize and bind to certain substances
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19
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where do certain substrates bind to proceed with reactions?

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active sites of enzymes (substrate-specific)

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20
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what does enzyme activity depend on?

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temperature, pH, salt, allosteric regulators, coenzymes, cofactors

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21
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when do enzymes become denatures?

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in extreme pH and heat

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22
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what is an allosteric site?

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a region of the enzyme other than the active site; alters the enzyme shape

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23
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cofactors, or enzyme helpers, include ____ and ____

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coenzymes, metal ions

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24
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coenzymes include…

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NAP+, NADPH+, NADPH, FAD

25
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what do coenzymes transport?

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electrons and protons

26
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what is feedback inhibition?

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where the end product in a series of enzymatic reactions inhibits the first enzyme in the series

27
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almost all ____ are coenzymes, or precursors of them

A

vitamins

28
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unlike enzymes, coenzymes can become ____ during use

A

altered

29
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what are the two types of metabolic pathways?

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anabolic and catabolic

30
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which type of metabolic pathway builds up molecules (biosynthetic)?

A

anabolic

31
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what type of metabolic pathway breaks down molecules (degradive)?

A

catabolic

32
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redox reactions involving addition of electrons are ____ reactions

A

reduced

33
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redox reactions involving removal of electrons are ____ reactions

A

oxidized

34
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reduced and oxidized redox reactions are how the electron transport chain works in ____ and ____

A

cellular/aerobic respiration, photosynthesis

35
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cells must have a ____ to control what goes in and out of the cell

A

membrane layer

36
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____ are responsible for membrane activity

A

proteins

37
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describe the basic structure of all cell membranes

A

lipid bilayer with many embedded proteins

38
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in the lipid bilayer, the outer portion of phospholipids is ____

A

hydrophobic

39
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in the lipid bilayer, the inner portion of phospholipids is ____

A

hydrophilic

40
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the membrane is a mosaic of…

A

phospholipids, glycolipids, sterols, proteins

41
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what are the different types of membrane proteins?

A

active transport, passive transport, receptive, recognition

42
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when does transport require energy?

A

sometimes if the substance is moving against a concentration gradient

43
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____ is when ions or molecules move away from a concentration gradient

A

diffusion

44
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the cell membrane is not selective against the movement of…

A

oxygen, carbon dioxide, nonpolar small molecules, water

45
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the cell membrane is selective against the movement of…

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large, organic molecules (such as glucose and ions such as H, Cl, Na, K, Ca)

46
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what do diffusion rates depend on?

A

temperature, size of concentration gradient, size of molecules

47
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diffusion is higher in ____ temperature, ____ concentration gradient, and ____ molecule size

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increased, steeper, small

48
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moving passively from areas of high concentration to low concentration

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osmosis

49
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a solution that has higher concentration of solutes than surrounding concentration

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hypertonic

50
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a solution that has a lower concentration of solutes than surrounding concentration

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hypotonic

51
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a solution that has the same amount of solutes than the surrounding concentration

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isotonic

52
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pressure exerted by fluid on the walls of a cell

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hydrostatic pressure

53
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cell contents exit the cell by ____

A

exocytosis

54
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cell contents enter the cell by ____

A

endocytosis

55
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name the three types of endocytosis

A

receptor-mediated, phagocytosis, bulk-phase

56
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type of endocytosis where a product binds to receptors on the plasma membrane, where a vesicle is formed

A

receptor-mediated

57
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type of endocytosis where microorganisms or cellular debris are engulfed

A

phagocytosis

58
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type of endocytosis where a vesicle forms around a small volume of extracellular fluid regardless of substance

A

bulk-phase

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