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Unit 2 Slides Flashcards

1
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Metabolism

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is the totality of an organism’s chemical reactions

emergent property of life that arises from interactions between molecules within the cell

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metabolic pathway

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begins with a specific molecule and ends with a product

Each step is catalyzed by a specific enzyme

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Catabolic pathways

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release energy by breaking down complex molecules into simpler compounds

Cellular respiration, the breakdown of glucose in the presence of oxygen, is an example of a pathway of catabolism

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Anabolic pathways

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consume energy to build complex molecules from simpler ones

The synthesis of protein from amino acids is an example of anabolism

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Bioenergetics

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is the study of how organisms manage their energy resources

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Energy

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Is the capacity to cause change

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4 forms of energy

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Kinetic
Heat
Potential
Chemical

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Kinetic energy

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Is energy associated with motion

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Thermal/Heat energy

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Is kinetic energy associated with random movement of atoms or molecules

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Potential energy

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Is energy that matter possesses because of its location or structure

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Chemical energy

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Is potential energy available for release in a chemical reaction

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12
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Thermodynamics

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The study of energy transformations

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13
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Isolated system

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Is isolated from its surroundings

liquid in a thermos

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Open system

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Energy and matter can be transferred between the system and its surroundings

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15
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Organisms are…

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Open systems

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16
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First law of thermodynamics

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The energy of the universe is constant

Energy can be transferred and transformed but it cannot be created or destroyed

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Second law of thermodynamics

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During every energy transformation, some energy is unusable, and is often lost as heat

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18
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Every energy transfer or transformation increases the ___ of the universe

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Entropy

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Spontaneous processes

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Occur without energy input; they can happen quickly or slowly

Rust

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20
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For a process to occur without energy input, it…

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Must increase the entropy of the universe

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21
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Cells create ___ structures from ___ ___ materials

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Ordered
Less ordered

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Organisms also replace ___ forms of matter and energy with ___ ___ forms

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Ordered
Less ordered

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23
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Energy flows into an ecosystem in the form of ___ and exits in the form of ___

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Light
Heat

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24
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Entropy (disorder) may decrease in an organism, but…

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The universes total entropy increases

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Free energy

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Is energy that can do work when temp and pressure are uniform (as in a living cell)

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Free-energy change formula

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∆G = ∆H – T∆S

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27
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Entropy is

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Disorder

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28
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Every transfer or transformation leads to

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Entropy

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29
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If the ∆G is - it is

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Spontaneous

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30
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∆G
∆H
– T∆S

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Free energy (G)
Total energy (H)
Entropy (S) and kelvin (T)

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Free energy is a measure of a systems

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Instability
It’s tendency to change to a more stable state

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During a spontaneous change

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Free energy decreases and the stability of a system with increase

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33
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Equilibrium is

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A state if maximum stability

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34
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More entropy =

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More random or farther apart
= spontaneous

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35
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Exergonic reaction

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Proceeds with a net release of free energy and is spontaneous

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36
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Endergonic reaction

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Absorbs free energy from its surroundings and is non spontaneous

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37
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Reactions in a ___ system eventually reach ___ and then do ___ work

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Closed
Equilibrium
No

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38
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Cells are not in equilibrium; they are ___ systems experiencing a ___ flow of materials

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Open
Constant

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39
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Metabolism is

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Never at equilibrium

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40
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A catabolic pathway in a cell

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Releases free energy in a series of reactions

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41
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Closed and open hydroelectric systems can serve as

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Analogies

Pull electrons = prions

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42
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A cell does 3 main kinds of work

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Chemical
Transport
Mechanical

43
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Energy coupling

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The use of an exergonic process to drive an endergonic one

44
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Most energy coupling in cells is mediated by

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ATP

45
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ATP

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Is the cells energy shuttle

46
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ATP is composed of

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Ribose (sugar), adenine (nitrogenous base), and three phosphate groups

47
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The bonds between the phosphate groups of ATPs tail can be broken by

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Hydrolysis

48
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The three types of cellular work ___, ___, and ___, are powered by the ___ of ATP

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Mechanical, transport, and chemical
Hydrolysis

49
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The energy from exergonic reaction of ATP hydrolysis can be used to drive an ___

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Endergonic reaction

50
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Coupled reactions are (steal energy to another)

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Exergonic

51
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ATP is a

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Renewable resource that is regenerated by addition of a phosphate group to ADP

52
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Energy to phosphorylate APD comes from

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Catabolic reactions in the cell

53
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ATP cycle is a revolving door through which nerdy passes during its ___ from ___ to ___ pathways

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Transfer
Catabolic
Anabolic

54
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Catalyst

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A chemical argent that speeds up a reaction without being consumed by the reaction

55
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Enzyme

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Is a catalytic protein

56
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Hydrolysis of surprise by the enzyme sucrose is an ex of an

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Enzyme-catalyzed reaction

57
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Every chemical reaction between molecules involves

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Bond breaking and bond forming

58
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Activation energy

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The initial energy needed to start a chemical reaction

(Energy required in order to go)

59
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Activation energy is often supplies in the form of

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Thermal energy
The reactant molecules absorb from their surroundings

60
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Enzymes catalyze reactions by

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Lowering the Ea barrier

61
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Enzymes do not affect the change in free energy, instead

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They hasten reactions that would occur eventually

62
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For a bigger reaction you need

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More enzymes

63
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The reactant that an enzyme acts on is called the enzymes

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Substrate

64
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Enzymes binds to its ___, forming an ___

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Substrate
Enzyme-substrate complex

65
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Active site

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Is the region on the enzyme where the substrate binds

66
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Induced fit

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A substrate brings chemical groups of the active site into positions that enhance their ability to catalyze the reaction

67
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The active site can lower an Ea barrier by

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Orienting substrate correctl
Straining substrate bonds
Providing a favorable micro environment
Covalently bonding to the substrate

68
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An enzymes activity can be affect by

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Bernal environmental factors (poor temp and pH)

Chemical that specifically influence the enzyme

69
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Optimal conditions favor the most ___ ___ for the enzyme molecule

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Active shape

70
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Cofactors

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Are non proteins enzyme helpers

71
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Cofactors may be ___ or ___

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Inorganic or organic

72
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Coenzyme

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An organic cofactor

73
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Coenzymes include

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Vitamins

74
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Competitive inhibitors

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Bind to the active site of an enzyme, competing with the substrate (block the active spot)

75
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Non competitive inhibitors

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Bind to another part of an enzyme, causing the enzyme to change and making the active site less effective

76
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Example of inhibitors include

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Toxins, posing, pesticides, and antibiotics

77
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Enzyme are proteins

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Encoded by genes

78
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Changes in genes

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Lead to changes in amino acid composition of an enzyme

79
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Altered amino acids in enzymes

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May alter their substrate specificity

80
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Allosteric regulations

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May either inhibit or stimulate an enzymes activity

81
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Allosteric regulation occurs

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When a regulatory molecule binds to a protein at one site and affects the proteins function at another site

82
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Most allosterically regulated enzymes are made from

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Polypeptide subunits

83
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The binding of an activator stabilizes the ___ form of the enzyme

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Active

84
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The binding of an ___ stabilized the inactive form

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Inhibitor

85
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Cooperativity

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A form of allosteric regulation that can amplify enzyme activity

86
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Caspases

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Inhibition of proteolytic enzymes, may help management of inappropriate inflammatory responses

87
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Feedback inhibition

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The end product o fa metabolic pathway shuts down the pathway

88
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Feedback inhibition prevents a cell from

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Wasting chemical resources b synthesizing more product than is needed

89
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Fermentation

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Is a partial degradation of sugars that occurs without O2

90
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Aerobic respiration

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Consumer organic molecules and O2 and yields ATP

91
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Cellular respiration

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Included both aerobic and anaerobic respiration but is often used to refer to aerobic respiration

92
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The transfer of electrons during chemical reactions releases energy is stored in

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Organic molecules

93
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Redox reactions

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Chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactants are called oxidation reduction reactions

94
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Oxidation

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A substance gains electrons, or is reduced
(Amount of positive electrons is reduced)

95
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Reducing agent

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The electron donor

96
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Oxidizing argent

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The electron receptor

97
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Some redox reactions do not transfer electrons but change

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The electron sharing in covalent bonds

98
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In cellular respiration

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Glucose and other organic molecule are broken down in a series of steps

99
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NAD+ is

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A coenzyme

100
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NAD+ functions as an

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Oxidizing agent during cellular respiration

101
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Electron transport chain

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NADH passes the electrons to the

102
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Glycolysis

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Breaks down glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvate

103
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Citric acid cycle

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Completes the breakdown of glucose

104
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Oxidative phosphorylation

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Accounts for most of the ATP synthesis

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