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Exam 3
Biology - final - Exam 3 questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition of energy? | the capacity to perform work |
| According to the ______, energy cannot be created or destroyed. | First law of thermodynamics |
| Chemical reactions that breakdown large molecules into smaller ones and generate energy for organisms to use are: | catabolic reactions |
| Breakdown of glucose molecules provide energy to power a cheetah running to catch its prey. In this example, the cheetah is changing: | chemical energy into kinetic energy |
| What is most similar to NADH in structure? | a nucleotide |
| Synthesis of a protein from amino acids is an example of a | reaction from glycolysis |
| What is true for all endergonic reactions? | the products have more total energy than the reactants |
| The enzymes used in every chemical reaction in living organisms are mostly what type of macromolecule? | proteins |
| A chemical reaction that has a negative delta G is correctly described as: | exergonic |
| What is true about ATP? | It releases free energy the cell can use during hydrolysis |
| Energy transformation re never completely efficient, and with every energy transformation organism will lose some energy in the form of what? | Heat loss to the environment |
| The region of an enzyme to which a substrate binds is called the: | Active site |
| What is likely to lead to a DECREASE in the concentration of ATP in a cell? | an increase in a cell's anabolic activity |
| What is the sequence of stages in cellular respiration? | glycolysis, citric acid cycle, electron transport |
| During fermentation: | Pyruvate is a reactant and NAD+ is a product |
| What are the net products of glycolysis? | 2 ATP, 2 NADH, and 2 pyruvate |
| What metabolic pathway occurs in the mitochondrial matrix | the citric acid cycle |
| What must pyruvate (pyruvic acid) be converted to before it can enter the citric acid cycle? | acetyl-CoA |
| What results in an accumulation of positively charged hydrogen ions on one side of a membrane? | electron transport chain |
| Where in the cell does glycolysis occur? | cytoplasm |