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Ch 9: Growth and Metabolism

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Acidophile   a microorganism that grows at acidic pHs below 4  
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Active site   the region of an enzyme where the substrate binds  
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Adenosine triphosphate   a molecule in cells that provides most of the energy for metabolism  
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Aerobe   an organism that uses oxygen gas for metabolism  
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Aerobic respiration   a set of the metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into cellular energy in the form of ATP.  
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Anabolism   an energy-requiring process involving the synthesis of larger organic compounds from smaller ones  
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Anaerobe   an organism that does not require or cannot use oxygen gas for metabolism  
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Anaerobic respiration   the production of ATP where the final electron acceptor is an inorganic molecule other than oxygen gas  
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ATP synthase   the enzyme involved in forming ATP during electron transport  
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Barophile   a microorganism that lives under conditions of high atmospheric pressure  
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Catabolism   an energy liberating process in which larger organic compounds are broken down into smaller ones  
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Cellular respiration   the process of converting chemical energy into cellular energy in the form of ATP  
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Citric acid cycle   a metabolic pathway essential for ATP production during cellular respiration  
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Coenzyme   a small, organic molecule that forms the nonprotein part of an enzyme molecule  
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Cytochrome   a compound containing protein and iron that plays a role as an electron carrier in cellular respiration and photosynthesis  
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Electron transport   a series of proteins that transfer electrons in cellular respiration to generate ATP  
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Enzyme   a reusable protein molecule that brings about a chemical change while itself remaining unchanged  
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Extreme acidophile   an archaeal organism living at an extremely acidic pH  
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Extremophile   a microorganism that lives in extreme environments  
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Facultative   referring to an organism that grows in the presence or absence of oxygen  
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Fermentation   a metabolic process that converts sugar to acid, gases and/or alcohol  
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Glycolysis   a metabolic process in which glucose is broken down into two molecules of pyruvate with a net gain of two ATP molecules  
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Halophile   an organism that lives in environments with high concentration of salt  
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Hyperthermophile   a prokaryote that has an optimal growth temperature above 80 degrees C  
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Mesophile   an organism that grows in the temperature ranges of 20-40 degrees C  
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Metabolism   the sum of all biochemical processes taking place in a living cell  
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Photosynthesis   a biochemical process in which light energy is converted into chemical energy  
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Product   a substance or substances produced in a chemical reaction  
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Psychrophile   an organism that lives at cold temperature ranges of 0-20 degrees C  
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Psychrotroph   an organism that lives at cold temperature ranges of 0-30 degrees C  
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Substrate   the substance or substances upon which an enzyme acts  
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Thermophile   an organism that lives at high temperature ranges of 40-90 degrees C  
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