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____is the amount of energy that is free to do work after a reaction. |
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What is teh symbol for free energy? |
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____have a negative DG and energy is released. |
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___have a positive DG and products have more energy than reactants.q |
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base adenine, five carbon sugar ribose, and three phosphate groups |
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A occurs when energy is released by an exergonic reaction and is used to drive an endergonic reaction. |
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How is ATP supply maintained? |
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by the breakdown of glucose during cellular respiration |
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When one phosphate group is removed from ATP, what happens? |
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about 7.3 kilocalories is released per mole |
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What are the only three functions of ATP? |
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chemical work, transport work, and mechanical work |
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A ____is an orderly sequence of linked reactions. |
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Each step in a series of chemical reactions requires an_____. |
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A____is a reactant for an enzymatic reaction. |
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The ____is the energy that must be added in order for molecules to react. |
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A____is a small region on the surface of the enzyme where the substrates bind. |
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A____is an organic cofactor that assists the enzyme. |
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____are small organic molecules required in trace amounts for synthesis of coenzymes. |
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____of enzymes occur when signal proteins turn on kinases. |
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____occurs when a substance binds to an enzyme and decreases its activity. |
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IOn____the substrate and the enzyme are both able to bind to the enzyme's active site. |
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In _____,the inhibitor binds to an enzyme at a location other than the active site. |
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noncompetitive inhibition |
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competitive and noncompetive inhibition are both examples of _____. |
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A_____is an orderly sequence of linked reaction. |
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Metabolic pathways begin with a _____and end with a_____. |
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_____are catalysts that speed up the chemical reactions. |
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A_____is a reactant for an enyzmatic reaction. |
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What is the name of the energy that must be added to a reaction in order for molecules to react? |
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Enzymes speed chemical reactions by lowering the ____by forming a complex with their _____at the active site. |
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energy of activation; substrates |
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small region on the surface of an enzyme where the substrates bind |
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When a substrate binds to an enzyme, the active site undergoes a slight change in shape that facilitates the reaction---this is called the______. |
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What are three factors that affect enyzmatic speed? |
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substrate concentration, temperature and pH, and enzyme concentration |
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As temperature rises, what happens to enzyme activity? |
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Many enzymes require an inorganic or nonprotein______to function. |
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A_____is an organic cofactor which assists the enzyme. |
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_____are small organic molecules required in trace amounts for synthesis of coenzymes. |
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_____of enzymes occur when signal proteins turn on kinases. |
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In _____, the substrate and the inhibitor are both able to bind to the enzymes active site. |
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In_____,the inhibitor binds to a location other than its active site. |
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noncompetitive inhibition |
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Competitive and noncompetitve inhibition are both examples of ____. |
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What happens in oxidation reduction reactions? |
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electrons pass from one molecule to another |
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_____is the loss of electrons. |
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_____is the gain of electrons. |
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know the photosynthesis formula |
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Both photosynthesis and respiration use an_____consisting of membrane bound carriers that pass electrons from one carrier to another. |
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Photosynthetic organisms transport solar energy into______. |
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Photosynthetic organisms are called_____because they produce their own food. |
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Organisms that must take in food are called ____. |
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Carbon dioxide enters a leaf through small openings called _____. |
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Carbon dioxide and water diffuse into the _____, the organelles that carry on photosynthesis. |
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In chloroplasts, a double membrane encloses a fluid filled space called the____. |
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An internal membrane system within the stroma forms flattened sacs called_____, which are sometimes organized into stacks called_____. |
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____-and other pigments involved in absorbption of solar energy reside within thylakoid membranes. |
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Only____of the sun's radiations that hits the earth's atmosphere hit the earths surface |
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Pigments found in chlorophyll absorb various portions of visible light; this is called their _______. |
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What are the two types of reactions? |
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light reactions and calvin cycle reactions |
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Why do leaves appear green? |
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very little green light is absorbed most is reflected |
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light reactions take place only in the presence of ____. |
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