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Exam 3 (Ch.5 part 2 and ch.6)
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
11/18/2008

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Energy
Definition
the capacity to do work
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Kinetic energy
Definition
energy of motion
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Potential energy
Definition
stored energy (due to location or structure/composition of the substance)
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heat, light, electricity, heart beating
Definition
give examples of kinetic energy
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boulder on top of a mountain; concentration gradient; energy stored in a chem. bond - potential energy of molecules
Definition
examples of potential energy
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Total energy of the universe is constant; energy can be neither created or destroyed
Definition
1st law of Thermodynamics
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Energy conversions reduce the order of the universe and increase its entropy (an input of energy is needed to maintain order in a living organism)
Definition
2nd law of Thermodynamics
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Entropy
Definition
amount of disorder in a system
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Producers capture some of the sun's energy in the chem. bonds of sugars; Cells release the energy in the sugars and capture some of the energy in the chem. bonds of ATP; cells release the energy stored in the ATP and use some of this energy to do the work of the cell. Energy becomes less and less 'concentrated' in this process.
Definition
Describe the one way flow of energy...
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Exergonic reactions
Definition
A chemical reaction with a net release of energy (Products are of lower energy than the reactants)
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Endergonic reactions
Definition
Chemical reactions that require a net input of energy (products are of higher energy than the reactants)
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Cellular respiration
Definition
Multi-step process by which energy stored in the bonds of glucose is released (some of the energy released is used to make ATP; some of the energy is released as heat);
-Example of Exergonic Reaction-
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cellular respiration and hydolysis of ATP
Definition
two examples of exergonic reactions are....
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photosynthesis and synthesis of ATP
Definition
two examples of endergonic reactions are...
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photosynthesis
Definition
multi-step process in which the sun's energy is used to convert CO2 and water into high energy sugar molecules
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ATP
Definition
nucleotide, nitrogenous base, 5 Carbon sugar, Triphosphate; the cell's primary energy carrier; the energy in this molecule is in the bonds between the phosphates
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energy coupling (coupled reactions) ex. Active transport; 1st step of glycolysis
Definition
ernergy given off by the exergonic reaction is used to fuel/drive the endergonic reaction
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36-38 ATP
Definition
the breakdown of glucose results in the release of enough energy to make how many ATP?
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Phosphorylation reaction
Definition
when ATP synthesis is coupled with exergonic reactions in the cell-
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ATP hydrolysis
Definition
releases the energy stored in the ATP
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activation energy (Ea)
Definition
the input of energy that chem. reactions require to get started is called...
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enzyme
Definition
proteins that funtion as biological catalysts; speed up chem. reactions by lowering the Ea; provides a lower energy pathway to products
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Substrate
Definition
the reactant that fits into the active site of an enzyme
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Active site
Definition
a pocket on the enzyme's surface that the substrate attaches to (only binds specific substrates)
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inhibitors
Definition
substances that interfere with an enzyme's ability to function
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1) substrate level phosphoralytion and 2) oxidative phosphorylation
Definition
Two ways that ATP is made during cellular respiration
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"Loss of electron - oxidation"..."Gain Electrons - reduction"
Definition
"LEO says GER"
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in grana of the thylakoid membrane system
Definition
where light dependent reactions occur during photosynthesis
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stroma
Definition
where light-independent reactions occur in plant cell
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Glycolysis and citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle)
Definition
two examples of substrate level phosphorylation
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Electrons transport system and chemiosmosis
Definition
two examples of oxidative phosphorylation
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substrate-level phosphorylation
Definition
substrate gives energy and phosphate groups (P) to ADP and makes ATP (makes small amount of ATP)
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oxidative phosphorylation
Definition
electron carriers (NADH and FADH2) deliver electrons to the Electron Transport Sys. (ETS) on the inner membrane of the mitochondria; Electrons are passed from membrane protein to protein in a series of oxidation reduction reactions; Energy is used to create a chemical gradient.
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Glucose
Definition
starting material for glycolysis
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preparatory step
Definition
reaction that occurs as the pyruvate enter the matrix of the mitochondria during aerobic respiration; each pyruvate has a Carbon removed and co-enzyme A added; 2 NADH (go to ETS) and 2 CO2 (diffuse out of mito. and cell) are produced.
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Preparatory step occurs in mitochondria as pyruvate enters under aerobic conditions...substrate is 2 pyruvate (3C)...End product is 2 Acetyl CO-A (2C)...Also made...2 NADH and 2 CO2
Definition
Preparatory step: Occurs in.......
substrate.........End product......
Also made..........
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