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Assignment 2 C (N–Z) For students with first names starting with the letters N to Z. Assignments are graded out of a total of 60 points, and they are worth 9% of your total mark. Submit this assignment after you have completed Unit 2 of the course. Before you submit this assignment, make sure you have read the section on Assignments in your Course Orientation. Part A: Short-answer questions 1. What is the significance of the second law of thermodynamics for life? (3) 2. Use the following illustration of a biochemical reaction to answer the questions below. (4) 2a. Is this reaction spontaneous? Explain your answer. (2) 2b. Is ATP required for this reaction to proceed? Explain. (2) Biology 204: Principles of Biology I (Rev. C8) Assignment 2 C
3. Explain the term allosteric site . (3) 4. Explain the term feedback inhibition . (3) 5. Can chemiosmosis occur in an organism that lacks the enzyme system for aerobic respiration? Explain. (3) 6. Most of the cell’s ATP is created via chemiosmosis. What is an alternative way of producing ATP? Use an example. (4) Biology 204: Principles of Biology I (Rev. C8) Assignment 2 C
7. The following diagram shows an important pathway. Use it to answer the questions below. (12) 7a. Which process is depicted in the upper part of the diagram? What are its main outputs? (4) 7b. Is there a difference in the proton concentration between lumen and stroma? Explain. (3) 7c. What is the structure in the lower part of the diagram? Label 1, 3, 4 and 7. (5) Biology 204: Principles of Biology I (Rev. C8) Assignment 2 C
8. Explain in detail the concept of cyclic electron transport. (5) 9. Explain the term uncoupling, and include an example of where it is used. (3) Biology 204: Principles of Biology I (Rev. C8) Assignment 2 C
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