Biology: Concepts and Investigations

4th Edition

ISBN: 9780078024207

Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Biology: Concepts and Investigations

Ch. 4.1 - What are some examples of the work of a cell?Ch. 4.1 - Prob. 2MC Ch. 4.1 - Prob. 3MC Ch. 4.1 - Prob. 4MC Ch. 4.2 - What is metabolism on a cellular level?Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 2MC Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 3MC Ch. 4.3 - What are the main parts of an ATP molecule?Ch. 4.3 - Prob. 2MC Ch. 4.3 - Describe the relationships among endergonic...

Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 1MC Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 2MC Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 3MC Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 4MC Ch. 4.4 - List three conditions that influence enzyme...Ch. 4.5 - What is diffusion?Ch. 4.5 - What types of substances diffuse freely across a...Ch. 4.5 - Prob. 3MC Ch. 4.5 - Prob. 4MC Ch. 4.5 - Prob. 5MC Ch. 4.5 - Prob. 6MC Ch. 4.6 - How does a knifefish adjust its electric field?Ch. 4.6 - Prob. 2MC Ch. 4 - Prob. 1MCQ Ch. 4 - Building proteins _____ energy; ATP hydrolysis...Ch. 4 - How does ATP participate in coupled reactions? a....Ch. 4 - How does an enzyme affect the energy of a...Ch. 4 - Imagine that you place a drop of red food coloring...Ch. 4 - Prob. 6MCQ Ch. 4 - Prob. 7MCQ Ch. 4 - Some people claim that lifes high degree of...Ch. 4 - List some examples of endergonic and exergonic...Ch. 4 - Why do electron transport chains release energy?Ch. 4 - Provide an example of an appliance that uses...Ch. 4 - Name at least four ways that a cell uses ATP.Ch. 4 - Use what you know about enzymes to propose an...Ch. 4 - Considering that enzymes are essential to all...Ch. 4 - Prob. 8WIO Ch. 4 - Prob. 9WIO Ch. 4 - Liver cells are packed with glucose. If the...Ch. 4 - List three ways the content in this chapter...Ch. 4 - Prob. 1PIT Ch. 4 - Prob. 2PIT Ch. 4 - Prob. 3PIT

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