BIOLOGY
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Chapter 6, Problem 3A
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The cells use the ATP (adenosine triphosphate) molecules for carrying out the energy-requiring processes. The ATP is the high energy phosphate compound. The energy of the cell is stored in the bonds of the ATP molecule. Hence, it is also referred to as the currency of the cell.
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BIOLOGY
Ch. 6.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 6.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 6.1 - Describe the nature of redox reactions.Ch. 6.2 - Explain the laws of thermodynamics.Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 6.2 - Contrast the course of a reaction with and without...Ch. 6.3 - Describe the role of ATP in short-term energy...Ch. 6.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 6.4 - Discuss the specificity of enzymes.Ch. 6.4 - Explain how enzymes bind to their substrates.
Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 6.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 6.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 6.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 6 - Prob. 1DACh. 6 - A covalent bond between two atoms represents what...Ch. 6 - During a redox reaction the molecule that gains an...Ch. 6 - Prob. 3UCh. 6 - A spontaneous reaction is one in which a. the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 5UCh. 6 - Which of the following is NOT a properly of a...Ch. 6 - Where is the energy stored in a molecule of ATP?...Ch. 6 - Prob. 1ACh. 6 - Which of the following statements is NOT true...Ch. 6 - Prob. 3ACh. 6 - Prob. 4ACh. 6 - Enzymes have similar responses to both changes in...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6ACh. 6 - Examine the graph showing the rate of reaction...Ch. 6 - Phosphofructokinase functions to add a phosphate...
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