BIOLOGY:LIFE ON EARTH-W/ACCESS
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Compare breaking down glucose in a cell to setting it on fire with a match. What is the source of activation energy in each case?
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Ch. 6 - Which of the following is True? a. Enzymes...Ch. 6 -
2. Which is not an example of an exergonic...Ch. 6 - Which of the following is True? ATP is a long-term...Ch. 6 - Prob. 4MCCh. 6 - Which of the following is False? a. Allosteric...Ch. 6 -
1. According to the first law of thermodynamics,...Ch. 6 - Prob. 2FTBCh. 6 - Prob. 3FTBCh. 6 - The abbreviation ATP stands for ___. The molecule...Ch. 6 -
5. Enzymes are what type of biological molecule?...
Ch. 6 - Prob. 6FTBCh. 6 - Prob. 1RQCh. 6 -
2. Define potential energy and kinetic energy and...Ch. 6 -
3. Define metabolism, and explain how reactions...Ch. 6 - Prob. 4RQCh. 6 - Compare breaking down glucose in a cell to setting...Ch. 6 - Compare the mechanisms of competitive and...Ch. 6 - Describe the structure and function of enzymes....Ch. 6 - 1. While vacuuming, you show off by telling a...Ch. 6 - 2. Refute the following: “According to...Ch. 6 - Prob. 3AC
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- Use the following illustration of a biochemical reaction to answer the questions below. a. Is this reaction spontaneous? Explain your answer. b. Is ATP required for this reaction to proceed? Explain.arrow_forwardDescribe the mechanism through which the substance moves across the cell membrane and comment on the energy requirements of this mechanism.arrow_forwardBiology What is the effect of NON ENZYMATIC hydrolysis of sucrose on temperature ? explain and with a graph How is it different from the effect ENZYMATIC hydrolysis of sucrose on temperaturearrow_forward
- Enzymes lower the activation energy, but where does the energy to lower the activation energy come from?arrow_forwardIn terms of energy, how does an enzyme speed up a biochemical reactionarrow_forwardWhich is established by the electron transport chain and can be used to drive cellular work especially by the ATP synthase? a. Kinetic Energy b. Electrical Energy c. Gravitational Force d. Proton-Motive Forcearrow_forward
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