Bacterial Growth, Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, and the ETC – Flashcards

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WHAT ARE THE 4 PHASES OF POPULATION GROWTH IN BACTERIA?
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LAG PHASE

LOG PHASE

STATIONARY PHASE

DEATH OR DECLINE PHASE

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TRUE OR FALSE?

 

GROWTH IN BACTERIAL ORGANISMS IS STATIC

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FALSE, GROWTH IS NOT STATIC IN BACTERIAL ORGANISMS.
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THE PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT OCCURS IN WHICH PHASE?
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LAG PHASE
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IN WHICH PHASE ARE THE BACTERIA TAKEN OUT OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT?
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LAG PHASE
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IN THIS PHASE, CELLS INCREASE IN SIZE NOT IN NUMBERS AND ARE METABOLICALLY ACTIVE
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LAG PHASE
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DURING THIS PHASE, YOU WILL FIND THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TOXINS
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LOG PHASE
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THIS PHASE IS KNOWN AS THE PERIOD OF GROWTH
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LOG PHASE
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DURING THIS PHASE, GROWTH IS EXPONENTIAL,THE POPULATION DOUBLES, GROWTH IS AT ITS MAXIMUM RATE, AND CELLS ARE NEARLY UNIFORM
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LOG PHASE
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THIS PHASE IS CALLED THE PERIOD WHEN CELL DEATH IS EQUAL TO CELL DIVISION
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STATIONARY PHASE
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DURING THIS PHASE, THERE IS NO INCREASE IN CELL POPULATION, AND THE GENERATION TIME INCREASES
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STATIONARY PHASE
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THE TIME BETWEEN CELL DIVISIONS IS CALLED ?
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GENERATION TIME
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THIS PHASE IS A RESULT OF INCREASED TOXINS AND DECREASED NUTRIENTS
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STATIONARY PHASE
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THIS PHASE IS CALLED THE PERIOD WHEN CELL DEATH IS GREATER THAN CELL DIVISION
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DEATH OR DECLINE PHASE
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THIS PHASE IS DUE TO THE NEARLY COMPLETE DEPLETION OF NUTRIENTS
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DEATH OR DECLINE PHASE
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HOW IS BACTERIAL GROWTH MEASURED?
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BACTERIAL GROWTH IS MEASURED IN POPULATION SIZE NOT PHYSICAL SIZE OF INDIVIDUAL BACTERIA
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TRUE OR FALSE?

BACTERIA GROW UNIFORMLY

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TRUE
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WHAT ARE THE 3 METHODS OF BACTERIAL MEASUREMENT?

 

 

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DIRECT MICROSCOPIC COUNT

STANDARD PLATE COUNT

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECTROPHOTOMETER)

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WHICH BACTERIAL MEASUREMENT IS USEFUL FOR COUNTING CELLS THAT WILL NOT GROW IN CULTURES?
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DIRECT MICROSCOPIC COUNT
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WHICH BACTERIA MEASUREMENT IS ONLY USED TO COUNT VIABLE CELLS?
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STANDARD PLATE COUNT
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FEWER CELLS---->LESS TURBID----> ?
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LESS LIGHT ABSORBED OR MORE LIGHT TRANSMITTED
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WHAT ARE THE 3 METHODS OF PRESERVATION?
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PERIODIC TRANSFER OF CULTURE

LYOPHILIZATION

LOW TEMPERATURE HOLDING

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TRANSFERRING EXISTING BACTERIAL CULTURE FROM OLD NUTRIENT TO NEW TO CREATE A NEW POPULATION OF BACTERIA IS ?
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PERIODIC TRANSFER OF CULTURE
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FREEZE DRYING OF CULTURES IS ?
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LYOPHILIZATION
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AT WHAT DEGREE DOES FREEZE DRYING OF CULTURES OCCUR?
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-80 degree C
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WHAT ARE THE 3 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS NEEDED FOR GROWTH?
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TEMPERATURE

OXYGEN

pH

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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR INFLUENCING BACTERIAL GROWTH?
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TEMPERATURE
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WHAT ARE THE 3 TEMPERATURE RANGES FOR BACTERIAL GROWTH?
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MINIMUM

OPTIMAL

MAXIMUM

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AT WHAT TEMPERATURE DO PSYCHROPHILES GROW?

 

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0-20 C
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AT WHAT TEMPERATURE DO MESOPHILES GROW?
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20-45 C
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AT WHAT TEMPERATURE DOES THERMOPHILES GROW?

 

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ABOVE 45 C
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WHAT ARE OBLIGATE ANAEROBES?
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BACTERIA THAT DIE IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN
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WHAT ARE OBLIGATE AEROBES?
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BACTERIA THAT CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT OXYGEN
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WHAT DOES FACULTATIVE MEAN?
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BACTERIA THAT CAN GROW IN THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF OXYGEN
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WHAT ARE MICROAEROPHILES?
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BACTERIA THAT REQUIRE OXYGEN IN LIMITED AMOUNTS
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MOST BACTERIA SPECIES GROW BEST AT WHAT TYPE OF pH?
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NEUTRAL pH
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BIOLOGICAL CATALYSTS THAT SPEED UP A CHEMICAL REACTION BY LOWERING THE ENERGY OF ACTIVATION IS A ?
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ENZYME
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TRUE OR FALSE?

ENZYMES ARE KEY CELLULAR PROTEINS THAT MAINLY DETERMINE THE FUNCTION OF THE CELL.

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TRUE
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THE MINIMUM ENERGY REQUIRED FOR A CHEMICAL REACTION TO TAKE PLACE SPONTANEOUSLY IS ?
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ENERGY OF ACTIVATION
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TRUE OR FALSE?

ENZYMES ALTER THE REACTANTS OR PRODUCTS OF A CHEMICAL REACTION

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FALSE, THEY DO NOT ALTER THE REACTANTS OR PRODUCTS OF A CHEMICAL REACTION NOR ARE THEY ALTERED BY THE CHEMICAL REACTION THEY CATALYZE.
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A REACTANT IS ALSO KNOWN AS A ?
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SUBSTRATE
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WHAT BINDS TO THE ACTIVE SITE OF THE ENZYME TO FORM AN ENZYME/SUBSTRATE COMPLEX?
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SUBSTRATE
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THE SPECIFIC SUBSTANCE ON WHICH THE ENZYME ACTS IS ?
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THE SUBSTRATE
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SMALL, NON PROTEIN MOLECULES ATTACHED TO THE ENZYME ARE CALLED?
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COENZYMES
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THE BASIC FUNCTION OF THIS IS TO TRANSFER MOLECULES, ATOMS, OR ELECTRONS FROM ONE MOLECULE TO ANOTHER ?
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COENZYMES
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ENZYMES ARE USUALLY NAMED FOR ?
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THE SUBSTRATE THEY ACT ON
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WHAT ARE 2 MAIN FACTORS THAT AFFECT ENZYMES?
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TEMPERATURE

pH

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DRASTIC SHIFTS IN THE pH CAUSE WHAT TO HAPPEN TO AN ENZYME?
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DENATURATION
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DENATURATION CAUSE ENZYMES TO BECOME WHAT?
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NON-FUNCTIONAL
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ENZYMES ARE REGULATED THROUGH?
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INHIBITION OF ENZYME ACTION
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WHAT ARE THE 3 TYPES OF INHIBITION MECHANISMS?
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COMPETITIVE INHIBITION

NON-COMPETITIVE INHIBITION

FEEDBACK INHIBITION

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WHAT TYPE OF INHIBITORS COMPETE FOR THE ACTIVE SITE OF THE ENZYME AND CAUSE THE SUBSTRATE NOT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE ACTIVE SITE?
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COMPETITIVE INHIBITORS
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WHAT NUTRIENT IS IMPERATIVE FOR BACTERIAL SURVIVAL?
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FOLIC ACID
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A MECHANISM USED BY THE CELL TO STOP THE WASTE OF CHEMICAL RESOURCES IS?
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FEEDBACK INHIBITION
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COLLECTIVE BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE INSIDE THE CELL IS CALLED?
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METABOLISM
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WHAT ARE THE 2 BRANCHES OF METABOLISM?
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ANABOLISM AND CATABOLISM
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WHAT DO ANABOLIC REACTIONS REQUIRE?
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ENERGY
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WHAT BRANCH OF METABOLISM SYNTHESIZES LARGER MOLECULES FROM SMALLER SUBUNITS?
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CATABOLISM
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WHAT 3 MOLECULES ARE PRODUCES THROUGH CATABOLISM AND WHAT DO THEY PRODUCE?
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ATP= ENERGY

NAD= REDUCING POWER

PRECURSOR MEATABOLITES = MICROMOLECULES THAT MAKE UP MACROMOLECULES THROUGH ANABOLISM

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THE REMOVAL OF ELECTRONS FROM AN ATOM OR MOLECULE IS CALLED?
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OXIDATION
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OXIDATIVE REACTIONS PRODUCE WHAT?
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ENERGY
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THE ADDITION OF THE ELECTRONS REMOVED FROM OXIDATIVE REACTIONS TO MOLECULES OR ATOMS IS CALLED?
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REDUCTION
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ADDITION OF ELECTRONS CAUSES A DECREASE IN WHAT?
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THE OVERALL CHARGE OF THE MOLECULE OR ATOM
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EACH REDUCTION REACTION IS COUPLED WITH WHAT?
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AN OXIDATION REACTION
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WHAT TYPE OF MACROMOLECULES ARE ENZYMES MADE OF?
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PROTEINS
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CELLULAR OXIDATION IS ALSO CALLED WHAT?
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DEHYDROGENATION
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THE REMOVAL OF ELECTRONS THROUGH THE REMOVAL OF HYDROGEN ATOMS IS CALLED?
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CELLULAR OXIDATION
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WHERE THE HYDROGEN GOES, THAT IS THE ELEMENT THAT HAS BEEN WHAT?
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REDUCED
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COVALENT BONDS THAT RELEASE MORE ENERGY ARE CALLED?
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HIGH ENERGY BONDS
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ENERGY MOLECULES FORMED FROM THE ENERGY RELEASED FROM BONDS BROKEN DURING OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTIONS ARE CALLED ?
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ATP
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WHAT TYPE OF GROUP IS ADDED TO A MOLECULE OF ADP TO FORM ATP?
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PHOSPHATE GROUP
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THE ADDITION OF PHOSPHATE GROUPS IS CALLED ?
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PHOSPHORYLATION
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ATP IS USED IN WHAT TYPE OF REACTION AND CREATED IN WHAT TYPE OF REACTION?
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ATP IS USED IN ANABOLIC REACTIONS AND CREATED IN CATABOLIC REACTIONS
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REMOVING A PHOSPHATE GROUP IS CALLED?
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DEPHOSPHORYLATION
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WHAT ARE THE 2 MECHANISMS OF PHOSPHORYLATION?
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SUBSTRATE PHOSPHORYLATION

OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION

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WHAT MOLECULES ACT AS CHEMICAL CATALYSTS?
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ENZYMES
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WHAT DO CATALYSTS DO IN CHEMICAL REACTION?
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THEY SPEED UP THE PROCESS BY LOWERING THE ENERGY OF ACTIVATION
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ARE ENZYMES CHANGED BY THE CHEMICAL REACTION?
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ENZYMES ARE NOT ALTERED BY THE CHEMICAL REACTION THEY CATALYZE
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DO ENZYMES ADD ENERGY TO A CHEMICAL REACTION?
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NO, ENZYMES LOWER THE ENERGY OF ACTIVATION NEEDED TO START A CHEMICAL REACTION.
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HOW DO ENZYMES SPEED UP CHEMICAL REACTION?
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ENZYMES SPEED UP CHEMICAL REACTIONS BY GREATLY REDUCING THE ACTIVATION ENERGY NEEDED FROM A SYSTEM TO CATALYZE A REACTION.
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DO ENZYMES INTERACT WITH SEVERAL SUBSTRATE MOLECULES?
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NO, A PARTICULAR ENZYME (LOCK) WILL ONLY ACT WITH ONE OR A LIMITED NUMBER OF SUBSTRATES (KEYS). NO PRODUCT WILL BE MADE IF THE ENZYME AND SUBSTRATE DO NOT MATCH UP.
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WHICH PRODUCES MORE ENERGY, AEROBIC RESPIRATION OR FERMENTATION?
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AEROBIC RESPIRATION PRODUCES 38 ATP PER GLUCOSE WHERE AS FERMENTATION PRODUCE 2 ATP PER GLUCOSE
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WHAT IS THE BASIC EQUATION FOR AEROBIC RESPIRATION?
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C6H12O6 + 6O2 -->6H2O + 6CO2 + ATP

 

IN SIMPLE TERMS,

1 GLUCOSE MOLECULE AND 6 OXYGEN MOLECULES MAKE 6 WATER MOLECULES, 6 CARBON DIOXIDE MOLECULES AND 1 ATP MOLECULE

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ATP IS GENERATED WHEN HIGH ENERGY PHOSPHATES ARE DIRECTLY TRANSFERRED FROM THE SUBSTRATE OF THE ENZYME CATALYZED REACTION AND OCCURS IN GLYCOLYSIS AND THE KREBS CYCLE. THIS IS CALLED WHAT?
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SUBSTRATE PHOSPHORYLATION
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ELECTRONS ARE TRANSFERRED FROM ORGANIC COMPOUNDS TO ELECTRON CARRIERS BY THE PROCESS OF ?
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OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION
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WHAT MECHANISMS OF PHOSPHORYLATION OCCURS IN THE ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN?
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OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION
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BACTERIA IS CLASSIFIED WHAT 2 TYPES OF ENERGY?
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LIGHT ENERGY

CHEMICAL ENERGY

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ORGANISMS WITH THE PREFIX "PHOTO" ARE CLASSIFIED AS HAVING WHAT SOURCE OF ENERGY?
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LIGHT ENERGY
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ORGANISMS WITH THE PREFIX "CHEMO" ARE CLASSIFIED AS HAVING WHAT SOURCE OF ENERGY?
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CHEMICAL ENERGY
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BACTERIA CAN BE CLASSIFIED BY THEIR SOURCE OF CARBON. WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF CARBON CALLED?
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ORGANIC CARBON

CO2

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HETEROTROPHS ARE ORGANISMS THAT USE WHAT KIND OF CARBON?
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ORGANIC CARBON
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AUTOTROPHS ARE ORGANISMS THAT USE WHAT TYPE OF CARBON?
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CO2
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ANOTHER TERM USED TO DESCRIBE METABOLISM OF THE CHEMOHETEROTROPHS IS CALLED?
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AEROBIC RESPIRATION
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WHAT ARE 3 WAYS THAT ATP IS PRODUCED THROUGH AEROBIC RESPIRATION?
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GLYCOLYSIS

KREBS CYCLE

ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN

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WATER IS THE REDUCED FORM OF?
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OXYGEN
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GLYCOLYSIS LITERALLY MEANS WHAT?
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SUGAR SPLITTING
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1 MOLECULE OF GLUCOSE IS SPLIT INTO WHAT?
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2 MOLECULES OF PYRUVIC ACID
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF GLYCOLYSIS?
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TO SPLIT GLUCOSE AND PRODUCE PYRUVIC ACID
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PYRUVIC ACID IS THE OXIDIZED FORM OF WHAT?
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GLYCERALDERHYDE
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HOW IS ENERGY PRODUCED IN GLYCOLYSIS?
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THROUGH THE SUBSTRATE PHOSPHORYLATION OF ADP TO ATP
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WHERE IS CO2 PRODUCED IN AEROBIC RESPIRATION?
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IT IS PRODUCED AS A BI-PRODUCT OF THE KREBS CYCLE
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WHERE IS H20 PRODUCED IN AEROBIC RESPIRATION?
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AT THE END OF THE ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN.
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SINCE PYRUVIC ACID CANNOT ENTER THE KREBS CYCLE DIRECTLY, IT HAS TO BE DECARBOXYLATED TO PRODUCE WHAT?
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CARBON DIOXIDE
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TRUE OR FALSE?

ATP IS PRODUCED IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS OF THE KREBS CYCLES.

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FALSE, ATP IS PRODUCED IN THE 4TH STEP OF THE KREBS CYCLE.
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THIS IS RELEASED THROUGH A SERIES OF OXIDATION REACTIONS BY TRANSFERRING ELECTRONS TO THE CARRIER COENZYMES NAD+ AND FAD+
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POTENTIAL ENERGY
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BY RELEASING POTENTIAL ENERGY, IT WILL PRODUCE WHAT?
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USABLE ENERGY
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HOW MUCH POTENTIAL ENERGY IS FOUND IN THE TRANSITION STEP OF THE KREBS CYCLE?
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10
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WHAT ARE THE CARRIER CO-ENZYMES OF THE KREBS CYCLE?
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NAD+ AND FAD+
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HOW MANY ATP ARE GENERATED IN GLYCOLYSIS FROM ONE MOLECULE OF GLUCOSE?
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2
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WHERE DO THE NADH MOLECULES CREATED IN GLYCOLYSIS GO WITH THEIR ELECTRONS?
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ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN
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GLYCOLYSIS STARTS WITH 1 GLUCOSE MOLECULE THAT CONSISTS OF A 6 CARBON CHAIN AND 2 PHOSPHATE GROUPS AND ENDS AS WHAT?
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2 PYRUVIC ACID MOLECULES CONSISTING OF A 3 CARBON CHAIN AND 1 PHOSPHATE GROUP
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WHAT MOLECULE ACTS AS THE TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTOR IN AEROBIC RESPIRATION?
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OXYGEN
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A COMPLETE CYCLE INVOLVES HOW MANY ROTATIONS OF THE KREBS CYCLE?
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2
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A SERIES OF COMPOUNDS THAT TRANSFER ELECTRONS FROM ONE COMPOUND TO GENERATING ATP THROUGH OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION IS?
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ELECTRON TRANSFER CHAIN
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O2 (OXYGEN) IS THE FINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTOR PRODUCING WHAT?
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H2O (WATER)
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WHAT ARE THE 2 AEROBIC RESPIRATIONS THAT PRODUCE NADH?
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GLYCOLYSIS AND KREBS CYCLE
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FADH IS PRODUCED IN WHAT AEROBIC RESPIRATION?
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KREBS CYCLE
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HOW MUCH ATP IS PRODUCED IN THE ELECTRON TRANSFER CHAIN THROUGH THE REOXIDATION OF REDUCED NADH AND FADH?
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THE CONVERSION OF PYRUVIC ACID PRODUCED IN GLYCOLYSIS TO LACTIC ACID AND ETHANOL IS CALLED?
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FERMENTATION
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TRUE OR FALSE?

FERMENTATION REQUIRES OXYGEN TO RELEASE ENERGY FROM SUGAR.

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FALSE, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE OXYGEN
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INSTEAD OF OXYGEN, WHAT DOES FERMENTATION USE AS ITS FINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTORS?
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ORGANIC MOLECULES
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TWO MOLECULES OF PYRUVIC ACID ARE REDUCED BY NADH TO FORM WHAT?
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LACTIC ACID
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WHAT IS FORMED THROUGH THE DECARBOXYLATION OF PYRUVIC ACID?
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2 MOLECULES OF CARBON DIOXIDE
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2 MOLECULES OF ETHANOL ARE PRODUCED THROUGH WHAT?
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THE REDUCTION OF ACETALDEHYDE BY NADH
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3 MOLECULES OF USABLE ENERGY EQUALS HOW MUCH POTENTIAL ENERGY?
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1
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H2O AND ATP ARE THE END PRODUCTS OF WHAT AEROBIC RESPIRATION?
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ELECTRON TRANSFER CHAIN
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WHAT CAN PYRUVIC ACID BE CONVERTED TO IN FERMENTATION?
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TWO MOLECULES OF PYRUVIC ACID ARE CONVERTED TO TWO MOLECULES OF ACETALDEHYDE
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