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Which of the following correctly states the relationship between anabolic and catabolic pathways? (Concept 8.1 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following situations does not represent a transformation of one type of energy to another? (Concept 8.1 ) [Hint]
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Organisms are described as thermodynamically open systems. Which of the following statements is consistent with this description? (Concept 8.1 ) [Hint]
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Consider the growth of a farmer's crop over a season. Which of the following correctly states a limitation imposed by the first or second laws of thermodynamics? (Concept 8.1 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following states the relevance of the first law of thermodynamics to biology? (Concept 8.1 ) [Hint]
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Which is the most abundant form of energy in a cell? (Concept 8.1 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following is an example of the second law of thermodynamics as it applies to biological reactions? (Concept 8.1 ) [Hint]
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According to the second law of thermodynamics, which of the following is true? (Concept 8.1 ) [Hint]
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If the entropy of a living organism is decreasing, which of the following is most likely to be occurring simultaneously? (Concept 8.2 ) [Hint]
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Which one of the following has the most free energy per molecule? (Concept 8.2 ) [Hint]
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Which part of the equation DG = DH - TDS tells you if a process is spontaneous? (Concept 8.2 ) [Hint]
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If, during a process, the system becomes more ordered, then _____. (Concept 8.2 ) [Hint]
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When one molecule is broken down into six component molecules, which one of the following will always be true? (Concept 8.2 ) [Hint]
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From the equation DG = DH - TDS it is clear that _____. (Concept 8.2 ) [Hint]
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What must be true if the reaction AB + CD ® AC + BD occurs spontaneously? (Concept 8.2 ) [Hint]
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An exergonic (spontaneous) reaction is a chemical reaction that _____. (Concept 8.2 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following reactions would be endergonic? (Concept 8.2 ) [Hint]
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Metabolic pathways in cells are typically far from equilibrium. Which of the following processes tend to keep these pathways away from equilibrium? (Concept 8.2 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following is not an example of the cellular work accomplished with the free energy derived from the hydrolysis of ATP? (Concept 8.3 ) [Hint]
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In general, the hydrolysis of ATP drives cellular work by _____. (Concept 8.3 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following statements correctly describes some aspect of ATP hydrolysis being used to drive the active transport of an ion into the cell against the ion's concentration gradient? (Concepts 8.2 and 8.3 ) [Hint]
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Which compound could be most easily modified to form ATP? (Concept 8.3 ) [Hint]
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Much of the suitability of ATP as an energy intermediary is related to the instability of the bonds between the phosphate groups. These bonds are unstable because _____. (Concept 8.3 ) [Hint]
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When 1 mole of ATP is hydrolyzed in a test tube without an enzyme, about twice as much heat is given off as when 1 mole of ATP is hydrolyzed in a cell. Which of the following best explains these observations? (Concept 8.3 ) [Hint]
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What best characterizes the role of ATP in cellular metabolism? (Concept 8.3 ) [Hint]
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The formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose is an endergonic reaction and is coupled to which of the following reactions or pathways? (Concept 8.3 ) [Hint]
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A chemical reaction is designated as exergonic rather than endergonic when _____. (Concepts 8.2 and 8.4 ) [Hint]
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What do the sign and magnitude of the DG of a reaction tell us about the speed of the reaction? (Concepts 8.2 and 8.4 ) [Hint]
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The mechanism of enzyme action is _____. (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following statements about enzymes is true? (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following statements about enzyme function is correct? (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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A plot of reaction rate (velocity) against temperature for an enzyme indicates little activity at 10°C and 45°C, with peak activity at 35°C. The most reasonable explanation for the low velocity at 10°C is that _____. (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following statements about enzymes is incorrect? (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following statements about the active site of an enzyme is correct? (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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What is meant by the "induced fit" of an enzyme? (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following statements correctly describe(s) the role(s) of heat and temperature in biological reactions? (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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Above a certain substrate concentration, the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction drops as the enzymes become saturated. Which of the following would lead to a faster conversion of substrate into product under these saturated conditions? (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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Which of the following environments or actions does not affect the rate of an enzyme reaction? (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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Enzyme activity is affected by pH because _____. (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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Which of these statements about enzyme inhibitors is true? (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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Succinylcholine is structurally almost identical to acetylcholine. If succinylcholine is added to a mixture that contains acetylcholine and the enzyme that hydrolyzes acetylcholine (but not succinylcholine), the rate of acetylcholine hydrolysis is decreased. Subsequent addition of more acetylcholine restores the original rate of acetylcholine hydrolysis. Which of the following correctly explains this observation? (Concept 8.4 ) [Hint]
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The process of stabilizing the structure of an enzyme in its active form by the binding of a molecule is an example of _____. (Concept 8.5 ) [Hint]
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Which, if any, of the following statements is not true about allosteric proteins? (Concept 8.5 ) [Hint]
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The binding of an allosteric inhibitor to an enzyme causes the rate of product formation by the enzyme to decrease. Which of the following best explains why this decrease occurs? (Concept 8.5 ) [Hint]
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Under most conditions, the supply of energy by catabolic pathways is regulated by the demand for energy by anabolic pathways. Considering the role of ATP formation and hydrolysis in energy coupling of anabolic and catabolic pathways, which of the following statements is most likely to be true? (Concept 8.5 ) [Hint]
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