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What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state in terms of energy balance?
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state in terms of energy balance?
How are catabolism and anabolism related in terms of metabolism?
How are catabolism and anabolism related in terms of metabolism?
Which category of biochemical reactions involves C-C bond making or breaking?
Which category of biochemical reactions involves C-C bond making or breaking?
In what way do living things differ from non-living systems in terms of thermodynamics?
In what way do living things differ from non-living systems in terms of thermodynamics?
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Why aren't catabolism and anabolism simply considered as reverse processes of each other?
Why aren't catabolism and anabolism simply considered as reverse processes of each other?
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What role does stored chemical energy play in driving endergonic reactions?
What role does stored chemical energy play in driving endergonic reactions?
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Which coenzymes are tightly bound to the enzymes they serve as prosthetic groups?
Which coenzymes are tightly bound to the enzymes they serve as prosthetic groups?
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For what purpose is NADPH primarily used?
For what purpose is NADPH primarily used?
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What does dietary deficiency of niacin cause?
What does dietary deficiency of niacin cause?
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Which coenzymes undergo reversible oxidation and reduction in many electron-transfer reactions of metabolism?
Which coenzymes undergo reversible oxidation and reduction in many electron-transfer reactions of metabolism?
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What happens to the concentration of NAD+ + NADH during the recycling of coenzyme?
What happens to the concentration of NAD+ + NADH during the recycling of coenzyme?
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Which coenzyme consists of the structure above the dashed line on the FAD (oxidized form)?
Which coenzyme consists of the structure above the dashed line on the FAD (oxidized form)?
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Which of the following statements about ATP hydrolysis is correct?
Which of the following statements about ATP hydrolysis is correct?
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Which of the following statements about nucleophilic reactions of ATP is incorrect?
Which of the following statements about nucleophilic reactions of ATP is incorrect?
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Which of the following statements about the flow of electrons in biological systems is incorrect?
Which of the following statements about the flow of electrons in biological systems is incorrect?
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Which of the following statements about coenzymes in biological redox reactions is correct?
Which of the following statements about coenzymes in biological redox reactions is correct?
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Which of the following statements about fats as fuel sources is correct?
Which of the following statements about fats as fuel sources is correct?
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Which of the following statements about the firefly bioluminescence cycle is correct?
Which of the following statements about the firefly bioluminescence cycle is correct?
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Which of the following biochemical reactions involves the breaking or making of carbon-carbon bonds?
Which of the following biochemical reactions involves the breaking or making of carbon-carbon bonds?
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Which of the following statements about group-transfer reactions is incorrect?
Which of the following statements about group-transfer reactions is incorrect?
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Which of the following statements about ATP is incorrect?
Which of the following statements about ATP is incorrect?
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