Questions and Answers
What is active transport?
Molecules move across the plasma membrane against their concentration gradient.
What is facilitated diffusion?
A molecule moves down its concentration gradient using a transport protein in the plasma membrane.
How does water cross the plasma membrane?
Through facilitated diffusion or diffusion.
What is the sodium-potassium pump an example of?
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What does endocytosis describe?
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Energy is conserved. This means that in any system, _____
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Potential energy is _____ energy.
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Which of the following is highest in chemical energy?
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In cellular respiration, when is most energy released?
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An enzyme is considered a _________ because it speeds up a chemical reaction without being used up.
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In a catalyzed reaction, a reactant is often called a _________.
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An enzyme is specific because of the shape its ______ ____ matches only particular reactants.
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An enzyme speeds up reactions by lowering the __________ ______.
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The _______ ___ between an active site and its substrate often strains bonds and helps the reaction proceed.
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A ________, which is often a vitamin, binds to an enzyme and plays a role in catalysis.
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High temperatures or changes in pH can ________ an enzyme, causing it to lose its shape and biological activity.
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In oil-based liquids, phospholipids are arranged so that their _____ face outward and their _____ are orientated inward.
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The movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is called _____.
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When water moves toward the solution with the _____ solute concentration, the solution is _____.
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Which of these reactions is endergonic?
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Enzymes are used up when they catalyze a chemical reaction.
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Passive transport requires no expenditure of cellular energy.
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What is osmosis?
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Seawater is dangerous to drink because...
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Which of the following statements about the ATP molecule is true?
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What is feedback inhibition?
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Study Notes
Membrane Transport and Cellular Processes
- Active Transport involves movement of molecules against their concentration gradient, requiring energy.
- Facilitated Diffusion uses transport proteins to move molecules down their concentration gradient without energy expenditure.
- Water can cross the plasma membrane via facilitated diffusion or directly through the lipid bilayer.
- The sodium-potassium pump, an example of active transport, uses ATP to move sodium ions out and potassium ions into the cell.
- Endocytosis is when the plasma membrane engulfs external material, forming vesicles.
- Exocytosis is the process where vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane to release contents outside the cell.
Energy Concepts
- Energy is conserved, meaning the total input equals total output within a system.
- Kinetic Energy is energy in motion; Potential Energy refers to stored energy.
- One molecule of Glucose is the highest in chemical energy compared to other molecules.
- In cellular respiration, energy is mainly released when high-energy electrons transition to lower energy levels.
- An enzyme acts as a catalyst, speeding up reactions without being consumed.
- A substrate is a reactant in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction.
Enzyme Functionality
- Enzymes are specific due to the unique shape of their active sites that match specific substrates.
- Enzymes lower the activation energy, facilitating reactions.
- The induced fit model describes how enzyme binding can strain substrate bonds, aiding the reaction.
- Coenzymes, often vitamins, assist enzymes in catalysis.
- High temperatures or pH changes can denature an enzyme, altering its shape and function.
Membrane Structure and Function
- Phospholipids in oil-based liquids arrange with hydrophobic tails outward and hydrophilic heads inward, offering protection.
- Diffusion refers to the movement of molecules from higher to lower concentration areas.
- Solutions with greater solute concentrations are termed hypertonic.
- Passive transport, such as diffusion and osmosis, does not require ATP; instead, it relies on concentration gradients.
Osmosis and Water Transport
- Osmosis is driven by the water concentration gradient, not directly by solute concentration.
- Water flows to areas of lower free water concentration across semipermeable membranes.
- Drinking seawater, which is hypertonic to bodily fluids, leads to dehydration through osmosis.
Energy in Biological Systems
- Endergonic reactions absorb energy, while exergonic reactions release it.
- ATP provides energy for cellular work by releasing a phosphate group.
- Inhibition of enzyme reactions can occur through competitive inhibitors, which bind at the active site, or noncompetitive inhibitors, which bind elsewhere.
Thermodynamics in Biology
- The first law of thermodynamics states energy cannot be created or destroyed.
- The second law of thermodynamics indicates that energy transformations always increase the universe's overall disorder, or entropy.
- Cellular energy that is not utilized contributes to increasing disorder, primarily through heat.
Cellular Processes and Transport Types
- Phagocytosis describes large particles engulfing by cells, a contrast to standard endocytosis mechanisms.
- Aquaporins are specialized proteins that facilitate water transport across membranes.
- Feedback inhibition regulates enzyme activity based on product concentration, maintaining homeostasis within cells.
These bullet points encapsulate essential concepts from membrane transport and energy dynamics within biological systems, providing a comprehensive overview for study.
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