Physical Foundations of Biochemistry Quiz

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Which type of system is an organism that maintains a constant composition in completely changing environments?

  • Isolated system
  • Open system (correct)
  • Closed system
  • Reversible system

What is the degree of disorder or randomness in a system known as?

  • Enthalpy
  • Heat
  • Entropy (correct)
  • Internal energy

In which type of system does the state change when one of its properties is altered?

  • Closed system
  • Isolated system (correct)
  • Reversible system
  • Open system

What type of energy transfer occurs when two bodies in contact with different temperatures exchange energy?

<p>Heat (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which law should apply whether the laws of thermodynamics are inside or outside a living organism?

<p>Laws of thermodynamics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which cells continuously consume energy to maintain their living state and allow synthesis of macromolecules?

<p>Bioenergetics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which compound is an endergonic process that requires the coupling to hydrolysis of ATP to supply energy?

<p>Proteins (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential phosphoryl group donor stored by bacteria, especially those with spores?

<p>PolyP (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of interactions are responsible for the attraction due to induced dipoles?

<p>London interactions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In fluorescence spectroscopy, what does a negative hydropathy index indicate about a biomolecule?

<p>It is hydrophobic and likely membrane-bound (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Homeostasis and Systems

  • An organism that maintains a constant composition in completely changing environments is a homeostatic system.

Thermodynamics

  • The degree of disorder or randomness in a system is known as entropy.
  • A closed system is one where the state changes when one of its properties is altered.

Energy Transfer

  • Energy transfer that occurs when two bodies in contact with different temperatures exchange energy is heat transfer.

Laws of Thermodynamics

  • The laws of thermodynamics apply whether inside or outside a living organism.

Cellular Processes

  • The process by which cells continuously consume energy to maintain their living state and allow synthesis of macromolecules is called cellular metabolism.

Energetics

  • Peptidoglycan synthesis is an endergonic process that requires the coupling to hydrolysis of ATP to supply energy.

Energy Storage

  • Polyphosphate is the potential phosphoryl group donor stored by bacteria, especially those with spores.

Intermolecular Forces

  • London dispersion forces are responsible for the attraction due to induced dipoles.

Fluorescence Spectroscopy

  • A negative hydropathy index in fluorescence spectroscopy indicates a hydrophilic region in a biomolecule.

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