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Which biomolecule accounts for more than 50% of the dry mass of most cells?
Which biomolecule accounts for more than 50% of the dry mass of most cells?
What is the classification of proteins based on their solubility and composition?
What is the classification of proteins based on their solubility and composition?
Which type of protein is readily soluble in water, dilute acids, and alkalies, and coagulates by heat?
Which type of protein is readily soluble in water, dilute acids, and alkalies, and coagulates by heat?
Which type of protein yields only amino acids upon hydrolysis?
Which type of protein yields only amino acids upon hydrolysis?
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What are enzymes?
What are enzymes?
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Mitochondria is a double membrane bound organelle found in the cytoplasm of ______ cells.
Mitochondria is a double membrane bound organelle found in the cytoplasm of ______ cells.
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The term mitochondria was coined by Carl Benda in ______.
The term mitochondria was coined by Carl Benda in ______.
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Mitochondria produce enzymes for the metabolic conversion of food to ______.
Mitochondria produce enzymes for the metabolic conversion of food to ______.
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Mitochondria are responsible for the conversion of nutrients into energy– yielding molecule ATP to fuel the cell's ______.
Mitochondria are responsible for the conversion of nutrients into energy– yielding molecule ATP to fuel the cell's ______.
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Aerobic respiration involves: Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and Electron transport ______.
Aerobic respiration involves: Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and Electron transport ______.
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The closest extant relatives of Bacteria that gave rise to mitochondria are ______.
The closest extant relatives of Bacteria that gave rise to mitochondria are ______.
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Mitochondrial membranes outer membrane relatively ______
Mitochondrial membranes outer membrane relatively ______
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Inner membrane ______ only to those things with specific transporters
Inner membrane ______ only to those things with specific transporters
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Impermeable to NADH and ______
Impermeable to NADH and ______
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Permeable to ______
Permeable to ______
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Kreb's and β-oxidation in ______
Kreb's and β-oxidation in ______
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Possess ribosomes, circular DNA to manufacture their own RNAs and ______
Possess ribosomes, circular DNA to manufacture their own RNAs and ______
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Mitochondria convert the chemical energy of reduced carbon compounds into ______
Mitochondria convert the chemical energy of reduced carbon compounds into ______
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Chloroplasts convert light energy to the energy of reduced carbon ______
Chloroplasts convert light energy to the energy of reduced carbon ______
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Electrons ultimately reduce oxygen to ______
Electrons ultimately reduce oxygen to ______
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The glycerol phosphate shuttle transfers electrons from NADH to dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) to form glycerol 3-phosphate, which shuttles them into the ______
The glycerol phosphate shuttle transfers electrons from NADH to dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) to form glycerol 3-phosphate, which shuttles them into the ______
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