GCU BIO 181 TEST PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW SHEET

GCU BIO 181 TEST PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
PREMIUM REVIEW SHEET

●● Anabolism
Answer: Metabolic pathways that construct molecules, requiring energy.


●● 1st law of thermodynamics
Answer: The principle of conservation of energy. Energy can be
transferred and transformed, but it cannot be created or destroyed.


●● 2nd law of thermodynamics
Answer: Every energy transfer or transformation increases the entropy
of the universe.


●● Entropy
Answer: A measure of disorder or randomness.


●● Free energy coupling and ATP
Answer: Free energy converts ATP to ADP.


●● Potential energy

, Answer: stored energy


●● Kinetic energy
Answer: energy of motion


●● Endorgonic
Answer: a reaction that absorbs free energy from its surroundings EX:
Photosynthesis


●● Exorgonic
Answer: a reaction that releases free energy to its surroundings EX:
Repiration


●● Aerobic respiration
Answer: Respiration that requires oxygen


●● Fermentation (anaerobic respiration)
Answer: Process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen


●● Role of NADH and FADH2 in cellular respiration
Answer: removal of hydrogen atoms by redox coenzymes FAD becomes
FADH2 and NAD+ becomes NADH