UCI BIO 93 MIDTERM
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, What is a metabolic pathway?
A pathway that a molecule goes through, resulting in a specific product.
What is metabolism?
The totality of an organisms chemical reactions
Gibbs free energy
Portion of a system that can perform work when temp and pressure are uniform throughout
the system.
What is a way to show change in free energy?
What does a negative Delta G mean?
A process that is spontaneous
What does spontaneous mean?
Means that a process will occur.
What happens to the energy in a exergonic reaction?
It is released
What happens to the energy in an endergonic reaction?
It is consumed in the reaction.
True or False
A cell must have endergonic and exergonic reactions
True
Is ATP Hydrolysis an exergonic or endergonic reaction?
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, What is a metabolic pathway?
A pathway that a molecule goes through, resulting in a specific product.
What is metabolism?
The totality of an organisms chemical reactions
Gibbs free energy
Portion of a system that can perform work when temp and pressure are uniform throughout
the system.
What is a way to show change in free energy?
What does a negative Delta G mean?
A process that is spontaneous
What does spontaneous mean?
Means that a process will occur.
What happens to the energy in a exergonic reaction?
It is released
What happens to the energy in an endergonic reaction?
It is consumed in the reaction.
True or False
A cell must have endergonic and exergonic reactions
True
Is ATP Hydrolysis an exergonic or endergonic reaction?
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