GACE BIOLOGY TEST Prep
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thermodynamics - ✔✔the study of energy transformations using heat
reduction-oxidation reaction - ✔✔a reaction that occurs when electrons are transferred
from one reactant to another
catabolism - ✔✔break-down of complex molecules into simpler ones
anabolism - ✔✔synthesis of complex molecules from simpler ones
kinetics - ✔✔study of the action of forces
inhibitor - ✔✔A substance that slows down or stops a chemical reaction
substrate - ✔✔- the molecule upon which an enzyme acts
enzyme - ✔✔A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing
temperature,ph, and inhibitors - ✔✔What effects enzyme activity?
break hydrogen bonds as heated up - ✔✔How does temperature effect enzymes?
break bonds if too much hydrogen is added - ✔✔How does ph effects enzymes?
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, metabolism - ✔✔the total of all chemical reactions in an organism
catalysis - ✔✔the acceleration of a chemical reaction by a catalyst
feedback inhibition - ✔✔process in which the product or result stops or limits the
process
activation energy - ✔✔Energy needed to get a reaction started
co enzyme - ✔✔organic molecule that plays an accessory role in reactions with enzymes
bio-chemical pathway - ✔✔sequence of reactions involving enzymes to drive
metabolism
chemiosmosis - ✔✔production of ATP by the transport of high energy electron to a
membrane where protons are being pumped in between in order to create more ATP
substrate-level phosphorylation - ✔✔When an enzyme transfers a phosphate group
from a substrate molecule.
cellular respiration - ✔✔the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain
energy from organic molecules
photosynthesis - ✔✔Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy.
fermentation - ✔✔process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
thermodynamics - ✔✔the study of energy transformations using heat
reduction-oxidation reaction - ✔✔a reaction that occurs when electrons are transferred
from one reactant to another
catabolism - ✔✔break-down of complex molecules into simpler ones
anabolism - ✔✔synthesis of complex molecules from simpler ones
kinetics - ✔✔study of the action of forces
inhibitor - ✔✔A substance that slows down or stops a chemical reaction
substrate - ✔✔- the molecule upon which an enzyme acts
enzyme - ✔✔A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing
temperature,ph, and inhibitors - ✔✔What effects enzyme activity?
break hydrogen bonds as heated up - ✔✔How does temperature effect enzymes?
break bonds if too much hydrogen is added - ✔✔How does ph effects enzymes?
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, metabolism - ✔✔the total of all chemical reactions in an organism
catalysis - ✔✔the acceleration of a chemical reaction by a catalyst
feedback inhibition - ✔✔process in which the product or result stops or limits the
process
activation energy - ✔✔Energy needed to get a reaction started
co enzyme - ✔✔organic molecule that plays an accessory role in reactions with enzymes
bio-chemical pathway - ✔✔sequence of reactions involving enzymes to drive
metabolism
chemiosmosis - ✔✔production of ATP by the transport of high energy electron to a
membrane where protons are being pumped in between in order to create more ATP
substrate-level phosphorylation - ✔✔When an enzyme transfers a phosphate group
from a substrate molecule.
cellular respiration - ✔✔the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain
energy from organic molecules
photosynthesis - ✔✔Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy.
fermentation - ✔✔process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen
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