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What will happen when a red blood cell is placed in distilled
water? - ANSWER-
Lysis will
occur
The movement of water molecules from a region of high free
water
concentration to a region of low free water concentration is
known as
____________________. - ANSWER-Osmosis
Tonicity is the measure of what? - ANSWER-Osmotic presssure
The difference between dialysis tubing and real cell
membranes is that -
ANSWER-real membranes are more
selective
What will happen when a red blood cell is placed in a
hypertonic solution? -
ANSWER-The cell becomes
shriveled
,What is the optimal temperature for most enzymes? -
ANSWER-20 to 40
degrees
Celsius
What is the in vitro substrate for alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
that we will be
using in lab? - ANSWER-
pNPP
A denatured enzyme can catalyze a chemical reaction. -
ANSWER-False
Enzyme activity typically occurs within a very broad pH range. -
ANSWER-False
What macromolecule is an enzyme classified as? - ANSWER-
Protein
What happens if either the enzyme or substrate is limited?
- ANSWER-the
enzyme's reaction rate will remain
constant
When an enzyme's reaction rate doubles for every 10 degree
Celsius increase
, in temperature it's called the Q10 effect. -
ANSWER-True
What is the enzyme we will be using in lab today? - ANSWER-
ALP
ALP catalyzes the hydrolysis of _______________ attached
to proteins or
lipids. - ANSWER-Phosphate
groups
What color will the product of today's experiment (pNP)
turn? - ANSWER-
Yellow
Fermentation generates energy (i.e., ATP). - ANSWER-True
Aerobic respiration yields more ATP than anaerobic
respiration. - ANSWER-
True
At which stages of aerobic cellular respiration are ATP
produced? - ANSWER-
Glycolysis, Kreb's Cycle, and
Chemiosmosis
Match the process to its substrate (i.e. starting material). -
ANSWER-Glycolysis