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Exam 2
chapter 5 and 6
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/16/2010

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Consider a U-tube with two compartments, A and B, separated by a selectively permeable membrane.
Definition
Water will flow until the hydrostatic pressure of the water on the higher side equals the osmotic pressure.
Term
Molecular oxygen, O2, enters cells by:
Definition
Simple Diffusion
Term
Which statement about the sodium-potassium pump is FALSE?.
a. It pumps 3 Na+ ions out and 2 K+ ions in during each cycle
b. It hydrolyzes ATP to provide the energy
c. It operates whenever the internal Na+ concentration exceeds the external Na+ concentration.
d. It is an electrogenic pump
Definition
. It operates whenever the internal Na+ concentration exceeds the external Na+ concentration.
Term
The sodium-potassium pump is called an electrogenic pump because it
Definition
contributes to the membrane potential
Term
Why was the 1935 sandwich model of the membrane eventually rejected?
Definition
Because it put hydrophobic material in contact with water and hydrophilic material out of contact.
Term
Membrane glycolipids and glycoproteins both contain
Definition
oligosaccharides
Term
C-terminus refers to
Definition
the amino acid at the carboxyl end of the polypeptide
Term
Large particles or large volumes of fluid can be brought into the cell by
Definition
endocytosis.
Term
In each cycle, the sodium-potassium pump uses the energy of ATP to:
Definition
pump 3 Na+ out of the cell and 2 K+ into the cell
Term
The sodium-potassium pump creates a transmembrane electrical potential so that cell interiors are about:
Definition
- 70 millivolts
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Exergonic reactions don't necessarily proceed quickly from reactant to product. The reason is:
Definition
An energy barrier intervenes for which some considerable activation energy must be supplied
Term
In biological systems, ATP functions by
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providing the energy necessary for an endergonic reaction by coupling it with an exergonic reaction
Term
Which cellular macromolelcules are continually being degraded and resynthesized?
Definition
Proteins
Term
In the equation DG = DH - TDS, what does H refer to: (D means delta)
Definition
enthalpy, i.e., the heat released from the system (which is also equal to the bond energy of the system)
Term
The text described the addition of ammonia to the amino acid glutamate to form another amino acid, glutamine. It gave the free energy change as + 3.4 kcal/mole. Therefore
Definition
. this is an endergonic reaction, so energy must be added by covalent coupling to ATP hydrolysis
Term
Suppose that an enzyme E has both a substrate X and an allosteric inhibitor Y. Then, the higher the concentration of Y gets,
Definition
the slower the catalysis of X
Term
Which cellular macromolelcules are continually being degraded and resynthesized?
Definition
Proteins
Term
Red blood cells in a hypotonic solution will tend to:
Definition
Swell and burst
Term
The difference between "simple diffusion" and "facilitated diffusion" is:
Definition
Facilitated diffusion uses a transport protein to increase the diffusion down the concentration gradient.
Term
The endoplasmic reticulum of muscle cells is called sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), and serves a special function as a repository of Ca+2 ions. The Ca+2 is sequestered (withdrawn) inside the SR because of the action of an ATP-dependent Ca+2 pump in the SR membrane. Ca+2 rushes out during a muscle contraction. What can be said about the state of the cell when the muscle is NOT contracting?
Definition
Any leakage of Ca+2 that occurs will be outward, from SR to cytosol, because of the direction of the electrochemical gradient.
Term
The rate of diffusion to equilibrium for a solute X is faster ...
Definition
...The higher the Temperature
Term
A virus, such as HIV, enters cells by:
Definition
edocytosis
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The movement of a substance across a biological membrane against its concentration gradient with the help of energy input is called
Definition
active transport
Term
Ions tend to diffuse across membranes down their ___ gradients
Definition
electrochemical
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Exergonic reactions don't necessarily proceed quickly from reactant to product. The reason is:
Definition
An energy barrier intervenes for which some considerable activation energy must be supplied.
Term
All of the following cellular activities require ATP except
Choose one answer.

a. protein synthesis

b. sodium ion movement out of the cell

c. cytoplasmic streaming

d. exocytosis

e. movement of oxygen into cell
Definition
movement of oxygen into cell
Term
Pepsin is an enzyme whose rate of reaction is highest at about pH 2. That is a [H+] of
Definition
10 - 2 M
Term
Ribozymes are:
Definition
catalytic RNA molecules
Term
Suppose that an enzyme E has both a substrate X and an allosteric inhibitor Y. Then, the higher the concentration of Y gets,
Definition
the slower the catalysis of X
Term
Biochemists use this equation of J. Gibbs (where D means delta) to predict the spontaneous direction of metabolic reactions:
Definition
DG = DH - TDS
Term
Under normal cellular conditions, (i.e., not "standard" conditions), the free energy change when ATP is hydrolyzed to ADP and phosphate is about
Definition
- 12 kcal/mole
Term
If one plots the reaction rate of an enzyme versus temperature, the curve reaches a peak and then drops off rapidly. The reason for the initial rise is:
Definition
more thermal energy is available so more reactants can reach the transition state
Term
Enzymes
Definition
speed up reactions so that they can occur at body temperatures
Term
Dynamic turnover of proteins refers to:
Definition
the constant degradation and new synthesis of the proteome
Term
What is the value of feedback inhibition?
Definition
it matches production to need
Term
Dynamic turnover of proteins refers to:
Definition
the constant degradation and new synthesis of the proteome
Term
The direction of energy flow in the biosphere is primarily
Definition
Solar energy --> chemical bond energy --> heat
Term
The text described the addition of ammonia to the amino acid glutamate to form another amino acid, glutamine. It gave the free energy change as + 3.4 kcal/mole. Therefore,
Definition
this is an endergonic reaction, so energy must be added by covalent coupling to ATP hydrolysis
Term
The energy released during the oxidation of a mole of glucose is ___ compared to the energy released during the hydrolysis of ATP.
Definition
much bigger
Term
Currently scientists are identifying proteins that use ATP as an energy source by
Definition
determining if the protein has a known ATP-binding site.
Term
All of the following are functions of membrane proteins except
Choose one answer.

a. cell-cell recognition

b. protein synthesis

c. signal transduction

d. intercellular joining

e. transport
Definition
Protein Synthesis
Term
Substances enter cells selectively because of the presence in membranes of:
Definition
transport proteins
Term
Which of the following substances would be expected to be MOST permeable through a lipid bilayer?
Definition
a gas molecule such as O2
Term
In each cycle, the sodium-potassium pump uses the energy of ATP to:
Definition
pump 3 Na+ out of the cell and 2 K+ into the cell
Term
The sodium-potassium pump is called an electrogenic pump because it
Definition
contributes to the membrane potential
Term
On the left side of a selectively permeable membrane is a 0.1 M solution. On the right side is a 0.3 M solution. Osmotic force will cause water to move
Definition
rightward
Term
Which of the following is an example of active transport?
Definition
Na+ and K+ movement through the sodium-potassium pump
Term
A glycoprotein is
Definition
a protein with oligosaccharide attached
Term
During ___, materials are moved across the plasma membrane against their concentration gradient.
Definition
active transport
Term
Which statement about the sodium-potassium pump is FALSE?
Definition
It operates whenever the internal Na+ concentration exceeds the external Na+ concentration
Term
When researchers fused a human cell with a mouse cell
Definition
they were able to visualize the membrane proteins of the two species rather quickly intermingling
Term
Potassium ion, K+, enters cells by:
Definition
active transport
Term
In the cyclic action of the sodium-potassium pump, the next step, after the binding of sodium ions to the internal face of the pump, is:
Definition
a. The phosphorylation of the pump on its internal face
Term
Substances enter cells selectively because of the presence in membranes of:
Definition
transport proteins
Term
In the Na/K pump, the import of potassium ions is triggered by:
Definition
the dephosphorylation of the pump
Term
The fluidity of the membrane is demonstrated by all of the following EXCEPT which
Definition
flip-flop of phospholipids between the two faces of a membrane
Term
Currently scientists are identifying proteins that use ATP as an energy source by
Definition
determining if the protein has a known ATP-binding site.
Term
The text described the addition of ammonia to the amino acid glutamate to form another amino acid, glutamine. It gave the free energy change as + 3.4 kcal/mole. Therefore,
Definition
this is an endergonic reaction, so energy must be added by covalent coupling to ATP hydrolysis
Term
Under normal cellular conditions, (i.e., not "standard" conditions), the free energy change when ATP is hydrolyzed to ADP and phosphate is about
Definition
- 12 kcal/mole
Term
If one plots the reaction rate of an enzyme versus temperature, the curve reaches a peak and then drops off rapidly. The reason for the initial rise is:
Definition
more thermal energy is available so more reactants can reach the transition state
Term
Which of the following metabolic processes is exergonic
Definition
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 --> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
Term
If one plots the reaction rate of an enzyme versus pH, one will tend to find a peak
Definition
at the pH at which the enzyme normally functions
Term
The catalytic rate of some enzymes is modified by the binding of non-substrate molecules to a site distant from the active site. Such enzymes are called:
Definition
. allosteric enzymes
Term
I showed two pictures of cheetahs, one showing a cheetah eating a deer, the other showing the cheetah running hard and giving off heat and breathing out CO2 and H2O vapor. These two pictures represent the two laws of thermodynamics; more specifically ...
Definition
1st law - transfer of energy from deer to cheetah; 2nd law - useful energy becoming useless energy of heat and CO2 and H2O
Term
In biological systems, ATP functions by
Definition
providing the energy necessary for an endergonic reaction by coupling it with an exergonic reaction
Term
Biochemists use this equation of J. Gibbs (where D means delta) to predict the spontaneous direction of metabolic reactions:
Definition
DG = DH - TDS
Term
If one plots the reaction rate of an enzyme versus temperature, the curve reaches a peak and then drops off rapidly. The reason for the initial rise is:
Definition
more thermal energy is available so more reactants can reach the transition state
Term
In enzyme catalysis the reactant is called the ___ and it binds to the ___.
Definition
substrate...active site
Term
The important difference for us between combustion and cellular respiration is:
Definition
. combustion releases energy as heat, whereas cellular respiration releases energy as ATP
Term
What is the name given to the process in which solutes are moved across a membrane against their concentration gradient?
Definition
active transport
Term
Large particles or large volumes of fluid can be brought into the cell by
Definition
endocytosis
Term
According to the second law of thermodynamics,
Definition
each energy transfer increases the level of disorder in a system.
Term
Reactions that release free energy are
Definition
exergonic, and spontaneous
Term
Enzymes speed up the reactions by
Definition
lowering the activation energy necessary to initiate the reaction.
Term
Which of the following factors may alter the function of an enzyme?
Definition
pH, temperature, and cofactors
Term
Currently, scientists are identifying proteins that use ATP as an energy source by
Definition
determining if the protein has a known ATP binding site.
Term
the synthesis of large molecules from smaller components is called
Definition
anabolism
Term
Membranes in the eukaryotic cell have a thickness of about
Definition
6-8 nm
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