Exam 4: Cellular Metabolism

If the second law of thermodynamics states that a closed system moves toward increasing disorder,then how can a living system not only maintain organization but also increase it?

Glycolysis involves the conversion of 6-carbon glucose into 3-carbon fragments of ________ ________.

When animals use anaerobic fermentation,which process must occur first?

Living organisms contain stored energy in the form of chemical compounds.When organisms die,what happens to this stored energy?

Which is true about the activity of an enzyme?

Endergonic reactions

Which process involves chemiosmotic coupling?

Aerobic organisms use _______ as the final electron acceptor in cellular respiration.

The critical factor that drives many microorganisms to use fermentation to metabolize sugar is

The subunits from which ATP is made are

When exergonic and endergonic reactions are coupled,which reaction involves more energy and why are the reaction energies not exactly the same?

Glycolysis produces a net yield of ____ ATP molecules.

Some desert mammals and beetles can live their life without ever drinking liquid water; they survive on "metabolic water" that

Enzymes

Each turn of the Krebs cycle produces

ATP is

Because there is a constant need for amino acids to synthesize proteins,it is important to maintain ________ in the ________.

The enzyme-substrate complex is

Which is the true statement about oxidation-reduction reactions?

Which process occurs in the cytoplasm outside the mitochondria?