Catalytic Converters of the Cell
An enzyme speeds up a chemical reaction by lowering its what?
Activation Energy
After the light reactions finish, what is the second stage of photosynthesis?
The Calvin Cycle
Cellular respiration mostly takes place inside what organelle?
Mitochondria
What is the general name of the process where cells create energy without light or oxygen?
Fermentation
What room # are we currently in?
315
ATP hydrolysis releases energy through the separation of what element from ATP?
Phosphate
Besides plants, what other kind of organisms utilize photosynthesis?
Phytoplankton / Cyanobacteria
The main goal of glycolysis is to turn glucose into what?
Pyruvate
Fermentation can produce two different kinds of "waste" molecules: alcohol and _____ _______
Lactic Acid
The process of maintaining energy by building up and breaking down molecules is known as what?
Metabolism
The change of an enzyme's shape through heat or acidity is known as what?
Denaturing
Electrons
What element is the final electron acceptor in the Electron Transport Chain (ETC)?
Oxygen
What sensation will lactic acid cause your muscles to feel?
Why are viruses not considered proper "living things"?
Do not have cells / cannot reproduce independently / cannot carry out metabolic processes
A _______ __________ reduces enzyme activity by blocking substrates from binding to the active site
Competitive Inhibitors
CAM plants open and close what structures to limit water loss?
Stomata
The end produces of the Citric Acid (Krebs) Cycle include CO2, 2 ATP, NADH, and what?
FADH2
What is the stage shared by both cellular respiration and fermentation?
Glycolysis
Where did Dr. Reinecke go to undergrad?
Brown University
Our bodies develop fevers in order to do what to the invading bacteria and viruses?
Denature / break down their structure via heat
At the end of the Calvin Cycle, what specific sugar molecule is produced?
3-C sugar G3P / G3P
How much ATP will oxidative phosphorylation produce?
26-28 ATP
What is the name of the final molecule produced through alcohol fermentation?
The two organelles found (almost) exclusively in animal cells are centrosomes and ________
Lysosomes