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10 Enzymes and Metabolism
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/09/2011

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Catalyst
Definition
a chemical agent that speeds up a reaction without being consumed by the reaction
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How do enzymes catalyze reactions?
Definition
by lowering the activation energy
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What is a substrate?
Definition
the molecule that an enzyme acts on
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A decrease in free energy means 
Definition
an increase in disorder.... this is when reactions proceed
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What is the most prevalent and efficient catabolic pathway?
Definition
cellular respiration
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Is Photosynthesis anabolic or catabolic? What about cellular respiration?
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anabolic, catabolic
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Draw ATP
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ATP drives endergonic reactions by _____.
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phosphorylation
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