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| periphial membrane protein |
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| not embedded in a lipid bilayer at all, they are apendages loosley bound to the surface of the membrane |
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| The process in which the cell releases materials to the outside by discharging them as membrane-bounded vesicles passing through the cell membrane. |
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| A cellular control mechanism in which an enzyme that catalyzes the production of a particular substance in the cell is inhibited when that substance has accumulated to a certain level, thereby balancing the amount provided with the amount needed. |
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| transfer of electrons from one molecule to another |
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| reaction where one reactant is oxidized and the other is reduced |
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| (krebs cylce)a series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to generate energy through the oxidation of acetate derived from carbohydrates, fats and proteins into carbon dioxide and chemical energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). |
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| molecule in metabolism, oxidized for energy |
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| Dense fluid within the chloroplast, surrounding the thylakoid, contains ribosomes and DNA |
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| discrete quantity of light energy |
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| accepting atom of oxidation, gains a e- |
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| change in free energy is positive, not spontaneous |
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| change in free energy is negative, spontanious |
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| A non-protein molecule/atom required for enzyme activity |
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| integral membrane protein |
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| penetrate the hydrophobic interior of the lipid bilayer*** |
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| A process of cellular ingestion by which the plasma membrane folds inward to bring substances into the cell. |
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| membrane bound compartment inside chloroplast |
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| the minimum energy that must be input to a chemical system |
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| first law of thermodynamics |
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| energy can change in form but never be created or destroyed |
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| second law of thermodynamics |
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| All energy transformations result in an increase in disorder (increase in entropy) |
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| the use of energy released from an exergonic reaction to drive an endergonic reaction |
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| A light-capturing unit in a chloroplast's thylakoid membrane or in the membrane of some prokaryotes |
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