PSU BMB 402 Exam 1 || 100% Error-free Answers.
Metabolism correct answers Highly coordinated cellular activity in which many multi-enzyme
systems cooperate to support life
Metabolic Pathways correct answers Chemical reactions for metabolism
Autotrophs correct answers Get carbon from the atmosphere
Heterotrophs correct answers Cannot get carbon from atmosphere, have to eat
Sources of N2 correct answers Amino acids
Nucleotides
Other organic compounds
nitrifying bacteria correct answers Bacteria that convert the ammonium ion into nitrites and then
into nitrates
denitrifying bacteria correct answers Bacteria that convert the nitrates to N2 and release it back
into the atmosphere.
Nitrogen fixing correct answers N2 to ammonia
Catabolism correct answers Break down large stuff, produce energy
Anabolism correct answers Building large stuff from small, use energy
Five general categories of chemical reactions in living cells correct answers 1. Oxidation-
Reduction Reactions
2. Carbon-carbon bond breaking reactions
3. Rearrangements, isomerizations, eliminations
4. Group transfer reactions
5. Free radical reactions
Oxidation correct answers loss of electrons, more oxygen attach, less hydrogen, or all
reduction correct answers gain of electrons, less oxygen attach, more hydrogen, or all
energy coupling correct answers Energy made by catabolic used by anabolic
Macrostate correct answers Touching or not touching
Microstate correct answers Position to each other
Entropy correct answers Microstate number in macrostate, not depend on temp
Metabolism correct answers Highly coordinated cellular activity in which many multi-enzyme
systems cooperate to support life
Metabolic Pathways correct answers Chemical reactions for metabolism
Autotrophs correct answers Get carbon from the atmosphere
Heterotrophs correct answers Cannot get carbon from atmosphere, have to eat
Sources of N2 correct answers Amino acids
Nucleotides
Other organic compounds
nitrifying bacteria correct answers Bacteria that convert the ammonium ion into nitrites and then
into nitrates
denitrifying bacteria correct answers Bacteria that convert the nitrates to N2 and release it back
into the atmosphere.
Nitrogen fixing correct answers N2 to ammonia
Catabolism correct answers Break down large stuff, produce energy
Anabolism correct answers Building large stuff from small, use energy
Five general categories of chemical reactions in living cells correct answers 1. Oxidation-
Reduction Reactions
2. Carbon-carbon bond breaking reactions
3. Rearrangements, isomerizations, eliminations
4. Group transfer reactions
5. Free radical reactions
Oxidation correct answers loss of electrons, more oxygen attach, less hydrogen, or all
reduction correct answers gain of electrons, less oxygen attach, more hydrogen, or all
energy coupling correct answers Energy made by catabolic used by anabolic
Macrostate correct answers Touching or not touching
Microstate correct answers Position to each other
Entropy correct answers Microstate number in macrostate, not depend on temp
