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A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering key concepts in ebio 1210, focusing on energy flow in ecosystems, atp synthesis and function, carbohydrate structures and metabolism, and cellular respiration and photosynthesis. it's a valuable resource for students preparing for exams, offering detailed explanations and reinforcing understanding of fundamental biological processes. The q&a format facilitates self-assessment and knowledge retention.
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Where does energy go in an ecosystem? -- Answer ✔✔ Heat, growth, reproduction, etc. as energy flows up trophic levels ATP -- Answer ✔✔ a nucleotide, (adenosine triphosphate) Creation of ATP -- Answer ✔✔ A = adenine A + Ribose = adenosine adenosine mono-phosphate (AMP) adenosine di-phosphate (ADP) adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) How does ATP get energy? -- Answer ✔✔ ATP takes the energy released from the breakdown of energy-rich food molecules and does cellular work Phosphorylated -- Answer ✔✔ (=energized!) molecule How do motor proteins do mechanical work? -- Answer ✔✔ High-energy P is transferred to the protein To stay alive, living cell performs 3 kinds of work that require energy: -- Answer ✔✔ 1. Mechanical work
storage form of energy Hydrogen ion = -- Answer ✔✔ proton Adenosine Triphosphate -- Answer ✔✔ a.k.a ATP After ATP loses one phosphate as a result from hydrolysis it becomes what and results in what? -- Answer ✔✔ Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) This reaction releases energy that can be used by the cell Pi -- Answer ✔✔ Inorganic phosphate ion Carbohydrates molecular structure -- Answer ✔✔ Built from simple sugars i.e. H - C - OH (CH2O)n
low entropy system -- Answer ✔✔ less random, more ordered high entropy system -- Answer ✔✔ more random, less ordered potential energy -- Answer ✔✔ stored in chemical bonds (C-H especially)