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CHAPTER 8 Microbial Metabolism

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What term describes all the chemical and physical workings of a cell?
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What is the process called where chemical bonds of molecules are broken to release energy?
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What is the process of biosynthesis where chemical bonds are formed and energy is required?
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What are chemical catalysts that regulate the rates of chemical reactions in the cell called?
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What is the structure of enzymes that includes a protein portion and nonprotein portions?
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What term describes the specific pocket or groove on an enzyme where the substrate binds?
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What model explains the highly specific temporary union between an enzyme and substrate?
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How are enzymes typically denoted and classified?
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What happens to enzymes when they are subjected to environmental factors that vary from normal conditions?
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What is the process called when the bonds maintaining an enzyme's shape are disrupted?
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What do cells require to do work or cause change, and how is it transferred?
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What reactions are required for energy metabolism?
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What is the process called when a chemical loses electrons?
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What is the process called when a chemical gains electrons?
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What role do temporary electron carriers like NAD+ and FAD play in metabolism?
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What are the three coupled pathways in the oxidation of a fuel molecule?
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What is a good source of chemical energy that can be oxidized in aerobic respiration?
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Where does the Krebs cycle occur in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and what is its net output?
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How does anaerobic respiration differ from aerobic respiration in terms of electron acceptors?
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What process allows microbes to live as aerobes or anaerobes depending on oxygen availability?
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