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List and explain the three main types of work that a cell can do.

Considering our previous chapters on the creation and destruction of polymers, indicate the type of reaction that transforms ADP to ATP and explain what the transformation does.

As we know, enzymes catalyze reactions. Explain two ways that enzymes actually go about lowering activation energy.

Explain the difference between competitive and noncompetitive inhibitors.

An enzyme has a mutation that changes a glycine to serine in its active site. What do you think might happen to the function of this enzyme?

What is a molecule called when it can occupy the same site on an enzyme as the substrate?

Sarin gas, particularly known for its use as a chemical weapon in WWII, is an example of a competitive inhibitor to an enzyme important in nerve functioning. What makes sarin gas such an effective weapon?

Fermentation, anaerobic respiration, and aerobic respiration all produce 2 molecules of _____ and use ______ as an oxidizing agent.

Glycolysis is the most common metabolic processes organisms utilize. What does this suggest to you about when this pathway evolved? What other characteristic of glycolysis supports this?

The carbon cycle is one of the major nutrient cycles on the planet. What part of the cycle is named "carbon fixation"? What roles do photosynthesis and cellular respiration play in the carbon cycle? In other words, how are the two processes connected?

How would you describe the concept of enzyme specificity to someone learning it for the first time? Feel free to include an analogy.