Chapter 8 Review: Introduction to Metabolism
1. Explain the 2 laws of thermodynamics in a biological system.
2. Compare anabolic vs. catabolic reactions.
3. Compare exergonic vs. endergonic reactions. Which type of reaction is spontaneous?
4. How does an enzyme affect a reaction?
5. What types of environmental factors affect enzyme activity?
6. Give an example of feedback inhibition, how does it work?
7. Contrast a competitive inhibitor to a noncompetitive inhibitor.
8. What is a cofactor?
9. How do an activator and an inhibitor have different effects on an allosterically regulated enzyme?
10. What is feedback inhibition? How does it allow a cell to manage its resources?