Lecture Exam 2 2024 With 100% Correct Answers

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) {Ans: energy-carrying biological molecule, which, when broken down, drives cellular activities}Anaerobes {Ans: do not require oxygen and may be killed by exposure}Lag Phase {Ans: "flat" period of adjustment, enlargement; little growth}BSL-3 {Ans: biosafety cabinets to prevent airborne transmission}Anaerobic respiration {Ans: Terminal electron acceptor is something other than O2 (occurs in absence of O2)}What is NADP+ reduced? {Ans: NADPH}Heterotroph {Ans: organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes. Use of organic carbon glucose}Noncompetitive (allosteric) inhibition {Ans: Allosteric effectors bind to allosteric site and change conformation of active site which prevents substrate binding (reversible or permanent)}Metabolism {Ans: the sum of all chemical reactions within a living organism}Enzyme components {Ans: - apoenzyme - cofactor - coenzyme - holoenzyme}In biofilms bacteria communicate via ? {Ans: quorum sensing}Branched metabolic pathway {Ans: Starting compound --> intermediate a --> intermediate b1 and b2 --> end product 1 and 2}Stationary Phase {Ans: period of equilibrium; microbial deaths balance production of new cells}BSL-2 {Ans: lab coat, gloves, eye protection}Cyclical metabolic pathway {Ans: starting compound is converted to intermediates in a cycle. When the end product is generated it contributes to