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Why does fermentation release less energy than respiration? |
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Why is it important for a cell that allosteric inhibition be reversible? |
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Which compound contains more free energy-pyruvate or oxaloacetate? Why? |
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Why could an oxidase also be called a reductase? |
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Fermentation is used as a means of preserving foods. Why would it slow
spoilage? |
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How would cellulose-degrading bacteria in the rumen of a cow benefit the
animal? |
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Which energy source, Fe2+ or H2S, would result in
the greatest energy yield when O2 is used as a terminal electron
acceptor? |
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It requires energy to reverse the flow of the electron transport chain.
Why would this be so? |
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What would happen if ribulose bisphosphate were depleted in a cell? |
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With a branched biochemical pathway, why would it be important for a cell
to shut down the first step as well as branching steps? |
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