Biology 1

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Whats the induced fit model of enzyme action?
The active site forms as the enzyme and substrate interact
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What are competitive inhibitiors?
They are molecules that bind to the active site of the enzyme
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What are non-competitive inhibitors?
They are molecules that bind to the enzyme at a position other than the active site
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What are the four bases?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine
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What makes up a nucleotide?
A phosphate group, pentose sugar and an organic base
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What base is adenine complementary to?
Thymine
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What base is guanine complementary to?
Cytosine
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Why is DNA stable?
The phosphodiester backbone protects the bases inside the double helix
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What is cytokinesis?
It follows nuclear division and is the process by which the whole cell divides
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What four requirements are needed for semi-conservative replication to take place?
Four types of nucleotides present, Enzymme polymerase, Both strands of the DNA molecule act as a template and a source of chemmical energy is required
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`What enzyme breaks the hydrogen bonds linking the base pairs of DNA?
DNA helicase
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What is ATP used for?
Metabolic processes, movement, active transport, secretion and activation of molecules
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What makes up an ATP molecule?
Adenine. Ribose and Phosphates
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What are some qualities of water?
High surface tension, latent heat of vaporisation, specific heat capacity, used in metabolism and as a solvent
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