Microbiology: Chapter 5 True/ False Flashcards

1) Catabolic reactions are generally degradative and hydrolytic.

2) The pentose phosphate pathway can be characterized as an anabolic pathway.

3) In general, ATP is generated in catabolic pathways and expended in anabolic pathways.

4) An apoenzyme that loses its coenzyme subunit will be non-functional.

5) The use of enzymes is necessary to increase the activation energy requirements of a chemical reaction.

6) Glycolysis is utilized by cells in both respiration and fermentation.

7) Carbon fixation occurs during the light-independent phase of photosynthesis.

8) Both respiration and photosynthesis require the use of an electron transport chain.

9) Both respiration and photosynthesis use water molecules for the donation of hydrogen ions.

10) Once an enzyme has converted substrates into products, the active site reverts back to its original form.