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#Question id: 2127


The fluidity of the lipid side chains in the interior of a bilayer is generally increased by:

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
  1. a decrease in temperature.

  2. an increase in fatty acyl chain length.

  3. an increase in the number of double bonds in fatty acids.

  4. an increase in the percentage of phosphatidyl ethanolamine

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#Question id: 73

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Match the Variation of Reaction Spontaneity (Sign of ΔG) given in Column I with the Signs of ΔH and ΔS given in column II.

COLUMN I

COLUMN II

 

 

 

  ΔH

ΔS

ΔG = ΔH – TΔS

1.

+

a. The reaction is both enthalpically and entropically opposed. It is nonspontaneous (endergonic) at all temperatures.

2.

 −

− 

b. The reaction is enthalpically opposed (endothermic) but entropically favored. It is spontaneous only at temperatures above T = ΔH/ΔS.

3.

+

+

c. The reaction is enthalpically favored but entropically opposed. It is spontaneous only at temperatures below T = ΔH/ΔS.

4.

+

d. The reaction is both enthalpically favored (exothermic) and entropically favored. It is spontaneous (exergonic) at all temperatures.

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#Question id: 73

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Match the Variation of Reaction Spontaneity (Sign of ΔG) given in Column I with the Signs of ΔH and ΔS given in column II.

COLUMN I

COLUMN II

 

 

 

  ΔH

ΔS

ΔG = ΔH – TΔS

1.

+

a. The reaction is both enthalpically and entropically opposed. It is nonspontaneous (endergonic) at all temperatures.

2.

 −

− 

b. The reaction is enthalpically opposed (endothermic) but entropically favored. It is spontaneous only at temperatures above T = ΔH/ΔS.

3.

+

+

c. The reaction is enthalpically favored but entropically opposed. It is spontaneous only at temperatures below T = ΔH/ΔS.

4.

+

d. The reaction is both enthalpically favored (exothermic) and entropically favored. It is spontaneous (exergonic) at all temperatures.

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#Question id: 74

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The enthalpy and entropy of the initial and final states of a reacting system are shown in the table. Calculate the change in free energy for the reaction when the temperature is 4°C.

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#Question id: 75

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The experimental approach taken in current biological investigations presumes that ________.

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#Question id: 76

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following illustrations is not a structural isomer of an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H14? For clarity, only the carbon skeletons are shown; hydrogen atoms that would be attached to the carbons have been omitted.

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#Question id: 77

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the pairs of molecular structures shown depict enantiomers (enantiomeric forms) of the same molecule?