4.7: Concept Check Questions

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    1. What is the defining feature of a redox reaction?
    2. How do you identify whether an element has been oxidized or reduced in a chemical reaction?
    3. Can you write a balanced redox reaction?
    4. What are the categories of metabolism based on energy and carbon sources?
    5. What is ATP and what is its connection to catabolism and anabolism?
    6. Can a phototroph be a heterotroph?
    7. How does ATP generation by phototrophs differ from ATP generation by chemotrophs?
    8. How does oxidative phosphorylation differ from substrate level phosphorylation?
    9. What is the difference between fermentation and respiration?
    10. How is the metabolism of oxygenic phototrophs different from the metabolism of anoxygenic phototrophs?
    11. What is the purpose of redox reactions used by phototrophs? How does this compare to chemotrophs?

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