Within Biological Systems,there Are Always Reactions That Seem to Occur

question 11

Essay

Within biological systems,there are always reactions that seem to occur when thermodynamically they should not.An example is in the process of glycolysis,ΔG°' = 2183.6 kJ/mol.How is this possible,when cells are governed by the laws of thermodynamics?

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Definitions:

Skewed Negatively

Skewed negatively, also known as left-skewed, refers to a distribution in statistics where the tail is longer on the left side of the distribution's peak, indicating that a majority of the data points are located to the right of the mean.

Distribution

In statistics, it refers to the way in which data points are spread or dispersed across different values.

Values

Numerical or categorical data points that represent measurement or identification in a given context.

Skewed Negatively

A description of a distribution of data where the majority of values are concentrated on the right of the mean, leading to a longer tail on the left side.