Bioenergetics

Question 1

study of energy in living things

Answer 1

bioenergetics

Question 2

What are the two major processes of Bioenergetic

Answer 2

cellular respiration and photosynthesis

Question 3

____ respiration (or some variation of it) occurs in all living things. In eukaryotes, cellular respiration occurs in the cytoplasm and primarily in the mitochondria.

Answer 3

Cellular respiration

Question 4

What is the main purpose of cellular respiration?

Answer 4

is to take a sugar molecule like glucose (a simple sugar) and break it apart to release energy in the form of ATP.

Question 5

In photosynthesis, ___ is (a form of energy), carbon dioxide, and water are transformed into glucose.

Answer 5

light

Question 6

_____ and ___are the two broad types of biochemical reactions that make up metabolism.

Answer 6

Anabolism and catabolism

Question 7

____ builds complex molecules from simpler ones

Answer 7

Anabolism

Question 8

Metabolism is how a cell gets energy and removes waste. Vitamins, minerals, and cofactors aid the reactions. TRUE/FALSE

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

_____ breaks large molecules into smaller ones

Answer 9

catabolism