Bioenergetics Flashcards

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ATP drives endergonic reactions. T or F.

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T- endergonic reactions require an input of energy

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Cells make endergonic reactions happen by supplying them with free energy released by exergonic reactions. T or F.

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T

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whats the 1st law of thermodynamics?

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  • law of conservation of energy: total energy of a system and its environment remains constant
  • energy is neither created nor destroyed…
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whats the 2nd law of thermodynamics?

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  • law of degradation of energy/ law of entropy: a system and its surroundings will always proceed to a state of maximum disorder or entropy
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