Cellular Energy Flashcards
1
Q
first law
A
energy can neither be created nor destroyed
2
Q
second law
A
Energy cannot be converted without the loss of unusable energy
3
Q
entropy
A
measure of unusable energy
4
Q
autotroph
A
makes its own food
5
Q
heterotroph
A
must consume food
6
Q
all chemical reactions in a cell are referred to as
A
metabolism
7
Q
metabolic pathway
A
the production of one reaction is the substance for the next reaction
8
Q
catabolic
A
release of energy by breaking down larger molecules into smaller ones
9
Q
anabolic
A
uses energy released by catabolic pathways to build larger molecules from smaller molecules
10
Q
ATP
A
most important biological molecule that predicts energy
11
Q
thermodynamics
A
study of the flow and transport of energy
