Cellular Energy Flashcards

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Law of Conversation of Energy is…

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1st law, can convert from one form to another but can’t be destroyed or created

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What is the 2nd law

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Energy can’t be converted without loss of usable energy

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Entropy

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Measure of usable energy

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4
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Chemical reactions in cells are…..

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Metabolism

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Metabolic pathway

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Product of one reaction substrate for the next reaction

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Catabolic

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Release by breaking down larger molecules to smaller ones

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Thermodynamics

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Study of the flow and transformation of energy

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Anabolic

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Uses energy released by catabolic pathways to build larger molecules from smaller ones

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9
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ATP

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Most important biological molecule that provides energy

adenine base+ribose sugar+ 3 phosphate groups

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___ releases energy when the bond between 2nd and 3rd _________ group is broken, forming a molecule called ____, a free phosphate group

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ATP
Phosphate
ADP+

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