Ch. 8 Review Flashcards
What is metabolism?
all of the cells chemical reactions (biochemistry)
What are the metabolic pathways? What do they do?
anabolic- building of cells (growing)
catabolic- break down of nutrients
Need ______ to do ________
Catabolism, anabolism
What are the laws of thermodynamics? How do they relate to cells?
- Energy can only be TRANSFORMED
- disorder (S) of the universe increases
Cells must conform to BOTH
What is disorder (S)?
entropy, which is always increasing
what is the difference between enthalpy and entropy?
enthalpy- total heat content of a system
entropy- total disorderliness of a system
How much USABLE energy do we have?
Free energy which is the energy of the system that can do work (at uniform temp)
Define exergonic and endergonic reactions
exergonic- negative ΔG, ΔH decrease, ΔS increase
MORE stable, favorable rxn, SPONTANEOUS
endergonic- positive ΔG, ΔH increases, ΔS decreases
LESS stable, unfavorable rxn, NONSPONTANEOUS
In an endergonic reaction _______ are less stable than _______
products, reactants
If the system is at equilibrium? How does this relate to cells?
- ΔG=0
- system has MAX stability
- does no work
Cells are NEVER at equilibrium, they are dynamic, equilibrium= cell death
Hydrolysis is an _______ rxn
exergonic
Dehydration synthesis is an ________ rxn
endergonic
Catabolism is _______, anabolism is ______
exergonic, endergonic
What is ATP?
Adenosine Triphosphate
1. nucleotide used to make RNA
2. BASE is adenine
3. three phosphates
4. Ribose
ENERGY RICH
Where does the energy from ATP come from?
By releasing a terminal phosphate making ADP
*remember phosphate groups are negatively charged, the 3 phosphates are covalently bonded, when the break apart a lot of energy is released
ATP is broken by
Hydrolysis
What is the ATP breaking equation
ATP + H2O –> ADP + Pi + Energy
= -7.3kcal/mol
ATP hydrolysis is _____ in endergonic reactions
COUPLED
ex. glutamic acid and ammonia anabolism