Chapter 4- Basic Energy Concepts Flashcards
Energy
The ability to do work or to move matter
Potential Energy
Stored energy
Chemical energy
Kinetic Energy
Energy in motion
Light, sound
Movement of atoms and molecules, muscle contraction
Thermodynamics
Laws that describe energy transfer
1st Law Of Thermodynamics
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only change forms
2nd Law of Thermodynamics
Energy transformations are inefficient
“Entropy”
Entropy
The measure of disorder/randomness
Heat is constantly lost to the universe
Metabolism
Includes all chemical reactions happening in a cell
ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
Cellular energy currency
All cells rely on the potential energy stored in ATP to power chemical reactions
Removing a phosphate by hydrolysis from ATP…
Releases stored potential energy
ATP (formula)
ATP= ADP+P+Energy
For ATP to be reformed…
Mitochondria release energy from food producing ATP from ADP
ADP+P+energy= ATP