Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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metabolism
A
the sum of chemical reactions in an organism
2
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catabolism
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provides energy and building blocks for anabolism
3
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anabolism
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uses energy and building blocks to build large molecules
4
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Photosynthesis
A
suns energy–> used to make the carbon-carbon bonds in glucose (stored energy)
5
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Respiration
A
the bonds are broken during respiration and the energy is released and trapped as ATP
6
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Metabolic pathway
A
a sequence of enzymatically catalyzed chemical reactions in a cell
-rely on enzymes (are proteins encoded by genes)
