Unit 10 Flashcards
all of an organisms chemical reactions
Metabolism
series of linked chemical reactions
Metabolic pathway
reactions that build large or complex molecules. energy is stored
Anabolic
reactions that break down large or complex molecules energy is released.
Catabolic
the _______ law of thermodynamic states that energy can be transformed but cannot be created or destroyed.
first
the _______ law of thermodynamic states that entropy of a closed system is always increasing
second
______ is the measure of disorder
entropy
____________ reaction moves from lower to higher energy, energy absorbed, non-spontaneous
endergonic
________ reaction moves from higher to lower energy, energy is released. Spontaneous
exergonic
________ is Found in nearly all eukaryotes and Dehydrates ADP into ATP.
Mitochondria
Site of photosynthesis in plants and algae.
chloroplasts
what is the endosymbiotic theory
mitochondria and chloroplast used to be independent prokaryotic cells
__________ is when you gain electrons and the charge is reduced
Reduction
________ is when you gain electrons, often lost to oxygen.
Oxydation
________ is when you gain electrons, often lost to oxygen.
Oxydation