Unit 3 Quiz 1 Flashcards
Energy is needed to do work in cells, such as ____ Macromolecules, moving substances across the _____ and maintaining ______
Synthesizing, membrane, homeostasis
What are the 2 types of energy?
Kinetic energy and potential energy
What is kinetic energy?
The energy of motion
What is potential energy?
Stored energy
Chemical energy is a form of _____ energy held in the ____ of molecules
Potential, bonds
Do the bonds linking phosphate groups in ATP have low or high potential energy?
High
What is the first law of thermodynamics?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
What is the second law of thermodynamics?
There is an increase in entropy in the universe over time
What is entropy?
Degree of disorder/ measure of number of positions and motions a molecule can take
Chemical reactions involve the breaking and forming of ____
Bonds
In a chemical reaction, ____ themselves do not change; the ____ among them change as they form new molecules
Atoms, bonds
The direction of a chemical reaction is influenced by_____
The concentration of reactants and products
Definition of Gibbs free energy (G)
The amount of energy available to do work
Exergonic reactions are _____ and ____ energy
Spontaneous, release
Endergonic reactions are _____ and ____ energy
Non-spontaneous, require
If Delta G in negative the reaction is _____
Exergonic
If Delta G in positive the reaction is _____
Endergonic
Is the hydrolysis of ATP exergonic or endergonic?
It is exergonic (and drives many endergonic reactions in a cell)
ATP is a _____ energy molecule and ADP is a _____ energy molecule
High, low
Metabolism is_________
The entire set of chemical reactions in the cell that convert other molecules and transfer energy
What is the chemical formula for photosynthesis?
6CO_2 +6H_2O ——> C_6 H_12 O_6 +6O_2
Carbon dioxide + water ——> glucose and oxygen