9_Energy and Metabolism

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anabolic (adjective)
anabolism (noun)

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metabolic pathways that require an energy input to synthesize complex molecules from simpler ones

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ATP

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adenosine triphosphate, the cell's energy currency

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bioenergetics

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study of energy flowing through living systems

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catabolic (adj.)
catabolism (noun)

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metabolic pathways in which complex molecules break down into simpler ones generating energy

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cellular work

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chemical work (reactions), active transport, mechanical work (cilia, flagella, muscle fibers)

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chemical energy

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potential energy in chemical bonds that releases when those bonds are broken

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endergonic

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describes chemical reactions that require energy input

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energy coupling

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process during which energy released by one reaction is used to drive another reaction

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enthalpy

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a system's total energy

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entropy (S)

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measure of randomness or disorder within a system