Bioenergetics and Enzymes

The study of energy transformations in living systems is _____________.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it only changes in form.

• True

• False

How does an organism consuming chemical energy have to do with free energy?

• It doesn't.

• When an organism consumes chemical energy, it transforms into thermal energy and free energy which is usable.

• When an organism consumes chemical energy, the energy that it consumed transforms into thermal and potential energy, with potential storing energy for later.

The amount of energy that is used for chemical energy is ____ than what is consumed.

Another example of free energy is ___. (abbreviation)

The two basic types of energy are

• Potential and Mechanical.

• Kinetic and Thermal

• Potential and Kinetic.

• Chemical and Thermal.

When a bond is formed, energy is _____ and energy is ______ as well.

• added, stored

• released, stored

• preserved, added

• stored, preserved

When a bond is broken, energy is _____ to the products from the environment, and energy that was stored in the body is also _____.

• released, preserved

• preserved, stored

• added, stored

• added, released

Reactions that absorb energy are endergonic.

• True

• False

Reactions that release energy are exergonic.

• True

• False