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biology 1408 chapter 4
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
10/01/2014

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Energy
Definition
Ability to promote change or do work
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Kinetic Energy
Definition
associated with movement
Term
Thermal Energy
Definition
Related with temperature which impacts the speed at which molecules and atoms move
Term
Potential Energy
Definition
Stored due to structure or location
Term
Chemical Energy
Definition
energy in molecular bonds
Term

Laws of Thermodynamics

Law One

Definition
ENerfy cant be created or destroyed but can change forms
Term

Law of Thermodynamics

Law Two

Definition
Movement between forms of energy leads to greater Entropy (lost/wasted energy)
Term

Energy and Living Organisms

Sources of energy

Definition
  • Most organisms obtain there energy from food
  • Kinetic energy is stored in the bonds of these molecules
  • Photosynthetic organisms can convert light energy into chemical energy
Term
ATP
Definition
  • Nucleotide with 3 phosphate groups
  • Universal cell currency
  • created by phosphorylation
Term
Enzymes
Definition
Speeds up reaction and makes reaction more likely to occur
Term
Activation energy
Definition
The energy required to stretch molecules or bring molecules close enough to bond
Term
Enzymes lowering actication energy
Definition
  1. positioning molecules to allow bonding
  2. stretching bonds to make it easier to achieve transitional states
Term

Biomechanical regulation

positive feedback loop

Definition
it produces, stimulates more production but its rare and often leads to crash
Term

biomechanical regulation

negative feedback

Definition
it produces reaches its threshold and stops productions
Term

cellular resperation

Who?

Definition
All Living organisms
Term
cellular resperation
Definition
harvesting energy and creating ATP
Term

cellular resperation

When?

Definition

Happens all the time

it occurs in all cells

the rate depends on the demand for energy

Term

Cellular resperation

Why?

Definition
it breaks down organic molecules to harvest energy from their chemical bonds
Term

cellular resperation

Importance

Individual

Definition
  • Cells need energy to perform numerous tasks and reactions
  • build polymers, active transport, use motor protiens, gene expression, cell signaling, cell productions

 

Term

cellular resperation

Importance

Ecosystem

Definition
  • Energy enters as light energy and typically leaves as heat the captured energy is used, stored, and passed onto others
Term

Metabolism

metabolic pathways

Definition

series of chemical reactions

different enzyme is associated with each stem

 

Term
Catabolic Pathways
Definition

break down reactant

recycling molecules

releasing energy stored in chemical bonds

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