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Biology
Introduction to Metabolism - Chapter 8
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Undergraduate 1
10/07/2011

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Term
Catabolic Pathway
Definition
- downhill of metabolic map
- energy released from catabolic metabolism can be stored to be later used
-a degradative process
- a metabolic pathway that breaks down complex molecules to simpler ones
- releases energy
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Biosynthetic Pathway
Definition
- also called Anabolic pathway
- consume energy to build complex compound from simpe ones
-uphill of metabolic map
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Bioenergetics
Definition
- the study of how energy flows through living organisms
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Types of Energy
Definition
- Kinetic Energy ( Heat/ Thermal energy)
- Light energy
- potential energy ( chemical energy)
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Isolated system
Definition
- i.e. liquid in thermos bottle
- organism is unable to transfer energy to its surrounding
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Open System
Definition
- organisms are ablr to transfer eneergy to its surroundings
- i.e. organisms absorb energy from light , release heat and metabolic waste such as CO2 to the surrounding
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Spontaneous Process
Definition
- occurs with out energy input, can happen quickly or slowly
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