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| chemical reactions that occur within an organism |
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| path that begins with reactants and end with products |
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| metabolic pathway that breaks down molecules and releases energy |
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| metabolic pathway that builds up new molecules and spend energy |
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| the capacity to cause change; the ability to do work |
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| the energy associated with motion |
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| energy that matter posesses because of its location or structure |
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| the kinetic energy associated with random movements |
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| the study of transformations |
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| First Law of Thermodynamics |
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| states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can only change form |
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| Second Law of Thermodynamics |
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| every transformation of energy increases the entropy of the universe |
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| energy that can do work under cellular conditions |
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| the amount of energy in a system |
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| the randomness of a system |
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| a "downhill" reaction that releases free energy |
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| an "uphill" reaction that consumes free energy |
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| adenosine triphosphate; the molecule that powers most cellular work |
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| the combination of exergonic and endergonic reactions |
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| the adding of a phosphate group to a molecule by ATP |
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| a chemical agent that speeds up a reaction without being consumed by the reaction |
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| the amount of energy required to make a molecule unstable enough to be broken down in a reaction |
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| the reactant an enzyme acts on |
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| the region on the enzyme to which the substrate binds |
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| A sng fit around the subsrate caused by the changing of the enzyme's shape |
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| non-protein enzyme helpers |
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| Molecules that bind to the enzyme and prevent it from functioning |
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| the regulation of a metabolism through molecular inhibitors |
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| Regulation where the product of a reaction serves as an inhibitor for that reaction |
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