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measure of speed which your body uses energymetabolism
capture, storage and use of energy by living cellsmetabolism
capacity of any object to do workenergy
workcapacity to bring about change in a defined system
potential energyenergy stored in any system as a consequence of its position
kinetic energysystem possesses as a consequence of its state of motion
chemical energypotential stored in atoms because of their position in relation to other atoms
kinetic energymechanical, electrical, light, heat energies
heat energyportion of total energy of a particle that can flow
energy can neither be created nor destroyedfirst law of thermodynamics
the entropy of any isolated system always increases.second law of thermodynamics
entropy of a system approaches a constant value as the temperature approaches absolute zero.third law of thermodynamics
capture, store and use energyto counteract the effects of the second law cells must....
catabolismthe linked chain of energy -producing reactions that release chemical energy
catabolismprocess of breaking down complex biomolecules
anabolismcreation of complex biomolecules from organics compounds
oxidationloss of molecule, atom or ion
reductiongain of electrons by a molecule, atom or ion
oxidation and reductionredox reactions that are complementary reactions
enzymesbio catalysts that speed up reactions w/o being changed
substratesreactants that bind to the active site of an enzyme
induced fit model by Daniel Koshlandtheory:when the active site on the enzymes makes contact with the proper substrate, the enzyme molds itself to the shape of the molecule
metabolic pathwayorderly sequence of chemical reactions catalyzed by enzymes
phenylketornuriaa condition caused by the failure of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH)
BMR basal metabolic raterate at which the energy the body uses when the subject is resting
photosynthesismetabolic pathway that transforms light to food(sugar)
photosynthesismaking sugars from CO2 and H2), generates oxygen as by-product
cellular respirationprocess of releasing energy from food molecules
energy carriers (ATP)organic molecules that receive, store, and deliver energy in a cell
ATP --> ADPcan release energy when it loses a terminal phosphate
chlorophyll, chloroplastlight reactions begin when _____ in the internal membranes of the ____ absorb blue and red wavelengths
glycolysisenzyme-catalyzed reactions break sugar molecules into smaller molecules, generating ATP
oxidative phosphorylationmembrane-bound protein complexes remove electrons and protons from NADH in an oxygen-dependent process
photonsmassless particles like waves that carry a fixed amount of energy
electromagnetic spectrumPhoton energy is measured in wavelengths and covers a broad span known as the
stomatapores located on the leaves that regulated pores open to enable entry of carbon dioxide,
chlorophyllabsorbs light energy which drives synthesis of energy carriers
thylakoid membrane, antenna complexesthe____ studded with patches of pigment-protein complexes, known as____ that absorb light in a range of wavelengths.
electron transport chainHigh-energy electrons from the PSII reaction center are transferred to
ETCseries of electron-accepting molecules that pass electrons from one to another, giving off small amounts of energy; energy released by the long ETC generates ATP.
ATP synthasepermits accumulated protons to rush back into the stroma, releasing energy to drive/format ATP
the proton gradientthe product of the electron transport chain. A higher concentration of protons
the calvin cycleSeries of Enzyme-Driven Reactions That Manufacture Sugars
carbon fixationsynthesizes sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
rubiscocatalyzes the first step in carbon fixation: the linking of a 5-carbon acceptor molecule
rubiscoribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase
pyruvateEnzyme-catalyzed reactions convert glucose to a 6-carbon intermediate, which is then broken down to G3P, then converted into.....
anaerobicglycosis does not require oxygen, which makes it
fermentationbegins with glycolysis, followed by postglycolytic reactions whose only role is to help perpetuate glycolysis.
fermentationconverts pyruvate into an alcohol (ethanol), releasing CO2 gas.
aerobicoxygen dependent processes
Photosystem 1second system in the photosynthetic light reactions of algae, plants, and some bacteria. it is an integral membrane protein complex that uses light energy to produce the high energy carriers ATP and NADPH.
photosystem 2first protein complex in the light-dependent reactions of oxygenic photosynthesis. It is located in the thylakoid membrane of plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.
photorespirationa respiratory process in many higher plants by which they take up oxygen in the light and give out some carbon dioxide
CAMCrassulacean acid metabolism
CAMcarbon fixation pathway that evolved in some plants as an adaptation to arid conditions
CAM planta plant where the stomata in the leaves remain shut during the day to reduce evapotranspiration, but open at night to collect CO2
carbon fixation, reduction phase, carbohydrate formation, and regeneration phase.The Calvin cycle has four main steps:
conversion process of inorganic carbon (carbon dioxide) to organic compounds by living organisms.carbon fixation (photosynthesis)
reduction phase3-phosphoglycerate first gains a phosphate group from an ATP molecule (which is converted to ADP). The molecule is then reduced by NADPH (which is converted to NADP+ and H+) in a reaction that releases a phosphate group.
carbohydrate reformationCO2 being re-purposed and reformatted into different molecules
regeneration phaseall adp and phosphate, and G3P