Bioenergetics Flashcards
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Catabolic
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The release of energy from the break down of large molecules into smaller molecules such as carbohydrates into glucose.
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Bioenergetics
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The flow of energy in a biological system
The breakdown of chemical bonds of large molecule in carbohydrates proteins and fat molecules for usable energy.
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Anabolic
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The building of larger molecules from smaller molecules using energy released from catabolic reactions such as formation of proteins from amino acids
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What molecule is used to sustain the energy required for catabolic and anabolic reactions
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Adenosine triphosphate
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3 energy systems in the body
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Phosphagen - anearobic
Glycolysis - anearobic. Fast and slow.
Oxidative - aerobic
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Which food group can be metabolized. Without direct O2
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Carbohydrates
