Final Review: Unit 6 Flashcards
energy
the ability to do work
thermodynamics
study of flow and transformation of energy
where does all energy come from
the sun
2nd law of thermodynamics
energy cannot be converted without the loss of usable energy
where is energy lost as
heat
entropy
measure of disorder in a system
photoautotrophs
get energy from the sun
chemoautotrophs
get energy from chemicals
metabolism
all the chemical reactions in a cell
metabolic pathway
series of reactions
catabolic pathway
releases energy
anabolic pathway
uses energy
is photosynthesis anabolic or catabolic
anabolic
how is energy stored in photosynthesis
glucose
is cell respiration catabolic or anabolic
catabolic
in cell resp what is broken down to release energy
organic molecules
what breaks down glucose in cell resp
oxygen
ATP
energy currency for cells
photosynthesis and cell resp are a
cycle
atp stands for
adenosine triphosphate
where is atp made
mitochondrion
what molecule is atp
nucleic acid
function of atp
to store and release energy
where does atp store energy
between second and third phosphate bond