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__ is the capacity to do workand occurs as light, electricity, heat, ect…
energy
__ is the energy of motion; includes contracting muscles and falling water.
kinetic energy
__ is stored energy; examples include water behind a dam, a rock at the top of a hill, or the molecule ATP
potential energy
__ is the study of energy relationships and exchanges
Thermodynamics
__: energy cannot be _____, but can be converted from one form to another.
1st law of thermodynamics; created or destroyed
__: one usable form of energy cannot be ____
2nd law of thermodynamics; completely converted into another usable form
__is the common energy currency of cells
ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
ATP is constantly recycled from __
ADP
ATP is a ___
nucleotide made of adenine base and ribose sugar plus 3 phosphate groups
adenosine
a nucleotide made of adenine base and ribose sugar
the amount of energy released when ATP becomes ADP plus (P) is
7.3 kilocalories per mole
ATP is a carrier of cell energy because
can be used with many cells, the right amount, can couple with engothermic reactions to minimize energy loss
many different cells can __ ATP's common energy currency
utilize
energy released when ATP becomes ADP plus (P) is just enough for __ and __
biological purposes; little energy is wasted
ATP breakdown can couple with __ to __
endothermic/endergonic reactions; minimize energy loss
chemical work requires __ to synethisize cell molecules
energy
__ is done when substances are pumped across the plasma membrane
transport work
__ is done when muscles contract, cilia and flagella beat, chromosomes move, ect…
mechanical work
__ is the sum of all chemical activities accurring inside a cell.
metabolism
Metabolic pathways begin with a __ and end with a __.
reactant; product
__ involve many small steps
metabolic pathways
__ proceed in an orderly, step-by-step manner
metabolic pathways
Metabolic pathways allow one pathway to lead to other pathways if there are __
several molecules in common
metabolic pathways capture and use __ more easily since it is __ in small increments
metabolic energy; released
reactants in enzymatic reactions are called __
substrates
substrates are used to form a __, which in turn becomes the __ for the next reaction
product; substrate
every reaction in a cell requires a specific __
enzyme
enzyme naems are often formed by adding "__" to name of its substrate or by the action they perform
ase
enzymes are usually __
protein molecules
enzymes act as organic catalysts to __ chemical reaction
speed up
enzymes lower
activation energy
energy of activation is
the amount of heat needed for a reaction to occur
__ is needed to bring about a reaction in a cell
heat
enzymes lower energy of activation by forming an
enzyme-substrate complex
substrates attach to an enzyme at
an active site
the __ of an enzyme allows the enzyme substrate complex to form;explains the specificity of an enzyme
shape
the __ enzymes undergo a slight change in shape in order to achieve the best fit of the substrate
induced fit model
__ or __ of enzymes determines what reacton takes palce
presence; absence
enzymatic reactions can be __ if substrate fills activ sites most of the time
rapid
as __increases up to a certain point the enzymatic reactions increase
temperature
if it is too hott enzymatic reactions decline because the enzymes __
denature
each enzyme has an optimal __whichhelps maintain shape
pH
__ increases as substrate concentration increases
activity
an __ is any molefcule that can bind to an enzyme and stop reaction
inhibitor
__ is a common method cells use to refulate enzymatic reactions
inhibition
in __ inhinition, the inhibitor is similar in shape to the substrate and competes for the spot
competitive
in __ inhinition, a molecule will bind to a site other that the active site (the allosteric site) so that active site is altered
non competitive
__ is the normal way reactions are regulated in cells, product produced, inhibits acivity, when produce used up works again
feedback
many enzymes require a non protein __ to assist in carrying out their function
cofactor
some enzymes require __, organic molecules that bind to enzymes and serve as carriers for chemical groups
coenzymes
living organisms ultimately depend upon food produced by
photosynethsis
__ have the ability to synthesize organic molecule from raw materials
autotrophs
__ must take in reformed organic molecules
heterotrophs
bodies of plants become____ used for energy for machinery
fossil fuels
radiant energy is described by its
wavelength
gamma rays are __ and radio waves are __
shortest; longest
the __ is a narrow band ranging from violet (?) to red (?)
visible sprectrem; shortest; longest
__ is also highest for shorter violet and lowest for longer red light
energy content
about 42% of total __ that hits the atmosphere reaches through to the surface
solar radiation
higher energy wavelengths are screened out by __
ozone
lower energy wavelengths are screened out by _ and __
water vapor; carbon dioxide
life is adapted in vision and photosynthesis to the ____
middle wavelengths
__ and __ are pigments capable of absorbing portions of the visible light spectrum
chlorophyll; carotenoids
chlorophll absorbs farless __ light; thus __ is reflected and the leaves appear__
green
carotenoids absorb __ and relfect __; these remain in the fall and give the leaves their color
violet-blue-green; yellow-orange
__ are organelles found in plants cells that carry on photosynthesis
chloroplasts
__ is both utilized and produced by photosynthesis
water
a generalized __ is also produced during photosynthesis
carbohydrate (CH20)
the oxygen in the O2 produced by photosynthesis comes from the input of __
water
the reverse of photosynthesis is called
cellular respiration
in cellular respiration __ are oxidized and __ is reduced
water molecules; CO2
most chloroplasts are in __
leaves
mesophyll cells receive __ from __ extending up from the roots
water; vessels
__ enters and __ leaves through small pores in a leave called __
CO2; O2; stomatta
chloroplasts are bounded by
double phospholipid bilayer membrane
the space inside the chloroplasts
stroma
the __ contains an energy-rich solution that __ CO2 converting it to __
stroma; reduces; an organic compound
__ are stacks of flattened sacs
grana
__ the sacs piled on top of eachother to form the grana in chloroplast
thylakoids
chlorophyll and other pigments in the membranes absorb __ which energizes __ before reducing CO2 in the stroma
solar energy; electrons
Light reaction
IN: light H20 NADP ADP
OUT: ATP NADPH 02
where: PSI PSII thylakoid membrane
Cavlin Cycle
IN: ATP NADPH CO2 RuBP
OUT: Glucose ADP NADP+
where: stroma
Glycolysis
IN: 6 Glucose ATP
OUT: 2 c-c-c (PYR) 2 NADH 2 ATP
where: cytoplasm
transition
IN: 2C-C-C (PYR)
OUT: 2 C-C-CoA 2 CO2 2NADH
where: matrix in mito
ETC
IN: 10 NADH 2FADH2 & O2
OUT: H2O ATP
where: cristae
fermentation
IN: PYR=C-C-C NADH
OUT: lactic acid NAD+ or alcohol and CO2 and NAD+
where: cytoplasm