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Metabolism
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The totality of an organism's chemical reactions.
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Catabolic Pathways
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Release energy by breaking down complex molecules into simpler compounds. (Digestion)
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Anabolic Pathways
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Consume energy to build up complex molecules.
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Bio energetics
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The study of how organisms manage their energy resources
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Exergonic
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give off heat; Reactions procceds w/ a net release of free energy and is spontaneous
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Endergonic
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Take in heat; reaction absorbs free energy from it's surroundings and is non-spontaneous
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Catalysts
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A chemical agent that speeds up a reaction without being consumed by the negative enzyme is a catalyst
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Substrate
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The reaction that an enzymes act on
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Substrate Complex
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When an enzyme binds to it's substrate, forming an enzyme
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Active site
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The region on the enzyme where the substrate binds.
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Allosteric Regulation
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The cases where a protiens function at one site is affected by binding of a regulating molecule at another site
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