CAS BI 107 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Activation Energy, Thermodynamics, Endergonic Reaction

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Metabolism: the ability of living systems to acquire and use energy for growth and repair. Life depends on energy; it can be changed from one form to: kinetic energy = energy actually performing work, potential energy = stored energy. Ex. gravity, chemical another: the first law of thermodynamics (law of conservation, the second law of thermodynamics (law of entropy) Entropy: the measure of the amount of disorder in a system. Activation energy: the energy needed to kick-start a chemical reaction. Enzymes: are organic catalysts that speed up chemical reactions. They are recycled: enzymes are very selective about their substrate. One to one rule: enzymes will work both the forward and reverse reactions of a particular type of reaction. Enzymes are organic, they are made of proteins. They speed up reactions by lowering the activation energy. Enzymes are embedded in the cell"s membranes. They perform many of the body"s functions.

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