BIO SCI 93 Chapter 9.1: Catabolic Pathways

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Life is work: the energy stored in the organic molecules of food ultimately comes from the sun, energy flows into an ecosystem as sunlight and exits as heat, chemical elements essential to life are recycled. Photosynthesis generates oxygen and organic molecules that are used by the mitochondria of eukaryotes (plants & algae) as fuel or cellular respiration: respiration breaks this fuel down, generating atp. Waste products of this type of respiration, carbon dioxide and water are the raw materials for photosynthesis. Metabolic pathways that release stored energy by breaking down complex molecules. Catabolic pathways & production of atp: compounds that can participate in exergonic reactions can act as fuels. A partial degradation of sugars or other organic fuel that occurs without the use of oxygen. Oxygen is consumed as a reagent along with the organic fuel- glucose. Food provides the fuel for respiration & the exhaust is carbon dioxide and water.

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