Fundamentals of Cellular Energy and Metabolism: Processes, Pathways, and Principles

This document covers the fundamentals of cellular energy and metabolism, likely discussing biochemical pathways and principles.

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Fundamentals of Cellular Energy and Metabolism: Processes, Pathways, andPrinciplesbiosynthesisthe building up of biomolecules or biological structures within aliving cell; a process that requries energyenergy of concentrationthe work of moving molecules or ions against a concentrationgradient, that is, moving them from where they arelessconcentrated to where they are already more concentratedelectrical potentiala difference in charge across a membrane based on a differencein the concentration of positive and/or negative ions across themembraneCathedrals and cells both requireenergy for their constructionEnergy is the ability to make specific changeoccur within a cellEnergy is needed within cells for biosynthesis, movement,concentration of substances, generation ofelectrical potentials, and heatThegeneration of cellular energy isa unified process across the living worldEnergythe ability to make specific changes occurEnergy is freely convertible from one form to another, butenergy can never be created or destroyed in normalprocessIn all energy conversions in living systems, someo f the energygivenoff fails to be conserved as useful energy. it is lost as heatEnergy flows from the sun into the chemical reactionpathways of living things and ends up as heat

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