| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bioluminescence | Some organismns convert energy to light, this is known as |
| metabolism | The totality of an organisms chemical reactions |
| metabolic pathway | This begins with a specific molecule and ends with a product |
| catalyzed | In a metabolic pathway, each step is ____ by a specific enzyme |
| catabolic pathways | These release energy by breaking down complex molecules into simpler comounds |
| anabolic pathways | Consume energy to build complex molecules from simpler ones |
| anabolism | The synthesis of protein from amino acids is an example of ___ |
| catabolic pathways | Cellular respiration, the breakdown of glucose in the presence of oxygen, is an example of ____ |
| bioenergetics | ____ is the study of how organisms manage their energy resources |
| energy | The capacity to cause change (ability to do work) |
| potential energy | ___ is energy that matter possesses because of its location or structure |
| kinetic energy | ____ is energy associated with motion |
| thermal energy | ____ is kinetic energy associated with random movement or atoms or molecules |
| chemical energy | _____ is potential energy available for release in a chemical reaction |
| thermodynamics | The study of energy transformations |
| closed system | A ____ ____, such as that approximated by liquid in a thermos, is isolated from its surroundings |
| open system | In an ____ ____, energy and matter can be transferred betwee the system and its surroundings |
| true | True/False: Organisms are open systems |
| first law of thermodynamics | Energy can be transferred and transformed, but it cannot be created nor destroyed |
| first law of thermodynamics | This is also called the principle of conservation of energy |
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