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Cell Bio- Chapter 3
study for final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metabolism | The sum total of all the chemical reactions it needs to carry out to survive, grow, and reproduce. |
| Catabolism | The break down of foodstuffs into smaller molecules, thereby generating both useful form of energy for the cell and some of the small molecules that the cell needs as building. |
| Anabolism | The use of the energy harnessed by catabolism to drive the synthesis of the many molecules that form the cell. |
| The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics | In the universe, or in any isolated system, the degree of disorder can only increase. - Increasing entropy |
| Entropy | The measure of a system's disorder |
| The 1st Law of Thermodynamics | Energy can neither be created or destroyed, but can be converted from one form to another |