BIOL 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Exergonic Reaction, Cellular Respiration, Spontaneous Process
4 Sep 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
8: energy & metabolism, energy is measured in calories. Begins with a specific molecule, which is then altered in a series of defined steps, resulting in a certain product. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion (water gushing through a dam turns turbines: 2. Potential energy is energy that matter possesses as a result of its location or structure. Not moving but has energy just because of where it is! (water behind a dam has a lot of potential energy because of its altitude above sea level: two laws govern energy transformations in organisms. First law of thermodynamics: energy in the universe is constant. Well as it turns out-some energy becomes unavailable to do work: for example; a room full of people is hot. If a given process, by itself, can lead to an increase in entropy, the process can proceed without requiring an input of energy.
