BIOL 1201 Lecture : Biology 1201 Notes

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Chemical reactions: occur anytime two or more atoms, ions, or molecules collide in such a way that they produce a new substance. Laws of thermodynamics: first law: energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another, second law: when converting energy from one form to another, the amount of useful energy decreases. Free energy & chemical reactions: spontaneous: release free energy (exergonic); g=, non-spontaneous: require free energy (endergonic); g=+ Changes in free energy: g= h-t s, g=free energy, h=enthalpy: heat energy of reactant/product, t=temperature (k, s=entropy: measure of disorder, spontaneous: enthalpy decreases, entropy increases, non-spontaneous: enthalpy increases, entropy decreases. Living vs. nonliving systems: nonliving: less organized, lower energy, very slow, living: highly organized, high energy, fast. How do living systems accomplish this: external energy source, organic catalysts (enzymes) Enzymes: almost all are proteins, large globular proteins. Enzyme function: organic catalysts; speed up the rate of a reaction, but aren"t used up during the reaction, specific.

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