Biology Chapter 6 - Vocabulary Words

4. adenosine triphosphate, the cell’s energy currency
5. energy type that has the potential to do work; stored energy
7. energy necessary for reactions to occur
8. small organic molecule which is required to enhance an enzyme's activity
10. all the chemical reactions that take place inside cells, including anabolism and catabolism
12. potential energy in chemical bonds that releases when those bonds are broken
14. energy transferred from one system to another that is not work (energy of the molecules' motion or particles)
16. pathways in which complex molecules break down into simpler ones

1. total bond energy of reactants or products in a chemical reaction
2. energy type that takes place with objects or particles in motion
3. high-energy, unstable state (an intermediate form between the substrate and the product) occurring during a chemical reaction
6. a system's total energy
9. describes chemical reactions that require energy input
11. study of energy and energy transfer involving physical matter
12. inorganic ion, such as iron and magnesium ions, required for optimal enzyme activity regulation
13. measure of randomness or disorder within a system
15. process that changes a subtance's natural properties