Chapter 8

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Across
  1. 5. macromolecule that acts as a catalyst
  2. 6. a measure of molecular disorder or randomness
  3. 7. the reactant an enzyme acts on
  4. 8. adenosine triphosphate the cell's main energy source
  5. 9. pathway a series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell
  6. 13. energy potential energy available for release in a chemical reaction
  7. 16. an energy-releasing chemical reaction
  8. 19. everything outside the system
  9. 21. energy energy that matter possesses because of its location or structure
  10. 24. an energy-requiring chemical reaction
  11. 25. energy energy associated with the relative motion of objects
  12. 27. Law of Thermodynamics every energy transfer or transformation increases the entropy of the universe
  13. 29. energy kinetic energy associated with the random movement of atoms or molecules
  14. 30. the acceleration of a chemical reaction by a catalyst
Down
  1. 1. the equation used to calculate the change in free energy in a chemical reaction
  2. 2. pathways metabolic pathways that construct complex molecules from simpler ones requiring energy
  3. 3. inhibition a method of metabolic control where the end product of a metabolic pathway acts as an inhibitor of an enzyme within that pathway
  4. 4. the matter under study in a particular case of thermodynamics
  5. 10. site the region on the enzyme where the substrate binds
  6. 11. regulation the binding of a regulatory molecule to a protein at one site that affects the function of the protein at a different site
  7. 12. the absolute temperature scale used in scientific measurements
  8. 14. the capacity to cause change
  9. 15. energy a type of electromagnetic radiation which is visible to the human eye
  10. 17. Law of Thermodynamics energy can be transferred and transformed but it cannot be created or destroyed
  11. 18. a measure of the total heat content of a system
  12. 20. process a process that can occur without an input of energy
  13. 22. the study of energy transformations
  14. 23. a force acting over a distance
  15. 26. coupling the use of an exergonic process to drive an endergonic one
  16. 28. pathways metabolic pathways that break down complex molecules into simpler ones releasing energy