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1886185218What type of energy is stored in bonds between atoms?chemical0
1886185219What type of energy do we use to run, think and write?mechanical1
1886185220What does the 1st law of thermodynamics state?energy cannot be created nor destroyed - only transformed2
1886185221Packets of energyphotons3
1886185222chlorophyll pigment clustersphotosystem4
1886185223What type of energy do electrons contain?chemical5
1886185224What's another name for a hydrogen atom?proton6
1886185225a higher concentration of molecules on one side of a membrane than on the otherconcentration gradient7
1886185226What type of energy do concentration gradients contain?potential energy8
1886185227What type of energy is the proton motive force?kinetic energy9
1886185228When hydrogen ions rush back through a membrane, the force is called a...proton motive force10
1886185229What is the enzyme that builds ATP molecules called?ATP synthase11
1886185230The process of building ATP molecules using the energy from a hydrogen concentration gradient.chemiosmosis12
1886237568Type of metabolic reaction that synthesizes organic compounds.anabolic reaction (anabolism)13
1886237569Are anabolic reactions hydrolysis reactions or dehydration synthesis reactions?dehydration synthesis14
1886237570Any reaction that requires a net input of energy (reactants have less energy than products)endergonic reaction15
1886237571What are 6 ways plants use glucose they produce?turn it into starch, store it as fat in seeds, cellulose for cell walls, converted to proteins, disaccharides in fruits, some used for energy (cellular respiration)16
1886237572Three polymers used for energy by living things...carbohydrates, fats and proteins17
1886237573Type of metabolic reaction that involve the breakdown of complex moleculescatabolic reactions (catabolism)18
1886237574Type of reaction when there is more energy in the reactant bonds than in the product bonds - energy is releasedexergonic reactions19
1886237575Energy in glucose is transferred to energy inATP molecules20
1886237576What does the second law of thermodynamics say?every time energy is transformed, some is lost to the environment as heat21

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