AP Bio - ATP Flashcards
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| 15256036296 | energy coupling | The use of an exergonic process to drive an endergonic one | 0 | |
| 15256043022 | ATP | an energy storage molecule for a cell | 1 | |
| 15256047798 | exergonic | hydrolysis of ATP | 2 | |
| 15256051875 | endergonic | synthesis of ATP | 3 | |
| 15256059504 | phosphorylation | the metabolic process of introducing a phosphate group into an organic molecule. | 4 | |
| 15256064579 | phosphorylated intermediate | A molecule (often a reactant) with a phosphate group covalently bound to it, making it more reactive (less stable) if it didn't have the phosphate group bound to it. | 5 | |
| 15256091987 | mechanical work | beating of cilia, contraction of muscle cells, movement of chromosomes during cellular reproduction | 6 | |
| 15256094370 | transport work | the pumping of substances across membranes against the direction of spontaneous movement | 7 | |
| 15256096499 | chemical work | the pushing of endergonic reactions that would not occur spontaneously | 8 |