Saturday, January 21, 2012

Cellular metabolism Wordle with explanations

Terms Used: Metabolism, Enzymes, Coenzymes, ATP, ADP, Inhibitors, Thermodynamics, Induced-Fit, Chemical-Energy, Endergonic, Exergonic, Catabolic-Pathway, Anabolic- Pathway, Activation-Energy, Free-Energy


http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/4667193/Cellular_Metabolism



Why?
I choose these term for the cellular metabolism chapter because all these terms describe the essential characteristics and functions within the cell that preform the critical process of metabolism.  Metabolism can follow either catabolic pathway or anabolic pathway depending on whether it is to release or store energy.  Energy is essential in all process of metabolism.  When enzyme is used, the amount of energy needed for an reaction to occur is lessened.  Both activation energy and free energy are involved with enzyme.  ATP and ADP are involved with the releasing and storing of energy.  The law of thermodynamics explains the limit of transformation energy.  No energy can be created or destroyed and the transfer of energy increase entropy.  Chemical reaction can be either endergonic or exergonic.  Overall in the cellular metabolism chapter, it describes how energy can be stored and/released by using different mechanism of metabolism.  

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