The Work Our Cells Do!

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10 questions
2

Explain the difference between kinetic energy & potential energy.

3

Drag the examples to the box that matches the type of energy they possess.

  • Wheels on car turning
  • Water behind a dam
  • Dog running
  • A rock sitting on the edge of a cliff
  • Stretched elastic string of a bow
  • Hammer hitting a nail
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Potential Energy
2
First law of thermodynamics: energy can be _______ and _______ , but it cannot be _______ or _______ .
2
Second law of thermodynamics: every energy conversion _______ the order of the _______ , increasing its _______ .
1

Chemical reactions only release energy.

2

Explain the difference between exergonic & endergonic reactions.

1

The reactants in an endergonic reaction have more potential energy then the products.

1

Provide an example of an exergonic reaction.

1

Provide an example of an endergonic reaction.

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Draggable itemCorresponding Item
entropy
the potential energy available for release in a chemical reaction
metabolism
a measure of disorder, or randomness
metabolic pathway
the total of an organism's chemical reactions
energy coupling
a series of chemical reactions that either builds a complex molecule or breaks down a complex molecule
Chemical energy
the use of energy released from exergonic reactions to drive endergonic reactions