Lesson one reading: Electron Carriers pg. 118-120

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Endergonic
chemical reaction that requires energy, and is not spontaneous
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endergonic
Photosynthesis requires energy to happen is does not proceed spontaneously, what kind of reaction is this?
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Exergonic
releases energy, and proceeds spontaneously
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exergonic
Cellular respiration is a spontaneous reaction that releases energy, what kind of reaction is this?
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because heat cannot be used to speed up chemical reactions
Why do biologists need to understand activation energy?
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the two terminal phosphates are both negatively charged and are unstable
Why does hydrolysis of the 3rd phosphate on ATP release energy?
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a reaction where the transfer of elections occurs
What is a redox reaction
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NAD+
What is the oxidized form of NADH
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FAD
What is the oxidized form of FADH2