Chapter 17 Nutrition and metabolism

What are chemical reactions within the cell called?

Cellular metabolism
Breakdown of organic molecules is called?

catabolism
The synthesis of new organic molecules which involves forming new chemical bonds.

Anabolism
Cells synthesize new organic components for four basic reasons. what are they

To perform structural maintenance and repairs (continous removal and replacement of structures is metabolic turnover)

To support growth

To produce secretions

To build nutrient reserves
The two ways that mitochondria breaks things down to create energy is?

TCA cycle and electron transport system
During COMPLETE catabolism of glucose, a typical cell gainst how many ATP molecules?

36
In Glycolysis, glucose is broken down into what?

pyruvic acid
Glycolysis requires what?

glucose molecules

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