The capacity to cause change, especially to perform work.
The energy of motion; the energy of a mass matter that is moving. Moving matter does work by imparting motion to other matter.
Referring to a solution that, when surrounding a cell, will cause the cell to lose water.
The totality of an organisms chemical reactions
The study of energy transformation that occurs in a collection of matter.
An energy-requiring chemical reaction, which yields products with more potential energy than the reactants. The amount of energy stored in the products equals the difference between the potential energy in the reactants and that in the products.
The principle of conservation of energy. Energy can be transferred and transformed, but it cannot be created or destroyed.
A series of chemical reactions that either builds a complex molecule or breaks down a complex molecule into simpler compounds
A macromolecule, usually a protein that serves as a biological catalyst, changing the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction.
Adenosine triphosphate, the main energy source for cells.
A macromolecule, usually a protein that serves as a biological catalyst, changing the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction.
An energy-requiring chemical reaction, which yields products with more potential energy than the reactants. The amount of energy stored in the products equals the difference between the potential energy in the reactants and that in the products.