3.2 Enzymes

3.2 Enzymes

Enzymes speed up metabolic reactions by lowering energy barriers. Each enzyme has an optimal temperature and pH. Regulation of enzyme activity helps control metabolism.

3.1 Cellular Energy

3.1 Cellular Energy

The totality of an organism’s chemical reactions is called metabolism. Metabolism is an emergent property of life that arises from orderly interactions between molecules.

2.5 Membrane Transport

2.5 Membrane Transport

Passive transport is diffusion of a substance across a membrane with no energy investment. Active transport uses energy to move solutes against their gradients. Bulk transport across the plasma membrane occurs by exocytosis and endocytosis.

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