Assignment:
1. Define energy related to work and heat and matter
2. Use some examples to contrast potential energy and kinetic energy and differentiate with chemical energy
3. Define the concept of thermodynamic
4. Briefly give me your concept of entropy and importance in the Universe
5. Distinguish between exergonic and endergonic reaction
6. Discuss the central role of ATP in the overall energy metabolism of the cell
7. Explain how an enzyme lowers the required energy of activation for a reaction
8. Name 4 important classes of enzymes
9. Importance of pH in the function of enzymes
10. Briefly explain how antibiotics inhibit bacterial enzymes
Readings:
Energy and Metabolism
By Solomon and Martin