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6: Energetics and metabolism

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  • 6.1: Endergonic and Exergonic Reactions
  • 6.2: Thermodynamics
  • 6.3: Energy in Metabolism
    Living organisms are made up of cells, and cells contain a horde of biochemical components. Living cells, though, are not random collections of these molecules. They are extraordinarily organized or "ordered". By contrast, in the nonliving world, there is a universal tendency to increasing disorder. Maintaining and creating order in cells takes the input of energy. Without energy, life is not possible.


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