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Concept 8.1: An organism’s metabolism
transforms matter and energy, subject to the laws
of thermodynamics
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Metabolism: totality of organism’s chemical reactions
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an emergent property of life that arises from interactions
between molecules within the cell
Organization of the Chemistry of Life into
Metabolic Pathways
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Metabolic pathway: begins with specific molecule and ends
with a product
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Each step catalyzed by a specific enzyme