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The Following Equation, C6H12O6 + 6 O2 "6 CO2 +H2O

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The following equation, C6H12O6 + 6 O2 "6 CO2 +H2O + Energy, is the central reaction of energy metabolism. First, describe in general terms what the materials on the left side of the equation represent. How would they be classified in terms of metabolic reactions? Would energy be needed or released in this reaction? How would you classify this type of energy reaction? Next, describe why the arrow in the middle of the equation is pointing in both directions. What circumstances would cause it to move either to the right or to the left? Finally, describe the right side of the equation and what these materials represent. How would they be classified in terms of metabolic reactions? Would energy be needed or released on this side of the equation? What type of energy reaction is this?


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Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis

A process by which cells internalize molecules (e.g., hormones, nutrients) by the inward budding of plasma membrane vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being internalized.

Exhibits Specificity

Describes the quality of being precise or particular in the interaction, such as the way enzymes selectively bind to specific substrates.

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate, the principal molecule for storing and transferring energy in cells.

Carrier Molecule

A molecule that facilitates the transport of another molecule across a cell membrane, often requiring energy.

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