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Chapter 5
 
Inputs & Outputs of Energy
Energy
First Law of Thermodynamics – the totalamount of energy in a system is constant
Second Law of Thermodynamics – entropy
Overall, energy flows in one direction
 
ATP
 This is the main source of energy of cells.ATP readily gives up a phosphate group toother molecules and primes them to react.Such phosphate group transfers are knownas
phosphorylation
atp_cycle.swf 
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