Overview on Bioenergetics

BIOENERGETICS
• The study of energy in living
systems (environments) and the
organisms (plants and animals) that
utilize them
• How energy is transformed (from
one form into another) through
cellular respiration and
photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
 How does ATP work ?
• Organisms use enzymes
to break down energy-
rich glucose to release
its potential energy
• This energy is trapped
and stored in the form
of adenosine
triphosphate(ATP)
How Much ATP Do Cells Use?
• It is estimated that
each cell will
generate and
consume
approximately
10,000,000
molecules of ATP
per second
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