https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism omg en-us 2019-04-09 18:56:30 UTC 2019-04-09 19:22:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png kezkezr https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism/wish/350097894 Catabolism is the set of meatobolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units that are either oxidized to release energy or used in other anabolic reactions.]]> 2019-04-09 19:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism/wish/350097894 kezkezr https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism/wish/350098956 2019-04-09 19:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism/wish/350098956 kezkezr https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism/wish/350099288 Cells use the monomers released from breaking down polymers to either construct new polymer molecules, or degrade the monomers further to simple waste products, releasing energy. The creation of these wastes is usually an oxidation process involving a release of chemical free energy, some of which is lost as heat, but the rest of which is used to drive the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This molecule acts as a way for the cell to transfer the energy released by catabolism to the energy-requiring reactions that make up anabolism. ]]> 2019-04-09 19:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism/wish/350099288 kezkezr https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism/wish/350100759 Catabolism therefore provides the chemical energy necessary for the maintenance and growth of cells.]]> 2019-04-09 19:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism/wish/350100759 kezkezr https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism/wish/350104760 2019-04-09 19:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kezkezr/omgcatabolism/wish/350104760