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What is the overall process through which living systems acquire and utilize the free energy they need to carry out their various functions?
Metabolism
Why do living organisms require a continuous influx of free energy?
To maintain order in a universe bent on maximizing disorder
What is the role of ATP in the thermodynamics of phosphate compounds?
ATP plays a role in rationalizing the 'energy' in 'high-energy' compounds
Why are living systems not at equilibrium?
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What is the main challenge in accurately measuring the concentration of chemical species in specific cellular compartments?
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How are bonds with large negative values of G°¿ commonly referred to?
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What do the symbols A, R, and P represent in the representation of ATP as AR¬P⬃P⬃P?
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What provides the dominant thermodynamic driving force for the hydrolysis of phosphoanhydrides?
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How do phototrophs acquire free energy?
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What is the nature of the energy coupling process in living things?
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How do chemotrophs obtain their free energy?
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What are the high-energy phosphate compounds used for energy coupling?
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