1. why does the human body need energy? what forms of energy does the body require?
2. how does the body get energy it needs to fuel its chemical reactions?
3. what does it mean when a reversible chemical reaction has reached "equalibrium?"
4. what is the role of enzymes in metabolism?
5. how do enzymes "speed up" the rate of chemical reactions?
6. what factors influence the behaviors of enzymes?
7. how does the "bioluminescence" of certain types of life help scientists study the metabolic reactions?
8. what are the first and second laws of thermodynamics?
9. do these laws hold true for metabolic process?
10. what is a "coupled" reaction?
11. what is ATP and why is it important to metabolism?