Introduction to Energy definitions Flashcards

The ability to perform work, causing an overall change in a living system.

Stored energy available to do work or cause change, such as gravitational or chemical potential energy.

Energy of motion, present in moving objects like a coasting biker or muscle contractions.

Energy stored due to an object's position relative to gravity, like a biker at the top of a hill.

Energy stored in chemical bonds, exemplified by glucose molecules.

The study of energy transfers between different bodies of matter.

The specific portion of matter under study in thermodynamics, such as an organism or reaction.

Everything external to the system in thermodynamics, encompassing the environment around it.

A system capable of transferring both energy and mass with its surroundings, like a plant.

Process where plants convert solar energy, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose and oxygen.

Energy from the sun that can enter biological systems like plants during photosynthesis.

A common sugar storing chemical potential energy, produced in photosynthesis.

A form of mass released by plants during photosynthesis, exiting the biological system.