CATABOLISM ANABOLISM Energy source (glucose) Cell structures (cell wall, membrane, ribosomes, surface structures) Energy Macromolecules (proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides, lipids) Energy Subunits (amino acids, nucleotides, monosaccharides, fatty acids) Energy Precursor metabolites Waste products (acids, carbon dioxide) Nutrients (source of nitrogen, sulfur, etc.) Catabolic processes harvest the energy released during the breakdown of compounds and use it to make ATP. The Anabolic processes (biosynthesis) synthesize and assemble subunits of macro- processes also produce precursor metabolites used in biosynthesis. molecules that make up the cell structures. The processes use the ATP and precursor metabo- lites produced in catabolism. FIGURE 6.1 The Relationship Between Catabolism and Anabolism Precursor metabolites are compounds produced during catabolism that can either be further degraded or be used in anabolism to make the subunits of macromolecules.

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Which subunits make up proteins? Which make up nucleic acids?

CATABOLISM
ANABOLISM
Energy source
(glucose)
Cell structures
(cell wall, membrane,
ribosomes, surface
structures)
Energy
Macromolecules
(proteins, nucleic acids,
polysaccharides, lipids)
Energy
Subunits
(amino acids,
nucleotides,
monosaccharides,
fatty acids)
Energy
Precursor
metabolites
Waste products
(acids, carbon
dioxide)
Nutrients
(source of nitrogen,
sulfur, etc.)
Catabolic processes harvest
the energy released during the
breakdown of compounds and
use it to make ATP. The
Anabolic processes
(biosynthesis) synthesize and
assemble subunits of macro-
processes also produce
precursor metabolites used in
biosynthesis.
molecules that make up the cell
structures. The processes use
the ATP and precursor metabo-
lites produced in catabolism.
FIGURE 6.1 The Relationship Between Catabolism and
Anabolism Precursor metabolites are compounds produced
during catabolism that can either be further degraded or be used in
anabolism to make the subunits of macromolecules.
Transcribed Image Text:CATABOLISM ANABOLISM Energy source (glucose) Cell structures (cell wall, membrane, ribosomes, surface structures) Energy Macromolecules (proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides, lipids) Energy Subunits (amino acids, nucleotides, monosaccharides, fatty acids) Energy Precursor metabolites Waste products (acids, carbon dioxide) Nutrients (source of nitrogen, sulfur, etc.) Catabolic processes harvest the energy released during the breakdown of compounds and use it to make ATP. The Anabolic processes (biosynthesis) synthesize and assemble subunits of macro- processes also produce precursor metabolites used in biosynthesis. molecules that make up the cell structures. The processes use the ATP and precursor metabo- lites produced in catabolism. FIGURE 6.1 The Relationship Between Catabolism and Anabolism Precursor metabolites are compounds produced during catabolism that can either be further degraded or be used in anabolism to make the subunits of macromolecules.
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