| Action | Variables | Units | Description |
| Movement | Speed | Patches | Number of netlogo patches covered by a single microorganism |
| Movement energetic cost | Energy units | Quantity of loss energy by movement by a single microorganism | |
| Enzyme production | Threshold | Energy units | Patch enzyme level that defines if the microorganism produces the enzyme |
| Enzyme production cost | Energy units | Quantity of energy loss energy by generation of an enzyme unit | |
| Energy buffer | Energy units | Minimum energy required for generation of an enzyme unit by a single microorganism |