bioenergetics Flashcards
(6 cards)
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Respiration is the process
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of transferring energy from glucose which goes on in every cell
2
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Respiration transfers energy for all kinds of things
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- build up larger molecules than smaller ones
- allow muscles to contract to be able to move
- keep body temperature steady in colder temperatures.
3
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Metabolism
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is all chemical reactions in an organism
4
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Lots of small glucose molecules are joined together
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in reactions to form starch
5
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starch
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a storage molecule in plant cells.
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