Every cell‚ whether it belongs to a plant‚ bacteria or a human‚ requires energy from varying food sources to survive. However‚ when cells break down food into its sugar components‚ i.e glucose‚ they cannot use the components directly because glucose holds a lot of energy it would be inefficient to use for reactions that don’t need a lot of energy. Imagine you want to buy pencils for $5 from a store that won’t give change‚ it is more economical to use a $5 or $10 bill than a $100‚ that way there is
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Denisse Gayosso-Lucano BIO 1140 As industrialization and urbanization increased in America‚ plants‚ animals and humans became endangered by the rise in temperatures and carbon levels. It was then that Carla‚ a carbon atom was born at the Sahara desert. At night‚ Carla and her friends went outside to watch the stars peacefully. It had never occurred to them that the night would bring a sudden kidnap. All of Carla’s friends and Carla were attached to two oxygen atoms. Unfortunately‚ Carla fainted
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Gabriela Rios-Martinez March 1‚ 2014 BIO 141 Exam 1 Study Questions Chapter 1: Biology and the Tree of Life (#1 – 4) 1. What is the difference between a hypothesis and a scientific Theory? Between a hypothesis and a prediction? What kinds of hypotheses are useful for scientific investigations that try to explain the natural world‚ and which are not? Give one or more examples of hypotheses that are and are not scientifically useful. (a.) A scientific theory has two components; a pattern
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Mechanisms of Acetaminophen-lnduced Liver Necrosis By Jack A. Hinson‚ Dean W. Roberts‚ and Laura P. James Acetaminophen (paracetamol‚ N-acetyl-p-aminophenol; APAP) is widely used as analgesic and antipyretic drug. At therapeutic doses‚ acetaminophen is safe to be used. Acetaminophen other than aspirin and ibuprofen has only weak anti-inflammatory properties. At higher doses‚ acetaminophen produces a centrilobular hepatic necrosis that can be fatal. Acetaminophen-lnduced Hepatotoxicity Observation/
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Cellular Energetics Study Guide 1. Overall Metabolism a. Oxidation – a molecule LOSSES hydrogen‚ energy is RELEASED b. Reduction – a molecule GAINS hydrogen‚ energy is GAINED and stored (the more reduced a molecule is‚ the more energy is stored in its COVALENT BONDS) *** Always occur in a coupled pair (RED-OX)*** c. Electron Carriers i. Oxidizing Agents: are REDUCED to OXIDIZE another molecule 1. NAD+ - oxidizes glucose to 2 pyruvate in glycolysis
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know the elements of life – and how the reduction and oxidative of some of these drive bioenergetics oxidize carbon (i.e. glucose source) and reduce oxygen (electron acceptor) (CHNOPS) and iron (Fe; trace element; Fe also important to obtain cellular energy). Nutrition: CHNOPS Trace Elements: Iron (Fe)‚ Ni‚ Mg‚ Mo‚ Mn‚ Ca (important in humans due to osteoblastic activity)‚ Co Occupancy: beat out others for a spot to live‚ e.g. microbiota (normal flora) Resistance: defend against microbes‚ eukaryotes
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Examining the activity rate using DCIP and a spectrophotometer of succinate dehydrogenase isolated from Brassica oleracea mitochondria via mechanical disruption and differential centrifugation Introduction Mitochondria are important cellular organelles located in the cytosol of cells and is believed to have originated through an endosymbiotic relationship. The unique double layered membrane structure is responsible for the production of the primary energy currency of the cell; adenosine triphosphate
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nutrients oxygen and glucose via the blood stream. Oxygen is need for aerobic respiration to occur. The Cardiovascular System The function of the respiratory system is to remove carbon dioxide and water from the body‚ also to maintain an oxygen to supply to each of the cells. In the respiratory system there is internal and external respiration. The internal respiration is carried out in the body cells whereas external respiration consists of blood transport‚ breathing and gaseous exchange. The respiratory
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152-35 Professor Weller 14 February 2012 Effects of Temperature on Goldfish Respiration Introduction This experiment was designed to identify the effect of cold-water temperatures on the respiration rate of goldfish. The respiration rates helped to identify the goldfish as being ectotherms or endotherms. Organisms exchange gases with their environment through a process called respiration or breathing. Aerobic respiration‚ also known as aerobic metabolism‚ occurs when oxygen is taken into the body
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assisted by enzymes and requiring energy 8. Diffusion act of diffusing; state of being diffused. The reflection or refraction of radiation such as light or sound by an irregular surface‚ tending to scatter it in many directions. 9. Cell energy Cellular respiration‚ also known as ’oxidative metabolism’‚ is one of the key ways a cell gains useful energy 10. Diffusion act of diffusing; state of being diffused 11. Chemical processes any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and
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