Here's the big seven questions of life chemistry. Everything starts here in living things.
There's a lot of information in that basic set of biochemistry papers I doled out today. Use your highlighters, listen, write stuff down make connections. I will look forward to hearing what you have to say tomorrow and then update the blog with definitions. We'll test your knowledge next week on a quiz.
What is metabolism? All the chemical processes that take place in an organism
What is photosynthesis? Plants making sugar from oxygen, carbon, water and sunlight. This takes place in the chloroplasts of plant cells, which are special organelles.
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
H2O + CO2 + sunlight----> C6 H12 06 + O2
What does photosynthesis mean for life?
Without it, there isn't life. Almost every living depends on glucose at some point
Without it, there isn't life. Almost every living depends on glucose at some point
What is glycolysis? The process of breaking sugar down into usable energy.
What is the equation?
C6H12O6 ---->usable energy +CO2+ H20
C6H12O6 ---->usable energy +CO2+ H20
What do you get? The mitochondria in human and animal cells breaks down sugar through glycolysis, a few electrons, and the Krebs to produce usable energy stored mainly as a compound called ATP. It also produces carbon dioxide and some water molecules.
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