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    The relationship between Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis is something that some people don’t understand. It’s all about what they each provide for each other, and how they get there. If you look at the chemical solution of both Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis you’ll see that they are opposites. Photosynthesis starts when there’s 6 carbon molecules and 6 water molecules, then when the sun comes into play the plant makes glucose and oxygen. And in Cellular Respiration it’s the opposite

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    respiration occur in the mitochondria, which the peas contain, through a series of reactions. Since all cells need energy, the primary source of cellular energy is carbohydrate, which are broken down into glucose to release energy, stored in adenosine triphosphate (ATP), from the bonds. Plants obtain glucose through photosynthesis while animals obtain it through consuming food. Cellular respiration can be summarized through the equation: C6H12O6 + 6 O2 --> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + 36 ATP. The steps in cellular

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    There are three types of muscle; skeletal (also known as striated), smooth, and cardiac. Skeletal muscles move the bones, cardiac muscle is found in the heart, and smooth muscles line the organs and blood vessels . Although different in function, the basic structure of each type is similar . The experiment for this investigation was conducted using skeletal muscle, as it is common and easy to access when fresh. Meats that were bought from the butcher were used as they are skeletal muscle. Muscles

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    order to release adequate amounts of energy essential to life. This series of coupled reaction occurs through breaking down glucose, or other food molecules in the presence of oxygen, releasing the energy contained within the chemical bonds of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Every step in cellular respiration occurs with the use of enzymes. The simplified equation shown above demonstrates one glucose molecule, in the presence of oxygen produces water, carbon dioxide gas, simultaneously yielding a net of

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    earth were microbes. Aerobic cellular respiration and oxygenic photosynthesis both play a big role in our evolution. Cellular respiration is a process that mostly takes place in the mitochondria where cells break down food and turn in it into adenosine triphosphate(ATP), or in more simpler terms, energy for the cell. Although cellular respiration can do either anaerobic or aerobic cellular respiration processes, it is usually used to describe aerobic cellular respiration because it actually was created

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    Think about your own experiences with assessment. Describe a NEGATIVE experience with assessment from when you were a k-12 student. Specifically, highlight the REASONS you believe your experience was NEGATIVE based on what you have learned in this course. During Grade 9 Science, I had a teacher that gave a test at the end of each chapter. These would usually take place about every other week. The class, as a whole, did not perform well on these tests.. To combat this, my teacher began giving quizzes

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    F1F0-ATP Synthesis

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    conformational change of an ATPase head and the rotation of a central stalk, also referred to as gamma subunit. ATP synthase is an enzyme composed of two complexes, F0 and F1, which work hand in hand in order generate a form of energy called adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and an inorganic phosphate (Pi). In the F0 complex, which is composed of a peripheral stalk and 8 c subunits, H+ ions are moved from an area where there are a higher concentration of protons to a lower concentration

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    Cellular respiration is the process of converting biochemical energy obtained from nutrients into energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to fuel cellular activity (). The equation for this process is as follows: There are three metabolic stages of cellular respiration. These include glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain (). Glycolysis involves the conversion of glucose into pyruvate, creating ATP and converting NAD+ into NADH. These pyruvate molecules are then

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    Myosin Light Chain

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    as a whole: molecular-motor proteins and intricate complexes of protein filaments that make up the cytoskeleton of the cell (Vale and Milligan, 2000). Myosin is a family of motor protein that act as enzymes in the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to form adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate (Pi), The energy released by this reaction to drive the movement of molecules and contraction of muscle fibers (Grigorenko et al., 2007). A remarkable part of evolution is that the same

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    In order for our bodies to function properly, we need to consume macro- and micronutrients. Carbohydrates are major macronutrients. In order to utilise Carbohydrates, our body needs to digest them. This happens in a sequence of events. Carbohydrate digestion goes trough two processes. Glycolysis is the first process and the common metabolic pathway is the second process. Glycolysis occurs in ten stages. Glucose breakdown begins in the mouth, where ∝-amylase starts to break down some of the polysaccharide

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