In the absence of Adenosine Triphosphate (ADP) and other loco-motors, what animates skeletons and vampires?
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Computer Graphics? Blood? Zombie remedy? I wouldn't have a clue otherwise. Sorry if my answer displeases you. :)
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The only specific adaptations required are wings and a sense of balance. Other adaptations such as a streamlined form are advantageous but in no way necessary.\n\nThe idea that flying creatures need light bones is clearly erroneous. The vast majority of the world's flying animals have no bones at all: bees, cockroachs, beetles, grasshoppers.
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Hi there, \n\nATP stands for Adenosine Tri Phosphate. It consists of three parts - \n(1) A sugar molecule, 'ribose' at the center.\n(2) A base, which is attached to one side of this sugar molecule. In this case the base is 'adenine'. It consists of a group of linked carbon and nitrogen atoms\n(3) A string of phosphate groups attached to the other side of the sugar. hese phosphates are the key to th activity of the ATP.\n\nHow it Works: \nATP works by losing the endmost phosphate group when instructed to do so by an enzyme. This reaction releases a lot of energy, which the organism can then use to build proteins, contact muscles, etc. The reaction product is adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and the phosphate group either ends up as orthophosphate (HPO4) or attached to another molecule (e.g. an alcohol). Even more energy can be extracted by removing a second phosphate group to produce adenosine monophosphate (AMP).\n\nWhen the organism is resting and energy is not immediately needed, the reverse reaction takes place and the phosphate group is reattached to the molecule using energy obtained from food or sunlight. Thus the ATP molecule acts as a chemical 'battery', storing energy when it is not needed, but able to release it instantly when the organism requires it.\n\nHope this helps. If not, I'd be glad to assist you further. Bye!!\n\nrule wid style n luv@vinny.\n\nPS: You might also want to check the following links - \nThe official ATP website - http://www.atpmania.com/index4.htm\n\nhttp://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/atp/atp1.htm\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate\nhttp://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/atp.html\nhttp://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookATP.html
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That would be Adenosine Tri-Phosphate or ATP.\n\nMost of the energy is stored in the bond used to link the third phosphate group.  When the bond for this group is broken (and ATP becomes ADP and one free phophate), the energy is released again.
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I believe in vampires and actually know a few from school. They're not immortal or anything like that though. They're just like everyone else with a few differences.
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It has no cell wall and it locomotes.
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Leg cramps are caused by a lack of B12 and calcium
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The sourcce of energy for anybody to move, think, or perform any kind of action- whether it is physical or even thinking is the wonderful molecule called ATP- or , Adenosine TriPhosphate. This molecule consists of a base (adenosine) that is attached to a ribose sugar, and three other phosphate groups, hence the name tri-phosphate. Now, when ever the brain detects the intention of motion, or the human preceives that he/she must start moving, as happens in contents or in danger, the brain instructs the body to start breaking down this molecule, ATP, but not completely, only cleaving one phosphate group, so the adenosine triphosphate, is now called adenosine di-phosphate, and a dettached group of phosphate. This cleaving is eesential for body in motion, or brain in thinking since in that link, between the one phosphate group and the rest of the ATP molecule there is a huge energy storage, that can only be "unleashed" if you break that bond. Now, how can you get ATP? this ATP is like your available currency that you use at the grocery store to buy food; but first you must go to the bank and pull out some money. The body does the same thing, only with glucose, starch and fat storage that is dispersed across your body. These storages (bank accounts) start to break down when you start exercising or moving for a long time period thereby producing even more ATP molecules ready to be used by the body. This is the reason why runners tend to drink or ingest really sweet substances since they have a lot of glucose, hence a lot of ATP available. Another reason is, as you exercise more the body starts breaking down the fat storages in the body in order to obtain the necessary amount of ATP to sustain your physical activity, that is why you lose weight when you exercise. I hope it helped. Good Luck.
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vertebrates = backbone\ninvertebrates = no backbone
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skeletal(striated)\nsmooth \ncardiac
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early death, blood, and insects:)\n-you didn't mention your fears, and i'd like to know them:)
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metabolism that requires the presence of oxygen
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Both are created by anerobic metabolism. Usually, it's by a cell that can use oxygen or not, and when it runs out of oxygen then it turns to anerobic metabolism. This often creates byproducts such as lactic acid, carbon dioxide, etc. \n\nFor example, you are excercising for a long time and all of your ATP has been used up. Due to a lack of oxygen, anerobic respiration produces lactic acid...which is the burn you feel when you've been excercising heavily. \n\nThe importance is that they are done without oxygen, AND that they produce energy for when you run low on ATP.
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If you neutralised the phosphorous in your system you would be dead isnatntly. Phosphorous is an esential component of ATP.
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C) By interfering with the electron transport chain, energy production (in the form of ATP) would be significantly reduced.  Neurons use a great amount of energy to maintain the ionic gradient that allows synaptic transmission.  In he absence of ATP, the ionic pumps, primarily sodium/potassium, would not function, the ionic gradient would break down, and it would halt neuronal transmission.
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I suffer a rare genetic mutation that renders me completely devoid of all seriousness.  it's as though my funny bone grew completely out of control and encompassed my entire skeletal structure.\n\noh, look!  a wombat! ;-Þ
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That would be the Frankensteintists, yes?\n\nHerpatologists probably have a "leg up" on this topic, hee hee hee, since many lizards have regenerative powers as do many worms, crustaceans,  and many other life non-mammalian forms