Explain how plants manufacture glucose?
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It's called photosynthesis.\n\nPlants use the energy gained from light to combine 6 carbon-dioxide molecules with 12 water molecules to create glucose.\n\nDuring this process, 6 oxygen molecules and 6 water molecules are left over.
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This brings back dreadful memories! Glucose is the principal sugar in the biological world. Breakdown of glucose happens in two stages. The first stage is glycolosis, which consists of 10 successive steps in which the glucose, a 6-carbon molecule, is converted into two 3-carbon molecules (pyruvate) and two ATP molecules are synthesized from two ADP molecules and two P i. The second stage of glucose breakdown is called celular respiration, converts the pyruvate molecules into CO2 and H2O through 15 steps, some of which are coupled to the synthesis of many molecules of ATP from ADP +Pi. When pure glucose is ignited and burned, it is completely converted to CO2 and H2O with the release of heat. C6 H12 6O2---->6CO2 + 6H20. The breakdown of glucose in a cell leads to the same result. Six O2 molecules are needed to catabolize each molecule of glucose, and 6 molecules of CO2 and 6 molecules of H2O are the end products. For one mole (180 grams) 686 kilocalories are released. In a cell, the breakdown occurs stepwise, with some energy released at each step. By coupling certain of the steps to synthesis of ATP from ADP, energy is captured. Glycolysis carries the breakdown to pyruvate, during which some energy is transferred into a net gain of two ATP molecules. Glycolysis, however, taps very little of the free energy in glucose; about 93% of this energy is still present in the two pyruvate molecules left after glycolysis. This energy is released in stepwise fashion by conversion of pyruvate to CO2 and H2O in cellular respiration, with the generation of 36 ATP molecules. Cellular respiration occurs in two stages. In the first stage, the pyruvate is oxidized in a sequence of reactions to CO2 and H2O, and electrons are transferred to coenzymes. In the second stage, the passage of the electrons along an electron transport chain is coupled to the synthesis of ATP from ADP and Pi in a manner similar to the transfer of electrons and generation of ATP that occurs in phase 1 reactions of photosynthesis. Then you go on to the citric acid or Krebs cycle. I hope this helps. I remember drawing it out over and over to memorize it. The main thing is to remember as the process goes on what the byproducts are-ATP, etc.
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Photosynthesis does *not* produce carbon dioxide. Photosynthesis uses energy from the sun to combine CO2 and H2O to make glucose. Respiration breaks down glucose for energy and gives off CO2.
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Of the three answers given go with the second one.  Sugar is made through a process of washing, cooking, and crystallization into its final, refined form.  Any residual pesticide can be detected by standard testing techniques like gas chromatography.\n\nIs it possible that some miniscule amount of pesticide does get into the sugar?  Yes, but it is probably so low in concentration that it is way below government standards.  As for the drek about "invisible forces" keeping chemists from doing their jobs, take all such answers for the nonsense that they are.
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They have the cells encoded with the formula called Gene to produce the plant.
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my guess is that glucose provides energy for the body tissues. if they provide energy, then the tissues are able to grow, develop, and function.
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Process by which organisms use sunlight energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars.
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>>>>how is a plant wall made\n\nBy the actions of enzymes that syntehsis celluose from dissolved sugars.\n\n>>>how does a plant get water from the soil to he plant\n\nVia translocation.\n\n>>>what's transpiration?\n\nThe movement of water out of stomata via evaporation.
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A tree grows by photosynthesis: it combines carbon dioxide from the air with water, which it takes in through its roots, to produce glucose, which is converted into starch to be stored in the leaves. Minerals are also taken in through the roots which combine with glucose to produce amino acids, proteins and other stuffs that the tree needs e.g. phosphorus for DNA in the cell nucleus.\n\nThe equation for photosynthesis is:\n\n6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2\n\nWith research you should be able to find other equations for processes going on inside the tree.\n\nI have not described the first stages of the tree's life, i.e. germination. The increase in mass here is due to the uptake of water.
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"My Beautiful..." is correct.\nWhen you dissolve sucrose in water, it first just makes a sucrose solution, but in time, the sucrose will slowly break down into glucose and fructose in solution.
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Your teacher wants you to say it's like a power plant (utility company) -- "burns" glucose to make energy that can be used by the cell elsewhere.
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A chemical reaction that takes place in a plant (with the aid of sun light) to create glucose, which is a type of sugar.\n\nWater + Carbon dioxide > Glucose + oxygen\n\nhttp://www.scienceaid.co.uk/plantnutrition.html
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photosyntheses is the way plants make food. the plants make their food by getting sun, water and carbon dioxide and then the plant uses the carbon dioxide (which we breathe out) and lets out oxygen , without any plants we would run out of oxygen.
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This is basic biochemistry.  All cells (really, all bacteria, all fungi, all plants, all animals) use glucose or other simple sugars as a main source of fuel for energy generation.  (Some will argue that plants actually produce glucose, they both produce and consume it).  The process of glucose breakdown is glycolysis, and it generates energy in the form of ATP, and converts molecules such as NADH to NAD+.  This electron loss gets passed through the electron transport chain  in the mitocondria to generate more ATP.  \n\nCarbohydrates include complex and simple sugars.  Simple sugars can be broken down directly in cells, there are specific receptors that bring in the sugar.  Complex carbs such sucrose (a disaccryide, or a molecule containing two simple sugars) just contain more than one simple sugar in a chain.  They are broken down in the gut by specific enzymes that break the chain and release simple sugars.  Starch is a form of a carbohydrate, but not digestable to mammals, because we lack the enzyme to break it down.  Some bacteria don't though, and they live inside the gut of some mammals such as cows, and when cows eat grass, the starch is broken down by the bacteria and some of it is released into the gut.  So thats why mammalian herbavours exist.  \n\nFat metabolism.  Fats are long carbon chain connected at one end, usually three are connected to glycerol, this is called a triglyceride, and is a perferred form of storage.  Fats are broken down by chopping the carbon chain and generating energy.  Fat burning is slow and fat is a backup fuel source; the primary being simple sugars. \n\nProtein metabolism.  Proteins are digested by proteases in the gut, and the free amino acids are absorbed into the blood stream, where they can enter cells.  Cells can utilize amino acids for energy, but it's not that efficient.  Instead cells utilized amino acids for building new proteins; including the 'essential' amino acids, those that can't be generated by mammalian cells (we lack the enzymes).  So some amino acids are absolutely critical for our well-being.  \n\nLow carb diets simply don't have much carbs, and force the body to switch to fat to burn (in theory).  In reality it doesn't work too well.  During initial exercise, muscles use glycogen, a stored form of glucose, for energy. Also fat is utilized, and a bit of protein.  After 2 hours of exercise (or so, depending on the person), muscle glycogen is depleted, and body must use fat and glucose and protein.  If you do not intake glucose during this exertion, your performance will rapidly drop off; you can only burn so much fat at a time.  So the best advice for fat burning is exercise (at 60-70% max heart rate) for an hour or two, 3, 4x a week, and keep hydrated with water or gatoraid.  \n\nHigh carb diets make it easier for long term exercise by increasing the amount of muscle glycogen.
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Water and "nutrients" depending on the specific type of cell. Plant cells need inorganic nitrogen compounds (ammonia, nitrate), phosphate, iron, magnesium, manganese, copper,...\nAnimal cells need organic substances like sugars or amino acids (which plant cells can produce on their own) additionally to vitamins and ions (iron, copper, cobalt, zinc, molybdenum, iodine, selenium,...)
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Well, basically in photosynthesis, it takes in carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight (or energy). Then it is made into glucose. And after the glucose is made, cellular respiration begins. The oxygen in the water is released from the plant into breathable air. Then humans inhale the air and let out carbon dioxide. It is really a neverending process when you think about it.\n\nWhere does the plant get that water?\nWell, when you water your plants, you're giving it the water it needs for photosynthesis and cellular respiration.\n\nWhat is the extra glucose (which is food for the plant and is also known as a type of sugar) stored as?\nThe extra glucose can be stored as starch, if not eaten by the plant.\n\nI hope this has helped you!\n\n-Fulla Questions :)
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glycogen, a polymer of glucose.