Respiration vs. Photosynthesis Cellular respiration is the process of oxidizing food molecules, like glucose, to carbon dioxide and water. C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O → 12H2O + 6 CO2 The energy released is trapped in the form of ATP for use by all the energy-consuming activities of the cell. The process occurs in two phases: glycolysis, the breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid the complete oxidation of pyruvic acid to carbon dioxide and water Definitions of photosynthesis and respiration
greenhouse gases, like carbon and methane, in the atmosphere. The carbon cycle utilizes sinks and reservoirs to balance the amount of carbon in the air. A source of carbon dioxide is the burning of fossil fuels, which is being balanced by the photosynthesis of plants. The carbon from burning excessive amounts of fossil fuels is absorbed by trees in the environment. These fossil fuels include oil, coal, and natural gas. When burned, they emit carbon and release it into the air. Humans have been burning
project on ecosystems briefly describes its’ concept and illustrates how ecosystem considerations change daily our decisions, and why is this behaviour change is important. Acknowledgement: This interesting project has given me a chance to realise the importance of ecosystem and made me study the topic in detail and understand it better. I will like to thank my Biology teacher (Ms. Xxxxxxxxx) for giving this project
French chemist, Antoine Lavoisier was thoroughly investigating the exothermic reaction, combustion, when he discovered The Law of Conservation of Mass in 1789. Lavoisier understood the importance of measurements and yearned to apply them to an experiment involving combustion. He initiated this experiment by recording the mass of various substances after he had applied heat to them. He noticed that some of the substances declined in weight, whereas, others demonstrated an increase in weight. This
decrease the amount of deforestation. Everyone needs to be educated on the harmful effects of deforestation also on the importance of population control which will reduce the number of trees that need to be cut down for human needs. Whenever a tree is cut down we should replant another in place of the one that was harvested. Also, we should join together in understanding the importance of recycling, avoid wasting papers and the unnecessary use of paper towels and paper
actually animals, although they possess some plant like characteristics. They share a symbiotic relationship with the algae zooxanthellae, which serves as a source of food, but also gives the coral its beautiful color. This algae grows through photosynthesis, which is why most corals are found in warmer, shallower waters. The coral itself is made up of a limestone skeleton which it secretes from its absorption of carbon dioxide in the water. This hard skeleton is covered in flesh-like organisms
The increased focus on maritime security post 9/11 has inadvertently put SLOC like the IO on the radars of many observers for fear of disruption to shipping and trade. For starters, the threat of piracy, especially along the waters near the Horn of Africa and in the northern part of the Straits of Malacca, continues to be a bane to merchant ships. The busy shipping traffic in the IO naturally attracts the attention of pirates keen to grab the cargo, and even the vessels and the valuables carried
The Cambrian period is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era which was about 56 million years from the end of the prior Precambrian to the beginning of the Ordovician Period. The Cambrian period is the beginning of a large difference in life on Earth. Before the Cambrian most of the life was very simple and unicellular. For the first time we began to see more multicellular forms of life. "The oceans became oxygenated. Although there was a lot of atmospheric oxygen by the beginning of
Biological resources provided by the Earth play essential role in economic and social development of the humans. Therefore, it is of great importance to acknowledge an enormous value of biological diversity both to present and future generations. However, ecosystems and species have never been under such threat as they are nowadays. Loss of species caused by human activities continues at an alarming rate (CBD, 2014). As a reaction to the seriousness of the problem, in November 1988 the United Nations
an “herb of green” grew. This is explaining how the earth came to be covered in plants and proves that the Northern Europeans knew that sunlight and warmth was needed to nurture plant life and at the very least shows a simple acknowledgement of photosynthesis. This goes back to that hint that an event occurred causing the earth’s growth because that event was sunlight‘s entry. The sun was brand new because she didn’t know where her “hall” was or her purpose as well as the purposes of the moon and stars