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Why cant marine animals break down water molecules into oxygen?
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∙ 9y ago
Marine animals do not break down water molecules into oxygen, just like we don't. They breathe O2 gas that is in solution in the water.
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Why do plants need oxygen to survive?
When a plant feeds on its own food, that food is broken down in the same way that it's broken down in an animals body (including yours): with oxygen. The oxygen is needed to break down the carbohydrate molecules and release the energy stored in those molecules. While a plant is photosynthesizing, its producing more than enough oxygen to break down its own food.
What process uses oxygen to break down food molecules?
osmosis
What do chemicals released into the atmosphere break ozone down into to?
CFC's are released into atmosphere. They break the ozone into oxygen molecules.
When there is no oxygen present what are the processes called that break down organic molecules?
Anaerobic Respiration
What do Cells use to break down glucose and store its energy in molecules of ATP?
oxygen :)
How many diatomic Oxygen molecules does it takes to break down glucose?
Once molecule of glucose contains 6 atoms of carbon, 12 atoms of hydrogen and 6 atoms of oxygen.
Do carbohydrates allow animals to conserve heat?
Carbohidrates are the easiest molecules to break, and when you break molecules you release energy, and heat. So heat is conserved in a molecule, in a way.
Which mitochrodria break down food molecules to produce ATP in the absence of oxygen?
No mitochondrion breaks down food molecules in the absence of oxygen. In the absence of oxygen, glycolysis followed by fermentation occurs in the cytoplasm.
Which gas do plants and animals need to break down their food?
Oxygen
Do plants and animals have mictochondria?
Yes, they use it to break down the food molecules into energy.
What is oxygen used to break down food molecules releasing large amounts of energy?
Cellular Respiration
The process by which cells break down molecules to relase energy without using oxygen?
anaerobic respiration
