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Because no energy is gained for an organism directly from glucose. It is converted, along with CO2, during cellular respiration to ATP, oxygen, and water. The ATP in this equation is the main energy source for most organisms.
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∙ 15y agoCells do not breakdown glucose because it tis the simplest form of sugar. It is more like the other way around: The process is used for releasing stored energy. Think of ATP as an explosive 'bomb' that supplies the fuel for all the chemical process of living things. It is highly unstable and reacts in milliseconds as it produces the biochemical reactions. Glucose is used to add the third phosphate to adenosine biphosphate (ATP) group. Once this is done, either aerobically or anaerobically, the bomb goes off and a metabolic process is produced.
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∙ 16y agoBecause the energy that your body uses for its metabolic processes are stored/used in the form of ATP. Energy in the form of glucose molecules are not directly usable by your body.
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∙ 11y agoTo release oxygen or to requried energy
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In glycolysis what is the ratio of glucose molecules to the net number ATP molecules at the end of the process?
1 glucose molecule = 38 ATP
Mitochondria produce ATP by?
They produce ATP by oxidizing Glucose. Energy is stored in glucose.
Does cyclic electron flow in the chloroplast produce ATP glucose and NADPH?
9 ATP and 6 NADPH overall. This energy is supplied by the light reactions from photosystem II and photosystem I. 6 ATP are reduced to 6 ADP in stage 1( fixation). The 6 NADPH are reduced to form 6 NADP+ in stage 2(reduction). The final 3 ATP are used in stage 3(regeneration of acceptor).
ATP and glucose different?
Yes. Glucose is a sugar, and it is a 6 carbon ring (C6H12O6). ATP is adenosine triphosphate, which is composed of adenosine and 3 phosphates (PO4). ATP is a direct source of energy for the body. When you ingest glucose, it is converted to ATP before it is used.
What is the main result of aerobic respiration?
The production of ATP from the breakdown of glucose.
In order for glucose to be used as an energy source?
Two phosphate groups must be added to glucose.
In glycolysis what is the ratio of glucose molecules to the net number ATP molecules at the end of the process?
1 glucose molecule = 38 ATP
Mitochondria produce ATP by?
They produce ATP by oxidizing Glucose. Energy is stored in glucose.
Before starch can be used for respiratory ATP production it must be hydrolyzed to what?
glucose(: I am in AP Biology
How do the cells in the human body get and use energy?
This one reason why we need to eat. The cells use a simple sugar called glucose to produce a macromolecule: ATP. It requires a large number of steps to get from a hamburger bun to glucose and ATP, but ATP holds the energy that the cell requires from moving muscles to running the nervous system.
Is glucose a reactant in respiration?
Glucose must be present in order for cellular respiration to occur. Cellular respiration is the process in which glucose is broken down in to ATP (energy), Carbon Dioxide, and water. Glucose is a reactant in the sense that it must be present for the reaction to occur.
One molecule of glucose makes how many molecules of ATP?
The total ATP produced from one glucose is --------* (36/38) ATP
Does cyclic electron flow in the chloroplast produce ATP glucose and NADPH?
9 ATP and 6 NADPH overall. This energy is supplied by the light reactions from photosystem II and photosystem I. 6 ATP are reduced to 6 ADP in stage 1( fixation). The 6 NADPH are reduced to form 6 NADP+ in stage 2(reduction). The final 3 ATP are used in stage 3(regeneration of acceptor).
What happens with ATP during glycolsis?
Glucose is changed into pyruvate
ATP and glucose different?
Yes. Glucose is a sugar, and it is a 6 carbon ring (C6H12O6). ATP is adenosine triphosphate, which is composed of adenosine and 3 phosphates (PO4). ATP is a direct source of energy for the body. When you ingest glucose, it is converted to ATP before it is used.
What molecules has 90 times the energy of ATP?
Glucose
What is the main result of aerobic respiration?
The production of ATP from the breakdown of glucose.
