Biology-B4-Uses of Glucose

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Glucose is produced from where?
photosynthesis
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What are the five uses of glucose?
Respiration
starch
cellulose
amino acids
fats and oils
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Glucose is used in respiration to?
release energy
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Where does respiration take place?
in the mitochondria
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Glucose may be converted into starch for?
long term storage
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It is a what molecule?
insoluble
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It is also more?
compact
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What is an advantage of this?
it can be converted back into glucose at night when there is less photosynthesis
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Glucose may be stored as fats and oils as a?
future energy source
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Cellulose is a what?
complex carb
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What is its job?
to strengthen the cell wall
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How does glucose form amino acids?
by combining with nitrate ions
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Where are the nitrate ions from?
the soil
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This makes?
proteins
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If a cell has too much glucose what may happen?
It would draw in water via osmosis and become turgid
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cellulose
amino acids
fats and oils

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