Energy for Life and Energy Reactions and Processes:
Project instructions:
“Energy for Life and Energy Reactions and Processes”
Note: Online students, please respond to three (3) of the following four (4) bulleted items.
The breakdown of ATP releases energy, which is utilized by other reactions that require energy. Identify other examples where inventions have utilized a similar principle, where energy released during one reaction is utilized elsewhere. List three reasons why either one of the processes is more efficient than the other.
Go to one (1) of the Websites listed below to read the blog post of your choice. Discuss the main points of the blog post you chose to read. Explain how it relates to this week's lessons. Give examples with your response.
Websites
– “How Exercise Can Strengthen the Brain”
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/how-exercise-can-strengthen-the-brain/
– “Can Exercise Keep You Young?”
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/can-exercise-keep-you-young/
Go to the Dive Discover Website https://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/vents/light.html
and review the Web page titled Vent Biology: Introduction to Photosynthesis vs. Chemosynthesis. Analyze the major similarities and differences between chemosynthesis and photosynthesis. Determine what you believe is the most significant step in regard to harnessing energy within each process, and explain why.
Go to The Guardian's Website https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jan/19/gm-microbe-seaweed-biofuels