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ERIC Number: EJ389690
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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How Living Things Obtain Energy: A Simpler Explanation.
Igelsrud, Donald E.
American Biology Teacher, v51 n2 p89-93 Feb 1989
Examines five basic reactions which describe the biochemical pathways for living things obtaining energy. Shows the reactions that occur in respiration after glycolysis, the dehydrogenation reaction, decarboxylation, and two kinds of make-ready reactions which prepare molecules for further dehydrogenation and decarboxylation. Diagrams are included. (RT)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemical Reactions, College Science, Cytology, Energy, Human Body, Physical Sciences, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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