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GS Mod 12
Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science Module 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Producers | Organisms that produce their own food. |
| Consumers | Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food. |
| Herbivore | A consumer that eats producers exclusively. |
| Carnivore | A consumer that eats only other consumers. |
| Omnivore | A consumer that eats both producer and other consumers. |
| Combustion | Requires oxygen Combustion produces energy, carbon dioxide, and water. |
| Carbohydrates | Usually the the first macronutrient burned. |
| Monosaccharide | Simple sugars (Example: glucose). The only type of carbohydrate the cell in your body can burn. |
| Disaccharide | Two monocaccharides linked together (example: table sugar). |
| Polysaccharide | Many monosaccharides linked together (Example: starch, as in a potato). |
| fats | The second macronutrient burned. |
| Saturated fats | This kind of fat tends to be solid at room temperature. |
| Unsaturated fats | This kink of fat tends to be liquid at room temperature. |
| Proteins | The third macronutrient burned. |
| Endothermic | Using energy for the purpose of keeping our internal temperature relatively constant. (Warm-blooded.) |
| Glycolysis | The first step in the combustion process. |
| Krebs cycle | Second step in the combustion process |
| Electron transport system | The third step in the combustion process. |