1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Anna007 [38]
3 years ago
12

With regard to metabolic reactions, what does it mean when someone says a molecule has been "reduced"

Biology
1 answer:
Zina [86]3 years ago
3 0

Example is conversion of NAD+ to NADH+ is an example of reduced in metabolism.

Explanation:

Oxidation and reduction or redox reaction means transfer of electron from one atom to another in a compound.

In photosynthesis and respiration redox reaction are seen.

The substance that gain the electrons in  metabolic reaction is said to be reduced.

In respiration process oxygen is being reduced. The NAD+ accepts hydrogen ion  and 2 e- to become NADH+H+. These are electron carriers.

The reactions can be seen in glycolysis, Kreb's cycle.

You might be interested in
What is photosynthesis Gayboys come and join please hyw-vfcu-pah​
lord [1]

photosynthesis, the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green plants, light energy is captured and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds.

5 0
3 years ago
2. What caused the mutation in the top gene?
Pavel [41]

Explanation:

mutations occur at some time during a person's life and are present only in certain cells, not in every cell in the body. These changes can be caused by environmental factors such as ultraviolet radiation from the sun, or can occur if an error is made as DNA copies itself during cell division.

4 0
3 years ago
When a scientific experiment is carried out in a controlled setting, all variables are kept the same except for the _______ vari
AlladinOne [14]
The answer is the INDEPENDENT variable
5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Urmmm.. so i need help againnn..
Fofino [41]

Answer:

A

Explanation:

it takes the energy from light and turns it into food

4 0
3 years ago
When exercising outside on an extremely warm day, the client can feel his heart pounding very rapidly. Thinking in terms of the
Nuetrik [128]

Answer:

A) Elastin

Explanation:

Elastin is the principle load-bearing protien present in the wall of aorta. It is the protien which coil and recoils like a spring within the elastic fibres and accounts for elasticity of blood vessels. As during excerise , afterload is increased ,thus a stretch is produced in the vessels. Similarly im warm environment the vessels dilate this this stretch is produced by elastin.

3 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • In multicellular organisms, groups of cells that work together are called: A. cytoplasm. B. organelles. C. nuclei. D. tissues.
    15·2 answers
  • A 2 column by 2 row table. Column 1 is titled Planet with the following entries: A, B. Column 2 is titled Length of a Day in hou
    6·2 answers
  • Which reason provides the best explanation of why a bar graph was selected to show the data in the table?
    13·2 answers
  • If an allele is fixed in a gene pool, then all individuals in the population are homozygous for that allele. True False
    11·1 answer
  • Look at the picture. Please help me with science..
    7·2 answers
  • A concept that there is a specific time in an organism's development during which external factors have a unique and irreversibl
    11·1 answer
  • Mendel studied seven traits in pea plants. One of the monohybrid crosses he made was between plants with round seeds and plants
    15·1 answer
  • Find density if mass equal 400lb volume 20
    15·1 answer
  • What happens in the original cell so that each of the daughter cells has a complete set of chromosomes
    14·1 answer
  • The concept presented to explain the origin of eukaryotic cells, namely that a bacterial cell parasitized another descendant cel
    8·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!