Saturday, January 10, 2015

#24) Big Idea 2: Term 2: Anabolic

Inside the sun-soaked leaves of this avocado sprout, there are tiny anabolic reactions taking place. This plant, like all plants, is using photosynthesis to create sugars to use for energy. Creating these sugars is an anabolic process because energy is being stored/put in the reactants (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen) to make the product (glucose).

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