Glucose - Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula C 6H 12O 6., ATP - ATP is a nucleotide that consists of three main structures: the nitrogenous base, adenine; the sugar, ribose, Cellular Respiration - The process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules., Photosynthesis - the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct, Eukaryote - An organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria., Prokaryote - A microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles, Lipid - Fatty compounds that perform a variety of functions in your body, Protein - complex substance that consists of amino acid residues joined by peptide bonds., Carbohydrate - Any of a large group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starch, and cellulose, containing hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2:1) and used as structural materials and for energy storage within living tissues., Calorie - The amount of heat required at a pressure of 1 standard atmosphere to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1° Celsius, Metabolism - The chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy., Basal Metabolic Rate - The number of calories you burn as your body performs basic (basal) life-sustaining function., Sedentary - Any waking activity that requires an energy expenditure ranging from 1.0 to 1.5 basal metabolic rate performed in a sitting or reclining posture., Atom - The basic unit of a chemical element, Molecule - A group of atoms boned together, Compound - A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture., Element - A part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic, Mixture - A substance made by mixing other substances together,

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