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The function is to move the respiratory medium (air or water) over the respiratory surface; to maintain the concentration gradient. In mammals, the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles are responsible fo...

NET 2 ATP and 2 molecules of 3 carbon Pyruvate

Aerobic respiration is the process by which energy is released from glucose in the presence of oxygen (as indicated by the word 'aerobic'). While in reality it is a complex, multi-step series of reactions...

Pathogen: any microorganism (bacteria or virus) that can cause disease. anything that has a 'path' to disease.

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An enzyme is a protein that catalyses a reaction. That means they perform the reaction without being used up. Enzymes are very specific. Typically only one enzyme with catalyse one kind of reaction. This ...