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What is salivary amylase?

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Salivary amylase is an enzyme produced in the saliva that breaks down starches into sugars, aiding in the digestion of carbohydrates.

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What would humans have difficulty digesting without salivary amylase?

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Humans would have difficulty digesting carbohydrates without salivary amylase.

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What is the carbon cycle?

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The carbon cycle is the process by which carbon is exchanged among the atmosphere, land, water, and living organisms, essential for maintaining life on Earth.

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What must happen for the carbon cycle to continue in a closed terrarium?

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All organisms must continue to exchange gases.

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What is active transport?

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Active transport is the process of moving substances across a cell membrane against their concentration gradient, requiring energy, usually in the form of ATP.

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What is the best evidence that a cell is using active transport?

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ATP is being rapidly consumed near the cellular membrane.

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What is passive transport?

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Passive transport is the movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy, typically moving from high to low concentration.

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What is osmosis?

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Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.

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What is the function of the Calvin Cycle?

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The Calvin Cycle is a series of biochemical reactions in photosynthesis that produces sugar from carbon dioxide.

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What does ATP stand for?

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ATP stands for adenosine triphosphate, which is the energy currency of the cell.