MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

MUSCLE ENERGETICS GLYCOLYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a conversion from light energy to chemical energy?
A
turning on a stove to heat dinner
B
turning on a lamp
C
making toast in a toaster
D
growing an apple tree
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Photosynthesis is the process by which organisms that contain the pigment chlorophyll convert light energy into chemical energy which can be stored in the molecular bonds of organic molecules (e.g., sugars).

Detailed explanation-2: -When an apple falls from the tree to the ground, its energy of position (stored as gravitational potential energy) is converted to kinetic energy, the energy of motion, as it falls. When the apple hits the ground, kinetic energy is transformed into heat energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The energy found in apples is chemical potential energy. When it grows on a tree, the energy found in the apple is potential energy, and there is kinetic energy and heat energy involved when it hits the ground. When someone digests an apple, chemical energy and heat energy are involved.

Detailed explanation-4: -Light-Dependent Reactions The energy coming into the plant cell through light waves is absorbed by the chlorophyll and converted into chemical energy. This new chemical energy comes in two forms: ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH).

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