Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6.3, Problem 3TYK
Summary Introduction

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Glucose is a six-carbon monosaccharide that provides energy to the cells of the body. Atmospheric carbon dioxide is used by plants as a source of carbon during the process of photosynthesis to form glucose.

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