CARBON IS A CONSTITUENT ELEMENT OF ALL BIOMOLECULES
INCLUDING FOOD ~ THIS MAKES FOOD CHAINS & WEBS POSSIBLE !
THE KEY ELEMENT ~ In the Flora & Fauna
Has to be CARBON ! In all Life Molecules ~ the
Element CARBON is an essential part of the molecule !
CARBOHYDRATES ~ Glucose ~ C6H1206
AMINO ACIDS ~ Glycine ~ H2N - CH2 - COOH
Regular FATS & OILS ~ Glycerol with three Carboylic Acids
Balanced diets provide all these food components.
Our main carbohydrate ~ STARCH (polyglucose) comes from CO2
Now 410 ppm ~ in the atmosphere ! CO2 .......
Combines with water (H-O-H) to form Glucose ~ then
Your plant polymerises it to STARCH (for food) and .......
CELLULOSE for plant FIBRE and Animal Food ~ then .......
Letting out CO2 as we respire (breath out) ~ so the .......
Element CARBON cycles round from Fauna to Flora to Fauna !
Thanks for visiting ~ comments please ~ Love Angela & Brian 🧡🧡🧡
Unfortunately in the UK most of the underlying Chemistry & Biology
of the CARBON CYCLE is not fully taught at Molecular Level until
A-level (16 ~ 18). Also why an optimum equilibrium level of CO2 is
250 ppm ~ and why higher levels cause Global Warming which has
serious Environmental Consequences ! More details of the Natural
Cycles (Water ~ Carbon ~ Nitrogen etc) and the Environmental
Consequences of CO2 increase *The Greenhouse Effect* are now
being taught in GCSE (11 ~ 16) ! The more we understand about
Environment ~ The more we will do ~ to preserve the PLANET.
ANGELA & I have both studied BIOCHEMISTRY @ UNIVERSITY !