Prevent Drunkenness~ Amethyst comes from the Greek amethystos meaning not drunken.. In Greek myth, amethyst was a pure young girl who refused to get drunk, thus incurring the wrath of Dionysus, the god of joviality. To protect her from his wrath, the goddess Diana turned her into quartz.
cellular respiration definition The chemical process that generates most of the energy in the cell, supplying molecules needed to make the metabolic reactions (see metabolism) of an organism run. Note: The main carrier of energy in metabolism is the molecule ATP.
Explain how vitamins play a role in cellular metabolism. Answer: Vitamins are important coenzymes that help enzymes carry out many cellular functions. One of the most common misconceptions about cellular respiration is that we inhale oxygen and that this oxygen is converted to carbon dioxide, which we exhale. Explain what happens to the oxygen we inhale during cellular respiration. Then explain where the carbon dioxide we exhale comes from in cellular respiration. Answer: The oxygen is used to produce ATP from the food we eat by accepting electrons at the end of the electron transport chain and eventually is converted to water.