#atp like... adenosine triphosphate???

[cl0udy3]

this how i feel writing this ellie fic rn (im nerding it, im nerding it out)

[kadhal]

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[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Notes: The Human Body

A Quick & Simplified Guide: On Cells & DNA

CELL

The basic unit of life

You are made up of about 30 trillion of them

Don’t all look the same: A red blood cell looks nothing like a spleen cell, which looks nothing like a cell in the skin of your eyelid. That’s because they each have very different jobs.

But they still share some basic parts:

Nucleus - heart of the cell

Golgi apparatus - packages up proteins and labels them so they get to the right place; "the cell's post office"

Mitochondria - the cell's power generators. Like cars, you run on "fuel" too. It's called ATP (adenosine triphosphate). They do almost all the work of turning the energy from your food into ATP. Without the "fuel", the cell would die.

Endoplasmic reticulum - makes proteins that the cell needs in order to keep doing its job

To survive, cells need:

Food - especially sugars, which contain the energy that is turned into ATP

Oxygen - vital for turning the energy in sugars into ATP

Water - needed inside each cell for nutrients to move into and around it

3 Types of Waste (when making ATP from food)

Carbon dioxide - which you breathe out

Ammonia - after a bit of tweaking by your liver, this chemical passes out in your urine

Water - any water that your cell does not need eventually ends up in your blood, and exits your body in urine, feces, sweat, and breath

How "Big" is your Body?

Though your cells are tiny, they can join together to make big structures. In fact, unpacked, your body is enormous:

A pair of lungs, smoothed out, would cover a tennis court.

If you unravelled the airways within your lungs and laid them in a line, they would stretch from London to Moscow.

In the same way, all of the blood vessels (the veins and arteries and smaller blood-bearing tubes) in your body would stretch two and a half times round planet Earth.

DNA is extremely thin. You’d need 20 billion strands of it, laid side by side, to make the width of the thinnest human hair. But you have so much of it, and so many cells, that if you formed all that DNA into a single strand, it would reach 10 billion miles across the solar system, to Pluto and beyond. Think of it: there is enough of you to exit the solar system. You are, in the most literal sense, cosmic.

DNA

The "instruction manual" for making you.

Almost every single cell in your body has two copies of that manual:

The Double Helix

DNA - made up of two strands connected by rungs, making a kind of twisted ladder called a double helix

Stored inside the nucleus of the cell, in packages called chromosomes

Within your DNA are short sections called genes

A gene is a code that tells the cell how to make a particular protein

Most of the useful things in your body are proteins:

Some speed up helpful chemical changes going on inside you. Others are needed to fight harmful invaders. And others make up bits of virtually all your body parts, including your muscles, your bones and your brain cells.

Different DNA

Your DNA is unique to you (assuming you don't have an identical twin)

Yet in all humans, 99.9% of the DNA is the same.

This makes us all nearly identical.

But my DNA and your DNA will still differ in three to four million places.

Given the massive amount of DNA you have, this is quite a small number, but it’s enough to make a lot of difference between us.

Where does DNA come from?

Almost all of your cells contain 23 pairs of chromosomes.

One of each pair came from your biological mother, and one came from your biological father.

Your DNA is, therefore, a mixture of your parents’ DNA.

But you’ll also have about a hundred of your very own personal genetic mutations.

These are stretches of DNA that don’t quite match any of those given to you by either of your parents – they are yours alone.

Some people have an unusual number of chromosomes.

For example, people with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21.

DNA is extremely stable:

Probably nothing you own right now – no item of clothing or game or even computer – will still exist a thousand years from now, but your DNA almost certainly will.

Incredibly, scientists recently managed to get genetic information from a human fossil that was 800,000 years old.

Source ⚜ Writing Notes & References

[constantlymusing]

Every time I see "atp" in a conversation my evil brain whispers Adenosine Triphosphate in my ear like an evil biology mind control parasite

[draconesmundi]

happy sts! What is your favourite aspect of your WIPs that you love to explain to people? (This is @the-starlight-writer)

So for Dracones Mundi I do like explaining my magic system; magic as a biologically evolved process.

The IRL Science Bit...

So in most vertebrate animals there are fatty tissues, adipose tissues. The normal kind of adipose tissues are White Adipose Tissues (WAT), which are cells full of fat stores. Mammals are special because they also have Brown Adipose Tissues (BAT). In BAT, there are special mitochondria.

A normal mitochondrion converts oxygen and carbohydrates into a molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP). It does this (in simplified terms), by shuffling protons on either side of a wobbly membrane using a chain of proteins called the electron transport chain, and the final protein takes atoms and uses the energy of the proton movement to bash together the ATP; think of it like a complicated series of small waterfalls and pumps used to case a little water wheel to turn in a mill to produce bread. But protons instead of water. And ATP instead of bread. And proteins instead of a little miller and his wife.

So ATP stores energy in chemical bonds. Breaking these bonds gives a little zap of energy, but while the molecule is bonded together it can be safely moved around the body to where it needs to go - energy to move muscles for example.

So a NORMAL mitochondrion makes 'energy' in the form of ATP.

A BROWN ADIPOSE MITOCHONDRION makes energy and just. Releases it into the cell. Not stored chemically. A tiny microscopic burst of heat let loose. It just makes heat. BAT = has special mitochondria for heat generation. So mammals can just make heat using Brown Adipose Tissue. This is where our heat comes from, how we can be 'warm blooded'.

The Dracones Mundi bit...

Brown adipose tissue but instead of heat it produces magical energy :)

This makes a kind of force-field of magic around the dragon's body, that allows it to interact with the atmospheric magic around it. Magic is intangible otherwise; cannot be touched. With a magic-field, a dragon can push against magic in the air, and indeed 'swim' through it. And that's how dragons fly!

[nightdragonvigil]

A Small Passion Project.

Heya! I know I've been quiet lately but that's mostly because of school, which is out for me now. Anyways, I am working on a little something with my friends. Basically a remake of a much older roleplay to flesh it out and give it new life. I'm calling it Heavenly Divinity! Of course I might have other side projects alongside this one but this one will be my main priority. If you're interested and want to show it to your friends, feel free to reblog. Below is a more detailed description.

The roleplay is set on a fictional continent called Forengard. It is connected to our world but can only be accessed through certain portals in the sea (ex. the Bermuda Triangle). Thus the world is similar but different because it contains actual magic as energy. It's similar to all other energy and comes from the core of the planet it's sitting on (which is made of an element on the actual periodic table, but as for which one I have not decided yet.) This magical energy allows much of the life on Forengard to live, and it is processed through their bodies very similar to the way our own bodies synthesize ATP (adenosine triphosphate, for you non-biology people). There are many magical beings, ex. griffins, dragons, demigods, magicians, deities, etc., as magic can be either inherited or learned, but inherited magic is usually stronger and more reliable than learned magic.

The main and most powerful magical beings in Forengard are deities. These deities are very similar to the gods and goddesses of primarily greek mythology. A large pantheon of these deities rules over the overworld, the underworld, and everything in between. Deities can be born from two deity parents or become a deity by one of two paths: they can either be granted the power to become a deity by another deity or they can become a deity from a lowly mortal from contact with a very mysterious and rare plant called an ambrosia flower. There are several different colors of these flowers and each grants a different type of power, the most powerful being a blue flower, which grants full deity power without repercussions. All of the other flowers have some kind of drawback that goes along with them. For example, a black flower gives deity power, but it slowly drains an aspect of the deity, such as their sanity. You can be a deity of a max of three things and it's usually what the common people worship you for or is derived from what powers you have. There are other subtypes of deities as well, such as eldritch deities. Demigods also exist and are usually below the power of deities, because deities are the only magical beings to be immortal - no other magical creature can possess immortality EXCEPT for deities. Demigods are the product of a human and a deity. Demigods and other magical beings are born with magic, but they usually do not become aware of it until they are older, around 5-8 years old or as late as early teen years. However, some demigods aren't born with magic at all, although this is incredibly rare and only occurs in about 10 out of 1,000 demigod births. Due to their heritage, demigods are also more susceptible to disease and disability than mortals of their deities. Demigods born with ailments occurs in about 60 to 100 births, or in a 3/5ths ratio, and it is more likely to happen if their deity parent was once mortal. However, death only occurs in about 10-20 of these individuals, or about 30% at its height. Nonetheless, demigods usually possess superhuman abilities and strength and are celebrated throughout history as heroes.

There are other prominent magical species as well but I won't go into detail about them as this is just an intro post. But here is a basic explanation of the magical tiers and who is generally put under them. These aren't strict and are more for generalization purposes. There are five, notated using roman numerals, and each one increases in power. Tier I includes the least powerful of magical beings. This includes all demigods and any mortal who possesses magic, as well as deities who need a magical talisman to use their magic (which I will explain later). Tier II deities are slightly more powerful than Tier II. These deities typically have some kind of drawback that inhibits them from using the full extent of their power under any circumstance. The difference from Tier I is that the magic is carried with them and it does not simply fade when they close their spellbook or lose their talisman, and that performing large spells, such as lifting curses, can seriously hurt them. The deities who get their power from black ambrosia flowers, who I mentioned before, fall under this tier. Tier III includes your standard fire and ice deities that do not have any kind of power that influences the entire world, like the deities that govern the seasons. Tier IV includes the deities that have powers that influence the entire world but not to the extent of things like life or death. The deities that govern the seasons that I mentioned above would fall into this category. Deities that would also fall into this category are those that can control the weather and the land. Tier V includes the most omnipotent of deities. These typically include your life and death deities. These deities influence the entire overworld and/or underworld. There is also an optional Tier VI that some magical scholars use to categorize deities that are of other universes and possess magic that is not entirely understood or is completely unknown. This tier often includes eldritch deities. However, this tier is not widely used and they are often lumped into the Tier V with the others. I would elaborate more into the tiers and how deity power works, but I don't want to break your brains with how complex it can be. Like how deities aren't really immortal. But we tend to lie to ourselves in science for simplicity purposes, so many scholars choose to group deities as immortal anyway. If I am pressed, I may elaborate on this later. But I must leave.

[brightlotusmoon]

"D-ribose supplements can offer health benefits for those with certain conditions like heart disease, fibromyalgia, or myoadenylate deaminase deficiency (MAD). More research is needed, but emerging studies look promising.

D-ribose is a critically important sugar molecule.

It’s part of your DNA — the genetic material that contains information for all the proteins produced in your body — and also makes up part of your cells’ primary energy source, adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

Though your body naturally produces ribose, some believe that D-ribose supplements can improve health or exercise performance."

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Years and years ago, my mother suggested Ribose and I completely forgot. My tub of ribose power arrived today and I mixed it in my bedside water bottle.

D-Ribose powder is nifty. It's almost like MSM (methylsulfanomethane). It's odorless, colorless, tasteless, and dissolves fast in liquid.

...where was I? Right, Australia. Anyway, let's see what a daily 5 grams will do.

[totallynotthedarkreunion]

Death Note as stupid shit my online friends have said

I have no explanation for this and you know who you are. Most of these are the same person. Ready go

"I'm god's bbg what makes you believe I'd be in hell" - Light

"Do you think if she slapped him you'd hear his skeleton bones rattle like Minecraft skeletons" - Ryuk (to light about L)

"Starts to turn into a big alpha with red eyes" - Matt

"He loves bathing in my period blood trust" - either Mello or Misa. Either could make sense if you think abt it

"You need to be trapped in a box" - Near (to Light)

"He could turn me into a raisin and I'd thank him" - Misa (about Light)

"Fu k that work you worked yesterdayyou deserve a little treat 🖕" - L (to himself)

"You're chomping? On what? Mello's asscheeks?" - literally anyone to matt

"ATP (at this point, not adenosine triphosphate)..." - Near

"I'm gonna shape you into a small Lego piece and feed you to a seven month old baby" - Near

"Quit being bored, go eat a person or something" - Mello

Okay thank you

[bonefall]

What would be the words for flavors in Clanmew? Like sweet, sour, bitter, salty, etc…

Most Clan cats can taste five flavors, with some cats (especially in ThunderClan) having the fascinating ability to taste an extra 6th! This is the fabled Sweetness Tolerance, a recessive gene that turns TAS1R2 back on!

"Hangon," The gourmand in my audience states astutely, "Humans can only taste five flavors, right?" CORRECT. Real cats can't taste sweetness, but in return, they can taste Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)! There is a secret, EXTRA flavor in meat for cats. So, in a Clan cat with Sweetness Tolerance, they can taste the same flavors as you plus an extra one.

All Clan cats, regardless of Sweetness Tolerance or not, have five flavors.

Here's a big pack of taste-related words, italics indicate the word is already in the Lexi;

Yummy (of taste) = Arrlele

Icky (of taste) = Nyelele (Note: Mwawag, "Disgusting," is a lot stronger of a word and broader in its usage)

Tasted/Tasting/Will Taste (Of food) = Lelemesm/Lelemes/Leleme

Tongue = Mleh

Taste/Smell/Sense of Jacobson's Organ, nose, or tongue = Yass (You may recognize this as an opening particle! This is a HUGE sense for cats, and Clanmew contains compound words that further specify where exactly the speaker is sensing it from. Also used to extend metaphorically to thinking and believing.)

Taste/Flavor/Taste or smell primarily on the tongue = Yassmleh

Gauche/the attribute of having bad taste = Ragywar (Means: Has taste like a boar. This is used to describe Harestar who bites his tunnelbuns.)

FLAVOR ACCORDING TO CLAN CATS (including all their cultural categories that are technically not a scientific flavor);

Salty = Byyle (Blood-taste)

Bitter/Sour = Owsle (Note: Clan cats equate these two terms, despite being able to taste them. They're widely disliked enough that they're tossed together if not just called Icky.)

Umami/Savory = Wrale (Tasted better in fats, like eggs, fish, as opposed to ATP)

Adenosine Triphosphate = Regle (Tasted best in muscle-meat and lean animals, particularly rabbits. WindClan foods are notably Regle-tasting.)

Sweet = Posle (Note: Very rarely used in names. Sweetbriar and Sweetpaw's suffix in Clanmew was Rruqa, Eglantine, also known as Sweetbrier. Jessie's Clanmew name, Sweetbright, WAS Posleyaywi.)

Sharp/Tangy/Spicy = Kuble Describes juniper, pellitory, some sorts of fermented foods that ShadowClan (AND SHADOWCLAN ALONE) will eat. Comes from Strike-Taste. If mint wasn't so deadly to cats, they would describe the tang of menthol like this.

Bland = Swole (Water-taste.)

And lastly, there is;

Sweetness Tolerance = Posef-en-mleh [Pollinator-'s-Tongue] Doubles as a phrase that can translate to "sweet tooth."

[darkmaga-returns]

Story at-a-glance

Just like a car can't run without gas, your body can't function without cellular energy. Yet doctors often treat symptoms while missing the real problem — an energy deficit at a cellular level

Your cells have tiny powerhouses called mitochondria that produce 90% of the body's energy through oxidative phosphorylation; the mitochondria also regulate calcium levels, cell death and metabolic processes

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is your body's energy currency, made up of sugar, nitrogen and three phosphate groups. Your body makes its weight in ATP daily to power everything from muscle movements to brain signals

Mitochondrial dysfunction and resulting energy deficits are linked to numerous diseases, including diabetes, cancer, neurodegenerative conditions, autoimmune disorders and cardiovascular disease

Instead of just treating symptoms, modern medicine needs to focus on restoring cellular energy production. This will revolutionize how we manage diseases by tapping into the body's natural healing abilities

[bacteriashowdown]

Aerobic vs. Anaerobic bacteria

In my last metabolism post, I tried not to get too weighed down in the weeds of cellular respiration. But now I want to talk about it.

I've mentioned before that aerobic bacteria are those that "breathe" oxygen, while anaerobic bacteria are those that don't. But what does it even mean for a bacteria to breathe?

If you read that last post, I think it's quickest to explain like this:

But this process of respiration, that all known lifeforms partake in, deserves a more detailed explanation.

Cellular respiration happens when a cell oxidizes a chemical (called the "electron donor") by transferring an electron from it over to an "electron acceptor". For aerobic bacteria, the acceptor is oxygen. For anaerobic bacteria, it could be any number of things. The electron acceptor is also known as the oxidizing agent.

To clarify some terminology: in chemistry, "oxidation" can be thought of as the process of adding charge to an atom (More precisely, it is increasing the atom's oxidation state, which can also be done by sharing an electron though a covalent bond). The opposite is "reduction", or the process of reducing charge. Since electrons are negatively charged, this translates to oxidation being the removal of an electron, while reduction is the addition of an electron. Thus, for example, an "iron-reducing bacteria" is a species who uses iron as an electron acceptor, and an "iron-oxidizing bacteria" is a species who uses iron as an electron donor.

Let's do an example to tie all the elements of metabolism together: plants. We can pick up from where I left off in the last post, but a bit more accurately. Plants use light for energy (phototrophy), and they are lithotrophic because their electrons are sourced from an inorganic source: water. They are autotrophs because they use carbon dioxide as a carbon source. The aerobic/anaerobic part of respiration happens after all of this, when the energy is extracted from those carbohydrates. Plants use aerobic respiration: the carbohydrate molecules react with oxygen, where they convert back into water, carbon dioxide, and energy in the form of a molecule called ATP (adenosine triphosphate).

This is why my chart clarifies that the respiration is about the final electron acceptor: plants do not use oxygen in the initial reaction, during photosynthesis. It is only when the plant extracts energy from the carbohydrates produced via photosynthesis that oxygen plays an important role.

The reason why we care about whether or not organisms use oxygen in cellular respiration is because, among other things, oxygen is an extremely efficient oxidizing agent. Perhaps that's not very surprising, given the name, but I'm talking on the order of aerobic bacteria being some 15 times more efficient in synthesizing ATP than their anaerobic counterparts.

...okay, I really should talk about ATP. I'm no biochemist, so just know that it is a molecule that can be thought of as the energy "currency" of cells. Fun fact: all cellular respiration, aerobic or anaerobic, is for the purpose of creating ATP. Literally every living thing on the planet makes and uses it.

But if ATP is so good, and it's easier to make with oxygen, then why do we have anaerobic bacteria? Well, the ability of anaerobic bacteria to use electron acceptors other than oxygen makes them remarkably adaptable as organisms. This flexibility allows them to thrive in diverse environments. Also, Earth was not born with the oxygen-rich atmosphere it has today, and so the earliest lifeforms were anaerobic. Only when the cyanobacteria invented oxygenic photosynthesis, and filled the atmosphere with oxygen, was aerobic life able to develop.

Some more common molecules for anaerobic bacteria to use as final electron acceptors are nitrite, nitrate, sulfur, and sulfate. Some bacteria use metals, including iron, manganese, cobalt, and even uranium. Other metals are used in oxidized forms, such as selenium (as selenate) and arsenic (as arsenate), which is toxic to nearly all other life. I think that's pretty neat.

[science-lover33]

🔬🌿 Diving Deeper into the Intricacies of Bioenergetics 🌿🔬

Hey there, science enthusiasts and curious minds! Today, we're embarking on a journey into the fascinating realm of bioenergetics, where the magic of energy transformation in living organisms unfolds. Buckle up because we're about to delve into the nitty-gritty of this captivating field!

The Energy Currency: ATP

At the heart of bioenergetics lies adenosine triphosphate (ATP), often dubbed the "energy currency" of cells. It's like the dollars in your wallet, except cells use ATP to facilitate all sorts of biochemical processes. Think of it as the universal energy medium that powers life itself.

The Energy Factory: Cellular Respiration

Now, let's talk about how ATP is made. In eukaryotic organisms like us, cellular respiration is the superstar process. It comprises glycolysis, the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle), and oxidative phosphorylation. During these metabolic pathways, energy is extracted from organic molecules, such as glucose, and transformed into ATP. It's like a power plant for the cell, with each step meticulously orchestrated.

Expenditure and ATP Hydrolysis

But cells aren't just about making energy; they're also extravagant spenders. When cells perform work or carry out essential functions, they hydrolyze ATP into adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate (Pi). This process releases energy that fuels various cellular activities, from muscle contractions to active transport across cell membranes. It's like using cash to pay for services, and ATP is the bank where cells withdraw their energy.

Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics

Now, let's get a bit nerdy with thermodynamics. Bioenergetics pays homage to the laws of thermodynamics, particularly focusing on entropy and enthalpy. These principles help explain how energy flows within biological systems and how it's harnessed and regulated to keep life ticking. It's a bit like maintaining a delicate energy balance, ensuring that the cellular economy remains stable.

References to Dive Deeper

If you're eager to explore bioenergetics further, here are some fantastic references to get your intellectual gears turning:

1. "Molecular Cell Biology" by Lodish et al.

2. "Molecular Biology of the Cell" by Alberts et al.

3. "Bioenergetics 4" by Nicholls and Ferguson.

So, there you have it! Bioenergetics is like the electrifying symphony of life, with ATP as the conductor. The next time you marvel at the complexity of living organisms, remember that it's all powered by the awe-inspiring world of bioenergetics! 🌿🔬✨ #

[samad3112]

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[basil-from-omori]

how do you feel about adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?

I LOVE IT because I like cell biology AND I love chem even tho I don’t particularly know much abt this specifically

[hey-hamlet]

can you share your theory on the premature aging please i am really interested

Ok so! This is gonna be kinda nerdy - jargon translations at the bottom.

One of my 'how quirks work genetically' theories is that the quirk virus made germline mutations way more common - tanking the fertility rate bc some of the mutations were incompatible with life, but a a lot of those other mutations led to weird hair, skin and eye colours along with quirks. In real life viruses don't do this directly, some but can incorporate themselves into genomes in fragile places that can, indirectly, increase mutation rates. Also in real life these mutations just give you cancer, but anyway.

Another driver of mutation is stress - like real actual 'my life is a mess' stress, but specifically in this case I'm talking about oxidative stress - this can be caused via aforementioned real actual stress, lifestyle problems, immune system responses, etc. Normal metabolism also induces oxidative stress - OFA uses a *lot* of energy - even if it isn't all from calories, it's still got to be used like ATP!

Basically, you get OFA, and a quirk? Your body is mutation central.

Now you may be thinking - hang on, didn't you just say that all those mutations give you cancer? Where is the aging coming in? And honestly fair enough. Oxidative damage is believed to play some part in aging, but not the main part and it wouldn't explain why being quirkless protects you from it.

The answer is lamins - the weird part of the cell you never think about. Lamins are proteins that form a sort of mesh that keeps your cell nuclei nice and round, allowing for easy cell division and nice neat DNA organisation. Progeria is a rare disease caused by a single nucleotide mutation in the gene coding for the processing of lamins, causing them to fold incorrectly, leading to misshapen nuclei. The symptoms of this disease can be simplified to fatal accelerated and premature aging. These lamins and the associated abnormal nuclei can also be found in, unsurprisingly, the elderly (well, in everyone, but the quantity goes up with age).

This disease is typically a germline cell mutation itself, but now we get to play with the quirk virus (and also fudge genetics a touch). If the quirk virus inserted itself near the lamin gene, the chances of mutation are boosted - now, normally those mutated cells would just get cleared away by the immune system and everyone is happy. But, factor in the massive amounts of oxidative stress OFA causes on the already fragile region of DNA and we start accumulating these mutations in the lamin genes all over the place, causing that rapid and fatal aging seen in OFA wielders that have quirks.

jargon translations: germline mutation: mutation within germ cells - egg or sperm - that can pass on to your children. oxidative stress: you know how oxygen rusts metal? wild over simplification, but something a lot like that happens inside you. antioxidants (eaten and produced by the body) are 'easier to rust' and use up all of the reactive oxygen to keep your cells safe. ATP: adenosine triphosphate - the food you eat eventually ends up as this through a long and convoluted collection of pathways, and its the way your cells can actually make use of it. nucleotide: one of the 4 letters your DNA is made up of - in its simplest form, your DNA is just two matching strands made up of a bunch of these letters which your body reads like a computer reads binary code.

sources: i'm not citing them because i do enough of that in university, but studies, my course content and also wikipedia because sometimes you just need to make sure something you though you knew was right or not. you also do not actually need to trust me because this is just a fan theory about an anime, it just needs to sound good. to my knowledge i'm correct though, but have wildly over simplified a lot

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Midterm two week has officially started at my school I’m gonna die o well BUT on our bio midterm the teacher cut it down from 70 question to 45 so yayayayayay and they’re all multiple choice so huzzah! And we get two extra credit points if we can spell ATP and another two if we draw her being attacked by a raccoon so that’s fun

also for studying reasons

ATP-Adenosine Triphosphate

Adenosine triphosphate

adenosine triphosphate

adenosine triphosphate

it’s like a energy or something

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