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What Are Some of the Functions of an Estuary? Can

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What are some of the functions of an estuary? Can you hypothesize why it is important to save for animals? What about for humans?


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Fermentation

A metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes, converting sugar to acids, gases, or alcohol in the absence of oxygen.

Glycolysis

The metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose into pyruvate, producing energy in the form of ATP.

NAD+ Molecules

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide in its oxidized form, serving as an important coenzyme in redox reactions, carrying electrons from one reaction to another.

Anaerobic Conditions

Environments that lack oxygen, under which certain biological processes occur, such as the fermentation in yeasts.

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