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Explain Why Grandsons of Boys Who Survived a Famine Lived

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Explain why grandsons of boys who survived a famine lived longer than grandsons of boys who did not experience a famine?


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Phosphates

Inorganic chemical compounds that contain the phosphate ion, fundamental to cellular function and structural frameworks of organisms.

Cellular Respiration

Cellular respiration is the process by which cells generate ATP, the energy currency, by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen.

Glucose

A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.

ATP

Stands for adenosine triphosphate, a molecule that carries energy within cells for metabolism.

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