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Biology — Fate of Photosynthetic Glucose

How a plant uses the glucose it makes.

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Fate of glucose made in photosynthesisGlucose (photosynthesis)100Respiration40Stored as starch25Cellulose (cell walls)20Lipids and proteins15Conserved — 100 in, 100 out, across 5 nodes and 4 flows. The widths add up.5 nodes named only by a flow — `Glucose (photosynthesis)`, `Respiration`, `Stored as starch`, `Cellulose (cell walls)`, `Lipids and proteins`. They are drawn …Conserved: 100 enters at `Glucose (photosynthesis)` and 100 leaves at `Respiration`, `Stored as starch`, `Cellulose (cell walls)`, `Lipids and proteins`, and …

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title "Fate of glucose made in photosynthesis"
flow "Glucose (photosynthesis)" "Respiration" 40
flow "Glucose (photosynthesis)" "Stored as starch" 25
flow "Glucose (photosynthesis)" "Cellulose (cell walls)" 20
flow "Glucose (photosynthesis)" "Lipids and proteins" 15