Bio Chapter 9
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sisterruth on December 6, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 calorie (A) | the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius |
| cellular respiration | process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen |
| aerobic | process that requires oxygen |
| anaerobic | process that does not require oxygen |
| glycolysis | first set of reactions in cellular respiration during which 1 molecule of glucose, a 6-carbon compound, is transformed into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid, a 3-carbon compound |
| NAD+ | electron carrier involved in glycolysis |
| Krebs cycle | second stage of cellular respiration in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions |
| matrix | innermost compartment of the mitochondrion |
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