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| cellular respiration definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen | 92 sets | |
| 2 | the process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen | 39 sets | |
| 3 | the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic moelcules | 34 sets | |
| 4 | the process of breaking down food to yield energy | 26 sets | |
| 5 | the process in which a cell breaks down sugar or other organic compounds to release energy used for cellular work; may be anaerobic or aerobic depending on the availability of oxygen. | 21 sets | |
| 6 | the most prevalent and efficient catabolic pathway for the production of atp, in which oxygen is consumed as a reactant along with the organic fuel. | 17 sets | |
| 7 | process that releases energy by breaking down food molecules in the presence of oxygen: made up of glycosis, the krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain | 17 sets | |
| 8 | the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food | 16 sets | |
| 9 | the process in which cells make atp by breaking down organic compounds | 14 sets | |
| 10 | the breakdown of food molecules in the presence of oxygen, in order to release the chemical energy the molecules contain | 11 sets | |
| 11 | chemical process that uses oxygen to convert chemical energy stored in organic molecules into atp (adenosine triphosphate) | 9 sets | |
| 12 | the process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates; atmospheric oxygen combines with glucose to form water and carbon dioxide | 9 sets | |
| 13 | the process of producing atp in the cell from oxygen and glucose; releases carbon dioxide and water | 7 sets | |
| 14 | a process in which cells use oxygen to release energy stored in sugars. | 7 sets | |
| 15 | the aerobic harvesting of energy from food molecules | 7 sets | |
| 16 | the chemical process where mitochondria break down food molecules to produce atp | 7 sets | |
| 17 | catabolic pathway in which organic molecules are broken down to release energy for use by the cell | 6 sets | |
| 18 | process that breaks down food to make atp and release carbon dioxide as waste | 6 sets | |
| 19 | the oxidation of organic compounds that occurs within cells, producing energy for cellular processes. | 6 sets | |
| 20 | releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in presence of oxygen | 6 sets | |
| 21 | process by which living organisms harvest the energy in food molecules | 6 sets | |
| 22 | process that releases energy by breaking down food molecules in the presence of oxygen | 5 sets | |
| 23 | the complex process in which cells make atp by breaking down organic compounds | 5 sets | |
| 24 | oxygen is consumed as a reactant along with the organic fuel | 5 sets | |
| 25 | process used to make atp from sugar for the cell | 5 sets | |
| 26 | the aerobic harvesting of energy from food molecules; the energy-releasing chemical breakdown of food molecules, such as glucose, and the storage of potential energy in a form that cells can use to perform work; involves glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation (the electron transport chain and chemiosmosis). | 5 sets | |
| 27 | the processes by which living cells obtain a usable form of energy by combining oxygen with glucose. | 5 sets | |
| 28 | process that release energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen | 5 sets | |
| 29 | process of breaking down food to yield energy | 5 sets | |
| 30 | the process in which a cell breaks down sugar or other organic compounds to release energy used for cellular work; may be anaerobic or aerobic, depending on the availability of oxygen. | 5 sets | |
| 31 | process by which a cell releases energy from food molecules | 5 sets | |
| 32 | the process by which cells obtain usable energy from energy sources | 5 sets | |
| 33 | chemical process that uses oxygen to convert chemical energy stored in organic molecules into atp | 4 sets | |
| 34 | aerobic harvesting of energy from sugar by muscle cells | 4 sets | |
| 35 | the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules | 4 sets | |
| 36 | the process that releases energy by breaking down food molecules in the presence of oxygen | 4 sets | |
| 37 | the process by which food molecules are broken down to release energy for work | 4 sets | |
| 38 | the process in which a cell breaks down sugar or other organic compounds to release energy used for cellular work | 4 sets | |
| 39 | chemical process that uses oxygen to convert chemical energy stored in organic molecules into atp. | 4 sets | |
| 40 | the process of burning glucose to generate energy. all cells undergo this | 4 sets | |