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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Calorie | The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. |
| Cellular respiration | The process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen. |
| Aerobic | requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life. |
| Anaerobic | living in the absence of air or free oxygen. |
| Glycolysis | literally means "sugar-breaking" |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| Krebs Cycle | Pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy extracting reactions |
| Matrix | The innermost compartment of the mitochondrion and the site of the Krebs Cycle reactions |
| Fermentation | In the absence of oxygen fermentation releases energy from food molecules by producing ATP |