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Chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Calorie | a mount of energy needed to raise temperature of 1 gram of water 1 gram of Celsius |
| Cellular respiration | process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen |
| Aerobic | process that requires oxygen |
| Anaerobic | process that does not require oxygen |
| Glycolysis | first set of reaction in cellular respiration in which a glucose if broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid |
| NAD+ | electron carrier involved in glycolysis |
| Krebs cycle | second stage of cellular respiration in which pyruvic acid if broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions |
| Matrix | innermost compartment of the mitocondria |
| Fermenation | process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen |