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bio chap 9
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| calorie | the amount of energy need to raise the temp. of 1 gram of water |
| cellular respiration | the process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen |
| aerobic | in air |
| anaerobic | without air |
| glycolysis | the first set of reactions in cellular respiration |
| nad+ | one of the reactions of glycolysis removes 4 electrons, now in a high-energy state, and passes them to an electron carrier. |
| krebs cycle | pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy- extracting reactions. |
| matrix | the inner most compartment of the mitochondria . |
| fermentation | releases energy from food molecules |