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Biology chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organisms get the energy they need from | food |
| _____ is the process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen | Cellular respiration |
| Calorie | the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius |
| Cellular respiration | the process that release energy from food in the presence of oxygen |
| aerobic | pathways of cellular respiration that require oxygen |
| anaerobic | without air |
| glycolysis | sugar-breaking |
| NAD+ | or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| Krebs cycle | pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions |
| matrix | the intermost compartment of the mitochondrion and the site of krebs cycle reactions |
| in the absence of oxygen, ____ releases energy from food molecules by producing ATP. | fermentation |
| for short quick burst of energy your body uses what that is already in your muscles as well as __ made by lactic acid fermentation | ATP |
| for exercise longer than about 90 seconds, respiration is the only way to continue generating a supply of what? | ATP |