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Cellular Resper Ch 7
Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| respiration | the process by which living things release energy from food |
| redox reaction | a chemical reaction in which electrons are transferred between atoms |
| reduction | a chemical reaction that results in a gain of electrons |
| oxidation | a chemical reaction that results in a loss of electrons |
| electron carrier | a molecule that carries electrons from one set of reactions to another |
| NADH | the main electron carrier involved in cellular respiration, nicotinamide adenine dimucleotide |