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cellular respiration
cellular respiration vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Aerobic | requires the use of oxygen |
Anaerobic | does not require the use of oxygen |
ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is considered by biologists to be the energy currency of life. It is the high-energy molecule that stores the energy we need to do just about everything we do. |
Cellular Respiration | process by which all living cells convert glucose into ATP. process in which cells make ATP by (mitochondria) breaking down organic compounds; (ex. glucose); occurs in animals and plants |
Fermentation | oxygen not available; anaerobic; follows glycolysis to produce energy and regenerate NAD+ anaerobic. |
Glycolysis | 1 molecule of glucose broken into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid without oxygen to make 2 ATP + 2 NADH. broken down glucose. |
Mitochondria | location of cellular respiration. A spherical or rod-shaped organelle with its own genome, and is responsible for the generation of most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate through the process of cellular respiration. |