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SJCC Bio Ch 7

Vocabulary terms for Holt Modern Biology Chapter 7

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Alcoholic Fermentation The process by which pyruvic acid is converted to ethyl alcohol; the anaerobic action of yeast on sugars.
Anaerobic Pathway Operate in the absence of oxygen.
Cellular Respiration The process in which cells make ATP by breaking down organic compounds.
Fermentation A process in which cells make a limited amount of ATP by converting glucose into another organic compound such as lactic acid or ethyl alcohol, in the absence of oxygen.
Glycolysis A pathway in which glucose is oxidized into pyruvic acid.
Kilocalorie A unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1 degree celsius.
Lactic Acid Fermentation The process by which pyruvic acid is converted to lactic acid.
NAD+ An organic molecule that accepts electrons during redox reactions
Pyruvic Acid A 3 carbon molecule that is the end product of glycolysis.
Citric Acid A six carbon compound formed in the Krebs cycle
FAD A compound that accepts electrons during redox reactions
Krebs Cycle A series of biochemical reactions that release carbon dioxide and result in the formation of ATP.
Mitochondrial Matrix The space inside the inner membrane of a mitochondrion
Aerobic Respiration The process in which cells make ATP by breaking down organic compounds, with oxygen as the final electron acceptor
Citric Acid A six-carbon compound formed in the Krebs cycle
Electron Transport Chain Molecules in the inner mitochondrial membrane that uses some of the energy in electrons to pump protons across the membrane
FAD A compound that accepts electrons during redox reactions
Krebs cycle A series of biochemical reactions that release carbon dioxide and result in the formation of ATP
Mitochondrial Matrix The space inside the inner membrane of a mitochondrion
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