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Bio ch 9
Its Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Calorie | Measure of heat energy in food |
| Cellular respiration | process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen |
| Aerobic | Process that needs oxygen |
| Anaerobic | Process that does not need oxygen |
| Glycolysis | first set of reactions in cellular respiration. |
| NAD+ | electron carrier involved in glycolysis. |
| Krebs cycle | sound stage cellular of respiration. |
| Matrix | innermost compartment of the mitochondrion. |
| Fermentation | when cells release energy in the absence of oxygen |