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chapter 10.2 vocab
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Calorie | amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. |
| cellular respiration | process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen |
| aerobic | process that requires oxygen |
| anaerobic | process that does not require oxygen (AN means Not) |
| glycolysis | first set of reactions in cellular respiration during which a molecule of glucose in broken into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid |
| NAD+ | electron carrier involved in glycolysis |
| Krebs cycle | second stage of cellular respiration in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy- extracting reactions. |
| matrix | Innermost compartment of the mitochondria |
| fermentation | process by which cells releases energy in the absence of oxygen |