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chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| calorie | amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree celsius |
| cellular respiration | process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen |
| aerobic | process that requires oxygen |
| anaerobic | process that does not require oxygen |
| glyscolysis | First set of reactions in cellular respiration in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid |
| NAD+ | electron carrier involved in glyscolysis |
| 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 release energy in the abscence of oxygen |