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bio 7
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| oxaloacetic acid | 4 carbon compound of Krebs cycle that combines with Acetyl CoA to form citric acid |
| anaerobic | describes the process that does not require oxygen |
| pyruvic acid | 3 carbon compound that is produced during glycolysis and needed for both aerobic and anaerobic pathways of cellular respiration that follow glycolysis |
| cellular respiration | process cells produce energy from carbohydrates atmospheric oxygen combines with glucose to form water and carbon dioxide |
| aerobic | describes a process that requires oxygen |
| FAD | flavin adenine dinucleotide that acts in dehydrogenation reactions |
| citric acid | 6 carbon compound formed in the Krebs cycle |
| Krebs cycle | a series of biochemical reactions that convert pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide and water; major pathway of oxidation in animal bacteria plant cells and released energy |
| NAD | organic molecule that serves as an electron carries by being oxidized NAD and reduced to NADPH |
| acetyl-CoA | acetyl coenzyme A, a compound that is synthesized by cells and that plays a major role in metabolism |
| mitochondrial matrix | the fluid that is inside the inner membrane of a mitochondrian |
| kilocalorie | a unit of energy equal to 1000 cal |
| alcoholic fermentation | anaerobic process by which yeast and other microorganisms break down sugars to form carbon dioxide and ethanol |
| lactic acid fermentation | chemical breakdown of carbohydrates that produces latic acid as the main end product |
| fermentation | breakdown of carbohydrates by enzymes, bacteria, yeast or mold in the abstance of oxygen |
| glycolysis | the anaerobic breakdown of glucose pyravic acid, which in takes a small amount of energy available to cells in the form of ATP |