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Unit 6-Respiration
Vocabulary for Unit 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cellular respiration | the process where organisms convert organic compounds into stored energy |
| anaerobic respiration | converting organic compounds into energy without needing oxygen |
| aerobic respiration | converting organic compounds into energy by using oxygen |
| ATP | the most common molecule which stores energy in cells |
| NADH | a molecule which also stores energy in cells |
| lactic acid | the waste product of anaerobic respiration in bacteria |
| fermentation | the type of anaerobic respiration in yeast in which alcohol is the waste product produces |
| pyruvic acid | waste product made when glucose is broken down in the cytoplasm |
| trachea | tube ringed with cartilage that carries air from the throat to the lungs |
| alveoli | functional unit of the lungs that allows for gas exchange |
| bronchi | tubes that connect trachea to the lungs |
| larynx | voicebox |
| bronchioles | tiny tubes that connect bronchi to alveoli |
| inhalation | the process of bringing air into the lungs |
| exhalation | the process of breathing air out of the lungs |
| diaphragm | the sheet of muscle that controls the process of inhalation and exhalation |