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chapter 9 vocab part
biology vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Calorie | amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree |
| kilocalorie | the calorie used on food labels; 1,000 calories |
| Glycolysis | it releases the energy of glucose; a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid |
| cellular respiration | process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other good molecules in the presence of oxygen. |