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Chapter 4 Obj
Vocab Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anabolism | Provides all of the materials required for cellular growth and repair. |
| Dehydration Synthesis | Joins many simple sugar molecules to form larger molecules of glycogen. |
| Catabolic Metabolism | Breaks down larger molecules into smaller ones. |
| Hydrolysis | Can decompose carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. |
| Enzymes | Protein that catalyzes a specific biochemical reaction. |
| Substrate | Target of enzyme action. |
| Energy | The ability to do work. |
| Cellular Respiration | The process that transfers energy from molecules such as glucose and makes it available for cellular use. |
| Glycolysis | The energy-releasing breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid during cellular respiration. |
| Phosphorylation | Metabolic process that adds a phosphate to an organic molecule. |
| Electron Transport Chain | Series of oxidation-reduction reactions that takes high-energy electrons from glycolysis and the sitric acid cycle to form water and ATP. |
| Anaerobic | Absence of molecular oxygen. |
| Aerobic | Presence of molecular oxygen. |