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BioCh7.
Honors Bio Freshman Year
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cellular respiration | the process by whcih cells obtain energy from carbohydrates; atmospheric oxygen combines with glucose to form water and carbon dioxide |
| pyruvic acid | the three carbon compound that is produced by during glycosis and needed for both the aerobic and anaerobic pathways for cellular respiration that follows glycosis |
| NADH | the recused form of NAD+; an electron carrying molecule that functiosn in cellular respiration |
| anaerobic | decribes a process that does not require oxygen |
| aerobic respiration | the process in which pyruvic acid is broken down and NADH is used to make a large amount of ATP; the part of respiration that is carried out in the presence of oxygen. |
| glycolysis | the anaerobic breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid whic hmakes a small amount of energy available to cells in the form of ATP |
| NAD+ | an organic molecule that serves as an electron carrier by being oxidized to NAD+ and reduced to NADH |
| fermenation | the breakdown of carbohydrates by enzymes, bacteria, yeasts, or mold in the abscence of oxygen |
| lactic acid fermenation | the chemical breakdown of carbohydrates that produces lactic acid as the main end product |
| alcoholic fermenation | the anaerobic process by whic hyeasts and other microorganisms break down sugars to form carbon dioxide and ethanol |
| kilocalarie | a unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories |
| mitochondria matrix | the fluid that is inside the inner membrane of a mitochondrion |
| acetyl CoA | acetyl coenzyme A, a compound that is synthesized by cells and that okays a major role in metabolism |
| Krebs cycle | a series of biochemical reactions that convert a pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide and water; it is the major pathway of oxidation in animal, bacterial, and plant cells, and it releases energy |
| oxaloacetic acid | a four-carbon compound of Krebs cycle that combines with acetyl coA to form critic acid |
| FAD | a compound that that acts as a hyrdogen acceptor that acts as a hydrogen acceptor in dehydrogenation reactions |