Cellular Respiration Flashcards
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Cellular Respiration
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Process by which cells use the fuels they make to create large amounts of energy
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Aerobic Respiration
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Type of Cellular Respiration that requires oxygen
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Anaerobic Respiration
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Type of cellular respiration that does not require oxygen
4
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Glycolysis
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First stage of cellular respiration in which glucose is split, in the absence of oxygen, to form two molecules of pyruvate (pyruvic acid) and two (net) molecules of ATP. Occurs in the Cytoplasm
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What is ATP?
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Adenosine Triphosphate. It is a nucleic acid that creates energy when the third phosphate is broken off.
