Chapter 10

Question 1

amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.

Answer 1

Calorie

Question 2

process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen.

Answer 2

Cellular Respiration

Question 3

process that requires oxygen.

Answer 3

aerobic

Question 4

process that does not require oxygen.

Answer 4

Anaerobic

Question 5

first set of reactions in cellular respiration during which a molecule of glucose (a 6-carbon compound) is broken into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid (a 3-carbon compound).

Answer 5

Glycolysis

Question 6

electron carrier involved in glycolysis.

Answer 6

NAD+

Question 7

second stage of cellular respiration in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions.

Answer 7

Krebs cycle

Question 8

innermost compartment of the mitochondrion.

Answer 8

Matrix

Question 9

process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen.

Answer 9

Fermentation