Chapter 10 vocab Flashcards
1
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The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius
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Calorie
2
Q
process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
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cellular respiration
3
Q
process that requires oxygen
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aerobic
4
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process that does not require oxygen
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anaerobic
5
Q
first set of reactions in cellular respiration during which a molecule of glucose is broken into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid
A
glycolysis
6
Q
electron carrier involved in glycolysis
A
NAD+
7
Q
second stage of cellular respiration in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions
A
Krebs cycle
8
Q
innermost compartment of the mitochondrion
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matrix
9
Q
process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen
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fermentation
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