Chapter 10 Vocab (Cellular Respiration)

Question 1

calorie

Answer 1

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

Question 2

glycolysis

Answer 2

the first set of reactions in cellular respiration during which a molecule of glucose is broken into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid

Question 3

cellular respiration

Answer 3

process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in Oxygen

Question 4

NAD+

Answer 4

electron carrier involved in glycolysis

Question 5

fermentation

Answer 5

process by which cells release energy in the absence of Oxygen

Question 6

anaerobic

Answer 6

process that doesn’t require Oxygen

Question 7

aerobic

Answer 7

process that requires Oxygen

Question 8

Krebs Cycle

Answer 8

second stage of cellular respiration where pyruvic acid is broken down into Co2 in a series of energy-extracting reactions

Question 9

Electron Transport Chain (ETC)

Answer 9

series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions