Chapter 3- Respiration Flashcards
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Aerobic respiration
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The release of large amounts of energy, made available as ATP, from the breakdown of molecules, with oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor
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Anaerobic respiration
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The breakdown of molecules in the absence of oxygen, realising relatively little energy, making a small amount of ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation
3
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Dehydrogenation
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The removal of one or more hydrogen atoms from a molecule
4
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Decarboxylation
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The removal of a carboxyl group from a molecule, releasing carbon dioxide
5
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Coenzyme
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A molecule required by an enzyme in order to function
