Chapter 9

Question 1

Calorie

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Cellular Respiration

Answer 2

process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen

Question 3

Aerobic

Answer 3

Process that requires oxygen

Question 4

Anaerobic

Answer 4

Process that does not require oxygen

Question 5

Glycolysis

Answer 5

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

Question 6

NAD+

Answer 6

(Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide) Electron carrier involved with glycolysis

Question 7

Krebs Cycle

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Matrix

Answer 8

Innermost part of the mitochondrion

Question 9

Fermentation

Answer 9

Process by which cells release energy in the form of oxygen