Pre-AP Ch. 9
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| 7547120 | calorie | amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius | |
| 7547121 | glycolysis | 1st step in releasing the energy of glucose, in which a molecule of glucose is broken into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid. | |
| 7547122 | cellular respiration | the process by wich cells use oxygen to produce energy from food | |
| 7547123 | NAD+ | electron carrier involved in glycolyisis | |
| 7547124 | fermentation | process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen | |
| 7547125 | anaerobic | process that does not require oxygen | |
| 7547126 | aerobic | oxygen is required | |
| 7547127 | Krebs Cycle | 2nd stage of cellular respiration, in which pyruvic acid is broken into carbon dixide in a series of energy extracting reactions | |
| 7547128 | electron transport chain | a series of proteins in which the high energy electrons from the Krebs cycle are used to convert ADP to ATP |