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calorie
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amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius
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glycolysis
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first step in releasing the energy of glucose, in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid
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cellular respiration
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process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
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NAD+
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(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) electron carrier involved in glycolysis
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fermentation
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process by which cells release energy when there is no oxygen around it
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anaerobic
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process that does not need oxygen
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