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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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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 pyretic acid
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calorie
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amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius
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NAD+
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
electron carrier involved in glycolysis
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fermentation
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process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen
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anaerobic
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process that does not require oxygen
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aerobic
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process that requires oxygen
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Krebs cycle
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second stage of cellular respiration, in which pyretic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions
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electron transport chain
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a series of proteins in which the high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle are used to convert ADP into ATP
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