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calorie |
the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree-Celsius |
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cellular respiration |
process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen |
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aerobic |
process that requires oxygen |
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anaerobic |
process that does not require oxygen |
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glycolysis |
first set of reactions in cellular respiration during which 1 molecule of glucose , a 6-carbon compound , is transformed into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid , a 3-carbon compound |
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NAD+ |
electron carrier in glycolysis |
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Krebs cycle |
second stage of cellular respiration in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions |
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matrix |
innermost compartment of the mitochondrion |
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fermentation |
process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen |
