Chapter 10: Cell Respiration Vocab Flashcards

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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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Aerobic

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Process that requires oxygen.

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Anaerobic

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Process that does not require oxygen.

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Glycolysis

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

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NAD+ and FAD

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Electron carriers involved in cellular respiration.

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Krebs Cycle

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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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Fermentation

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Process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen.

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Reactants of Cellular Respiration

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Oxygen and Glucose

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Products of Cellular Respiration

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Carbon Dioxide, Water, ATP

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Pyruvic Acid/Pyruvate

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Molecule that is formed when glucose is originally split in two.