Glossary Test Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Aerobic Respiration
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The release of large amounts of energy, made available as ATP, from the breakdown of molecules, with oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor
2
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Anaerobic respiration
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The breakdown of molecules in the absence of oxygen, releasing relatively little energy, making a small amount of ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation
3
Q
Dehydrogenation
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The removal of one or more hydrogen atoms from a molecule
4
Q
Decarboxylation
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The removal of carboxyl group from a molecule releasing carbon dioxide
5
Q
Coenzyme
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A molecule required by an enzyme in order to function
6
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Chemiosmosis
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The flow of protons down an electrochemical gradient, through ATP sythetase, coupled with the synthesis of ATP from ADP and a phosphate ion
