Mastery Terms #9

Question 0

Cellular respiration

Answer 0

process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen

Question 1

Calorie

Answer 1

measure of heat energy in food; equivalent to 1000 calories

Question 2

Aerobic

Answer 2

process that requires oxygen

Question 3

Anaerobic

Answer 3

process that doesn’t require oxygen

Question 4

Glycoloyss

Answer 4

first set of reactions in cellular respiration during which a molecule of glucoseis broken into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid

Question 5

Krebs cycle (carbon dioxide cycle)

Answer 5

second stage of cellular respiration in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions

Question 6

Matrix

Answer 6

innermost compartment of the mitochondrio

Question 7

Fermentation

Answer 7

process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen

Question 8

NAD+

Answer 8

(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) carrier molecule that transfers high-energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules