Terms to Define
Following are just some of the many important terms regarding the topic, "Cellular Respiration".
ATP or ADP |
Cellular Respiration |
Adenosine Triphosphate,or Adenosine Disphosphate.
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the process in which energy is released by the breaking down of
glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen. |
Aerobic Respiration |
Anaerobic Respiration |
Respiration that requires oxygen
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Respiration that doesn't require oxygen
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Glycolysis |
Krebs Cycle |
Process in which 2 molecules of pyruvic acid is produced by the oxidization of one molecule of glucose.
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Biochemical Pathway in which Acetyl CoA molecules are used to produce
Hydrogen Atoms, ATP, and CO2. |
Electron Transport Chain
The last stage of Aerobic Respiration in which ATP's are produced by releasing hydrogen atoms to release energy.