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Chapter 9
VOCABULARY WORDSSS!
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Biology
9th Grade
01/18/2011

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Calorie 
Definition
amount of energy needed to raise the temp of 1 gram of water 1 deg Celsius 
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Cellular Respiration 
Definition
the process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen
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aerobic 
Definition
pathways of cellular respiration that requires oxygen are said to be aerobic meaning in air
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Anaerobic
Definition
Glycolysis is there said to be an anaerobic  ( without air) 
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Glycolysis
Definition
first sets of reactions in cellular respiration a word that means sugar breaking.
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NAD+ 
Definition
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide . Electron carrier 
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Matrix 
Definition
innermost compartment of the mitochondrion and the site of the Krebs cycle reactions. 
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Krebs Cycle
Definition
presence of oxygen pyruvic acid produced in glycolysis passes to the second stage of cellular respiration
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Fermentation
Definition
Combined process of this pathway and glycolysis in the absence of oxygen fermentation releases energy from food molecules by producing ATP
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