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| The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. |
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| First step in releasing the energy of glucose, in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid. |
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| The process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen. |
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| One of the reactions of glycolysis removes 4 high-energy electrons and passes them to an electron carrier called NAD+. |
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| Releases energy from food molecules by producing ATP in the absence of oxygen. |
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| Process that does not require oxygen. |
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| Aerobic Process that requires oxygen. |
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| Second stage of cellular espiration, in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions. |
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| Uses the high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle to convert ADP into ATP. |
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