Aerobic
Process that requires oxygen
Mitocondrion
Cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use
Anabolism
Metabolic pathways that construct molecules, requiring energy.
Chemiosmosis
Process by which a Hydrogen pump pumps protons into the thylakoid membrane. H+ passively flows through the ATP synthase which leads to the creation of ATP.
Acetyl CoA
cellular respiration
Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
Completes the breakdown of glucose by oxidizing a derivative of pyruvate to carbon dioxide.
amount of oxygen requirement to oxidize lactic acid produced anaerobically during strenous muscle activity.
electron carrier produced during the Krebs cycle
Cytochromes
NAD+
substrate-level phosphorylation
Glycolysis
A metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and release energy for the body in the form of ATP
Fermentation
A catabolic process that makes a limited amount of ATP from glucose without an electron transport chain and that produces a characteristic end product, such as ethyl alcohol or lactic acid.
prepartory reaction
Process that does not require oxygen
series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions
Catabolism
