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| Amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 g. of water by 1 degree |
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| first step in releasing the energy of glucose, in which a molecule of glucose, in which a molecule of glucose is broken down into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid |
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| Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen |
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| NAD+ (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) |
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| Electron carrier involved in glycolysis |
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| process by whick cells release energy in the absence of oxygen |
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| Process that does not require oxygen |
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| Process that requires oxygen |
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| Second Stage of cellular respiation, in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy extracting reactions |
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| A series of proteins in which the high energy electrons from the Krebs cycle are used to convert ADP into ATP |
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| Organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it o produce it's own food from inorganic compounds, also called a producer |
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| Organism that obtains energy from the food it comsumes, also called a consumer |
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| Cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food in to compunds that are more convenient for the cell to use |
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| Stores and releases energy |
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| Holds electrons until they can be transferred to other molecules |
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| Produces alcohol and carbon dioxide |
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| Pyruvic acid from glycolisis is converted into lactic acid |
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| accumulates as a result of glycolisis |
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| Won 1953 Nobel Prize for discovering the Krebs Cycle |
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