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| 2nd stage of cellular respiration, in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions |
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| electron carrier involved in glycolysis |
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| process that requires oxygen |
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| process that does not require oxygen |
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| amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius |
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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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| 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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| process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen |
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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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