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| sugar that is the main respiratory substrate in cells |
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| the end product of glycolysis |
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| first stage in cellular respiration (breakdown of glucose into pyruvate) |
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| adenosine diphosphate; molecule that is phosphorylated to produce ATP |
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| adenosine triphosphate; molecule used for energy transfer in cells |
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| second stage of aerobic respiration occurring in the matrix of mitochondria |
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| central cavity of a mitochondrion in which the citric acid cycle occurs |
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| cell organelle in which the aerobic stages of respiration occurs |
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| produced by breakdown of pyruvate; joins with oxaloacetate in the citric acid cycle |
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| substance that carries acetyl groups in to the citric acid cycle |
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| substance that combines with the acetyl group in the citric acid cycle to form citrate |
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| enzymes that remove hydrogen ions and electrons from their substances; important in the citric acid cycle |
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| coenzyme that combines with hydrogen ions and electrons released in glycolysis and citric acid cycle and transports them to the electron transport chain |
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| group of proteins embedded in the membranes of mitochondria (& chloroplasts) |
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| particles that yield energy as they pass through an electron transport chain |
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| membrane bound enzyme that synthesises ATP |
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