| A | B |
|---|
| cellular respiration | the process by which mitochondria break down food molecules to produce ATP |
| anaerobic | without oxygen |
| aerobic | with oxygen |
| glycolysis | a series of chemical reactions in the cytoplasm of a cell that break down glucose |
| glucose | 6 C sugar; the product of photosynthesis |
| pyruvic acid | 3 C compound; the end product of glycolysis |
| acetyl CoA | 2 C compound that begins the Citric Acid cycle |
| citric acid cycle | also called the Krebs cycle; a series of chemical reactions similar to the Calvin cycle |
| lactic acid fermentation | one of the processes that supplies energy when oxygen is scarce |
| alcoholic fermentation | used by yeast cells and some bacteria to produce carbon dioxide and ethyl alcohol |
