A | B |
Acetic acid | Sharp smelling, colorless acide formed from the breakdown of pyruvic acid |
Acetyl coA | Compound made from the bonding of coenzyme A and acetic acid |
Aerobic | Requiring oxygen |
Anaerobic | Not requiring oxygen |
ATP synthase | Enzyme at the end of the electron transport chain that helps drive the conding of a phosphate to ADP to create ATP |
Coenzyme A | Organic molecule that helps move the products of glycolysis into mitochondria |
Electron carrier | Molecule that carries electrons from one set of reactions to another |
Electron transport chain | Third stage of cellular respiration |
Ethyl alcohol | Colorless liquid waste produced by anaerobic fermentation |
FADH2 | Electron carrier produced by the Krebs cycle |
Feedback inhibition | Process used by cells to control metabolic pathways |
Fermentation | Anaerobic process for making ATP |
Glycolysis | First stage in cellular respiration in which glucose is first split |
Krebs cycle | Second stage in cellular respiration |
Lactic acid | Organic waster produced by anaerobic fermentation |
NADH | Main electron carrier involved in cellular respiration |
Oxidation | Chemical reaction that results in a loss of electrons |
Pyruvic acid | Major product in glycolysis |
Redox reaction | Chemical reaction that results in a gain of electrons |
Reduction | Chemical reaction that results in a gain of electrons |
Respiration | Process by which living things release energy from food |