Ch 10 Crossword Puzzle - Michael Loughlin - 1/10/23
Across
- 7. involving or requiring free oxygen.
- 8. the process by which biological fuels are oxidized in the presence of an inorganic electron acceptor such as oxygen to produce large amounts of energy, to drive the bulk production of ATP.
- 10. involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen.
- 11. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
- 14. adenosine triphosphate
- 15. a unit of energy equivalent to the heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C.
- 16. a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.
Down
- 1. a strong force of attraction holding atoms together in a molecule or crystal, resulting from the sharing or transfer of electrons.
- 2. dioxide chemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms.
- 3. the sequence of reactions by which most living cells generate energy during the process of aerobic respiration.
- 4. the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid.
- 5. a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
- 6. the process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen.
- 9. electron carrier involved in glycolysis.
- 10. adenosine diphosphate
- 12. innermost compartment of the mitochondrion.
- 13. the ability to do work.