Cellular Respiration

2. Oxidation - Each pyruvate from glycolysis goes into the mitochondrial matrix, the innermost compartment of mitochondria. There, it’s converted into a two-carbon molecule bound to Coenzyme A, known as acetyl CoA. Carbon dioxide is released and is generated.
4. - is the main type of sugar in the blood and is the major source of energy for the body's cells.
5. CoA - provides the acetyl group for energy synthesis in the Krebs cycle
8. - The contents of a cell between the plasma membrane and the nuclear envelope; includes cytosol which is the jelly-like substance that fills the space between organelles
11. - (O), a colorless gas that exists in large quantities in the air
12. - The eukaryotic cell structure where cellular respiration occurs
14. - (H2O), It consists of three atoms : two of hydrogen and one of oxygen.

1. Respiration - The process by which organisms break down glucose into a form that the cell can use as energy
3. Transport Chain - the final stage of Cellular respiration
4. - the process in which glucose is broken down to produce energy. It produces two molecules of pyruvate, ATP, NADH and water.
6. Dioxide - (CO2), A colorless, odorless gas. It is a waste product made by the body.
7. - is a redox cofactor that is created during the Krebs cycle and utilized during the last part of cellular respiration, the electron transport chain.
9. - the end product of glycolysis, is the bridge between glycolysis and the Kreb's cycle.
10. - a vital cofactor in cellular respiration and is involved in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, acting as an electron carrier.
13. Acid Cycle - a chain of reactions occurring in the mitochondria, through which almost all living cells produce energy in aerobic respiration. It uses oxygen and gives out water and carbon dioxide as products. Here, ADP is converted into ATP.