Ch 10: Cellular Respiration

2. requiring an absence of free oxygen
5. the sequence of reactions by which most living cells generate energy during the process of aerobic respiration
6. is a critical coenzyme found in every cell in your body
8. electrons are passed from one molecule to another, and energy released in these electron transfers is used to form an electrochemical gradient
11. a series of reactions that extract energy from glucose by splitting it into three-carbon molecules called pyruvates
12. is the ground, non-living, medium or substance of the tissue that occupies the vacant spaces between the cells
13. is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass
14. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
15. a chemical your body produces when your cells break down carbohydrates for energy

1. a unit of energy
3. a series of chemical reactions that break down glucose to produce ATP
4. chemical process by which molecules such as glucose are broken down anaerobically
7. requiring free oxygen
9. involves the transfer of electrons from the intermembrane space, through the inner membrane, back to the matrix
10. is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms
12. an organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur