Across
- 3. first step in releasing the energy of glucose, in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid
- 6. Respiration that requires oxygen
- 9. The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
- 11. an electron carrier that provides the high-energy electrons needed to make carbon-hydrogen bonds in the third stage of photosynthesis
- 13. Respiration that does not require oxygen
- 16. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- 17. electron carrier that stores energy used to make ATP
- 18. second stage of cellular respiration, in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions
- 19. Process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen
- 20. a natural mineral containing chemical compounds often used in fertilizers
Down
- 1. Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
- 2. Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists
- 4. (adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of their work
- 5. electron carrier involved in glycolysis
- 7. oxygen
- 8. series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions
- 10. Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy.
- 12. (Adenosine Diphosphate) The compound that remains when a phosphate group is removed from ATP, releasing
- 14. chemical formula for glucose
- 15. During aerobic respiration, which of the following directly donates electrons to the electron transport chain at the lowest energy level