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- 4. A liquid produced during muscle contraction as a product of anaerobic glucose metabolism, prepared usually by fermentation.
- 6. Organelles found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.
- 7. ions/Positively charged atoms of hydrogen; that is to say, normal hydrogen atomic nuclei.
- 8. Stable negatively charged elementary particles with a small mass that are a fundamental constituent of matter and orbit the nucleus of an atom.
- 10. A simple sugar, C6H12O6, that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
- 11. The sequence of reactions by which most living cells generate energy during the process of aerobic respiration.
- 14. a colorless odorless gas that is the most abundant element, forms compounds with most others, is essential for plant and animal respiration, and is necessary in most cases for combustion.
- 15. A process in which electrons are transferred from one compound to another with a release of energy occurring in the production of ATP.
- 18. The breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid.
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- 1. Relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen.
- 2. The general term for an enzyme that can synthesize adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from adenosine diphosphate (ADP).
- 3. The process of producing ATP by breaking down carbon-based molecules when oxygen is present.
- 5. A series of reactions that take place in photosynthesis by which carbon dioxide is converted to glucose.
- 9. The breakdown of carbohydrates by microorganisms.
- 12. An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.
- 13. A compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to three phosphate groups, present in all living tissue.
- 16. A plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
- 17. Relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen.
