Cellular Respiration

4. the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius
6. innermost compartment of the mitochondrion and the site of the Krebs cycle reactions
12. first stage of cellular respiration
14. a chemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms
15. pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions
16. the source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level
17. a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
18. a cluster of proteins that transfer electrons through a membrane within mitochondria to form a gradient of protons that drives the creation of(ATP)
19. he chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8
20. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

1. a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
2. elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states
3. they are large polymers that are assembled from small repeating monomer subunits.
5. a chemical your body produces when your cells break down carbohydrates for energy
7. cellular respiration that require oxygen
8. a process of energy conversion that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen.
9. capacity for doing work.
10. a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is the 2-keto derivative of propionic acid
11. a type of respiration where oxygen is not used
13. the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat.