Across
- 3. a cofactor central to metabolism. Found in all living cells
- 6. the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid.
- 7. the process by which organisms use oxygen to turn fuel, such as fats and sugars, into chemical energy.
- 8. the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules, diverting the chemical energy in these substances into life-sustaining activities and discarding, as waste products, carbon dioxide and water.
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- 1. the main source of energy for cells and an important part of aerobic respiration.
- 2. any organism that does not require oxygen for growth.
- 4. the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat.
- 5. is the material in between a eukaryotic organism's cells.