Chapter 10 Vocab

1. plays a central role in sugar metabolism
3. intermost ompartment in the mitochondria
4. electron carrier involved in glycosis
7. assists in cell respiration, glucose production, and molecule signaling
9. process that requires oxygen
11. a unit of energy of 1,000 calories (equal to 1 large calorie)
12. the absence of oxygen
13. process that does not require oxygen
15. respiration is the process by which organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get chemical energy for cell function

1. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water
2. a molecule that is produced by a living organism
5. the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid
6. process by which cells release energy
8. alcohol with the chemical formula C₂H₆O
10. amount of energy needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1 degrees celsius
11. the sequence of reactions by which most living cells generate energy during the process of aerobic respiration.
14. universal electron carrier