Chapter 10 Vocab

2. assists in cell respiration, glucose production, and molecule signaling
5. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water
8. process that requires oxygen
10. plays a central role in sugar metabolism
12. the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid
15. process by which cells release energy
16. a unit of energy of 1,000 calories (equal to 1 large calorie)
17. electron carrier involved in glycosis
18. respiration is the process by which organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get chemical energy for cell function

1. alcohol with the chemical formula C₂H₆O
3. the sequence of reactions by which most living cells generate energy during the process of aerobic respiration.
4. process that does not require oxygen
6. universal electron carrier
7. intermost ompartment in the mitochondria
9. a molecule that is produced by a living organism
11. a secondary product derived from a production process, manufacturing process or chemical reaction
13. amount of energy needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1 degrees celsius
14. the absence of oxygen