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- 3. chemical process by which molecules such as glucose are broken down anaerobically.
- 6. the main source of energy for cells and an important part of aerobic respiration.
- 7. Extremely energetic electrons that are liberated from the inner nucleus.
- 8. component of the air.
- 9. a reaction that releases free energy in the process of the reaction.
- 11. is a reaction that requires free energy to proceed.
- 13. energylike property or state function of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium.
- 16. the most common mechanism of regulating protein function and transmitting signals throughout the cell.
- 18. the water-based solution which found inside of cells
- 20. A substance present in all living cells that provides energy for many metabolic processes and is involved in making RNA.
- 26. the type of respiration through which cells can break down sugars to generate energy in the absence of oxygen
- 27. the process by which the body utilizes the energy released by catabolism to synthesize complex molecules.
- 28. a simple monocarboxylic acid containing two carbons
- 30. A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates.
- 31. a chemical reaction of the interaction of chemicals with water, leading to the decomposition of both the substance and water.
- 33. A nucleoside phosphate compromised of a ribonucleoside and two phosphate
- 35. a reaction that yields ATP through the catabolism of ketone bodies
- 36. The primary phosphate group on the ATP molecules that is hydrolyzed when the
- 39. a series of reactions that extract energy from glucose by splitting it into two three-carbon molecules called pyruvates.
- 40. the act of bringing or coming together
- 41. Triglycerides are a type of fat (lipid) found in your blood.
- 42. An important mechanism by which cells can respond to their environment and
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- 1. an organic acid that probably occurs in all living cells.
- 2. , A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA.
- 4. the main source of energy for cells and an important part of aerobic respiration.
- 5. A colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the
- 10. is needed to drive anabolic reactions.
- 12. the movement of ions across a semipermeable membrane bound structure, down their electrochemical gradient.
- 14. the stored form of glucose that's made up of many connected glucose molecules.
- 15. a metabolite derived from glucose, fatty acid, and amino acid catabolism.
- 17. cues
- 19. a bacterial a process that takes place during the production of numerous food products.
- 21. a substance or material consisting of very large molecules called macromolecules, composed of many repeating subunits
- 22. the part of the metabolic process that breaks down large, complicated molecules into smaller ones in order to produce energy.
- 23. provide structure and function for all living things, from microorganisms to humans.
- 24. atoms or small molecules that bond together to form more complex structures such as polymers.
- 25. the process of breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide.
- 26. The phosphate group is closest to the ribose sugar.
- 29. a type of sugar normally made in the body from glucose.
- 32. the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
- 34. the ability of a cell to receive, process, and transmit signals with its environment and with itself.
- 37. proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies.
- 38. the main type of sugar in the blood and is the major source of energy for the body's cells.