Key Terms
This term refers to all chemical reactions that sustain life.
What is metabolism?
During digestion, carbohydrates break down into this simple sugar.
What is glucose?
Glycolysis occurs in this part of the cell.
What is the cytoplasm?
This cycle in the mitochondria breaks down acetyl‑CoA and releases CO₂.
What is the krebs cycle?
This molecule is the main energy currency of the cell.
What is ATP?
This type of reaction breaks down molecules to release energy.
What is catabolism?
Proteins are broken down into these building blocks.
What are amino acids?
This molecule of sugar is split during glycolysis.
What is glucose?
This molecule forms when pyruvate enters the mitochondria.
what is acetyl-CoA?
ATP helps these cells send signals throughout the body.
What are nerve cells(neurons)?
This organelle is where most ATP is produced.
What is the mitochondria?
Digested nutrients are absorbed here before entering the bloodstream.
What is the small intestine?
Glycolysis produces how many ATP molecules?
What is 2 ATP?
These two electron carriers deliver electrons to the ETC.
What is NADH and FADH2?
Total ATP produced from one glucose molecule is approximately this amount.
What is 36-38 ATP?
These proteins speed up chemical reactions.
What are enzymes?
This process prepares nutrients so they can enter cellular respiration.
What is digestion?
Because glycolysis doesn't require oxygen, it is considered this.
What is anaerobic?
The electron transport chain is located here.
What is the inner mitochondrial membrane?
A disease caused by poor glucose uptake that affects ATP production.
What is diabetes millitues?
This word describes maintaining stable internal conditions in the body.
What is homeostasis?
Fat molecules break down into these two main components.
What are fatty acids and glycerol?
This electron carrier is produced during glycolysis and used later for ATP production.
What is NADH?
This enzyme uses a proton gradient to make most of the cell’s ATP.
What is ATP synthase?
When the body uses fats too quickly for energy, it creates these acidic molecules.
What are ketones?