9.3-biology

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The process by which mitochondria break down food molecules to produce ATP is called ___________ respiration.

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_____________ is a series of chemical reactions in the cytoplasm of a cell that break down glucose, a six-carbon compound, into two molecules of pyruvic acid, a three-carbon compound.

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Following glycolysis, the __________ acid molecules move into the mitochondria, the organelles that transform energy for the cell.

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The citric acid cycle, also called the_________ cycle, is a series of chemical reactions similar to the Calvin cycle in that the molecule used in the first reaction is also one of the end products.

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The __________ transport chain in the inner membrane of the mitochondrion is very similar to the electron transport chains of the thylakoid membrane in the chloroplasts of plant cells during photosynthesis.

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This is why ________ is so important to our bodies.

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Overall, the electron transport chain adds __ ATP molecules to the four already produced.

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There are two major types of fermentation: ________ acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation.

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Lactic ______ fermentation is one of the processes that supplies energy when oxygen is scarce.

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Both __________ and cellular respiration use electron carriers and a cycle of chemical reactions to form ATP.