Cellular Respiration: Glycolysis definitions Flashcards

The first step of cellular respiration, breaking down glucose into two pyruvate molecules in the cytoplasm.

A six-carbon sugar molecule that is broken down during glycolysis into two three-carbon pyruvate molecules.

A three-carbon molecule produced from glucose during glycolysis, later transported to mitochondria.

The location within a cell where glycolysis occurs, outside of the mitochondria.

The initial phase of glycolysis requiring the input of 2 ATP molecules to start the process.

The second phase of glycolysis where 4 ATP and 2 NADH molecules are produced.

A molecule used as an energy currency in cells, with a net gain of 2 ATP during glycolysis.

An electron carrier molecule produced during glycolysis, used in later stages of cellular respiration.

A gas produced from carbon atoms of glucose during later stages of cellular respiration.

A process of cellular respiration that requires oxygen, unlike glycolysis.

The organelle where stages following glycolysis occur, such as the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain.

The primary focus in glucose breakdown during glycolysis, resulting in pyruvate molecules.

Molecules like NADH that transport electrons during cellular respiration.

The total energy yield from glycolysis, resulting in 2 ATP after accounting for initial investment.

The series of 10 reactions that constitute the process of glycolysis.