Advanced Biology

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Quantity of heat used to measure the energy content of food

Chemical reaction in which electrons are lost from one substance and added to another

Energy-coupling mechanism that uses the energy of hydrogen ion gradients across membranes to drive cellular work

Series of electron carrier molecules that shuttle electrons during the redox reactions that release energy used to make ATP

Loss of electrons from a substance involved in a redox reaction; always accompanies reduction

Gain of electrons by a substance involved in a redox reaction; always accompanies oxidation

Production of ATP using energy derived from the redox reactions of an electron transport chain; the third major stage of cellular respiration

A coenzyme that can accept electrons during the redox reactions of cellular metabolism