Glossary 2.1

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The glossary provides definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts essential to understand the topic in the lesson. Be sure to familiarize yourself with each term before attempting the lesson glossary quiz.

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Obligate aerobe

an organism that cannot live without oxygen

Obligate anaerobe

an organism that cannot survive in the presence of oxygen

Oxidative phosphorylation

a process that forms ATP using energy transferred indirectly from a series of redox reactions