respiration

Question 1

what is glycolysis?

Answer 1

the first stage of respiration

Question 2

what are the 3 main stages of glycolysis?

Answer 2

1. phosphorylation of glucose to hexose bisphosphate
2. splitting each hexose molecule into two triose phosphate molecules
3. oxidation of triose phosphate to pyruvate

Question 3

what are the 4 stages of respiration?

Answer 3

1. glycolysis
2. link reaction
3. krebs cycle
4. oxidative phosphorylation

Question 4

what is substrate level phosphorylation?

Answer 4

production of ATP from ADP and Pi during glycolysis and the Krebs cycle

Question 5

state the process of the link reaction

Answer 5

see page 142 of A level OCR textbook

Question 6

draw out the Krebs cycle

Answer 6

see page 143 of A level OCR textbook

Question 7

state the process of anaerobic respiration in eukaryotes.

Answer 7

see page 146 of A level OCR textbook