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1
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What is the first stage of respiration for both aerobic and anaerobic respiration

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Glycolysis

2
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What does glycolysis start with

A

Glucose molecule (6C)

3
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What is glucose molecule converted into through the process of glycolysis

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2 (3C) molecules of pyruvate

4
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What happens to pyruvate if oxygen is present and what happens if oxygen isn’t present

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If oxygen is present it will go down the aerobic pathway

If oxygen is not present then the pyruvate will go down the anaerobic pathway

5
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What is the first step of glycolysis

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2 phosphate molecules are added to glucose monomer to produce hexose bisphosphate

6
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What does the first process of glycolysis do

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Phosphorylates the glucose monomer making it more reactive so it can be split more easily

7
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Where do the 2 phosphate molecules come from that are used phosphorylate the glucose molecule

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2 ATP molecules are hydrolysed to produce (2 ADP) + (2Pi)

8
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What is hexose bisphosphate split to produce

A

2 molecules of triose phosphate

9
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What happens to the triose phosphate molecules

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Enzymes (dehydrogenase) remove a hydrogen atom from each of the triose phosphate molecules

10
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What is the removal of hydrogen atoms called

A

Oxidation

11
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Where do these 2 hydrogen atoms go once they are hydrolysed by dehydrogenase

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They are each accepted by a molecule of NAD

12
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What do these NAD molecules become once they have accepted a hydrogen atom

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Reduced

13
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After the 2 triose phosphate molecules have had their hydrogen atoms removed what happens

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They each have their phosphate molecules removed, which are used to produce 2 ATP molecules each so 4 ATP molecules are produced altogether

14
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What is produced as a result of the removal of phosphate from the 2 triose phosphate molecules

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2 molecules of pyruvate

15
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What are the final products of glycolysis

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  • 2 pyruvate molecules
  • 2 reduced NAD molecules
  • Net of 2 ATP molecules