Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Respiration

Respiration — practice question

An athlete carries out aerobic respiration while taking part in a sporting event.
(a(i))[2]

Complete Table 2.1 by stating the exact locations, within a muscle cell, of glycolysis, the link reaction, the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.

(a(ii))[2]

In a muscle cell, glucose molecules are phosphorylated at the beginning of glycolysis. Suggest why the phosphorylated glucose molecules cannot diffuse out of the cell.

(b)[5]

Sometimes an athlete must respire in anaerobic conditions in order to make ATP. Explain why glucose respiration in anaerobic conditions generates less ATP than in aerobic conditions.

(c)[3]

For a short period after exercise, a person keeps breathing more deeply than at rest to take in more oxygen than usual. Explain the use of this extra oxygen.

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