Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Respiration

Respiration — practice question

(a)[6]

Outline how glycolysis proceeds in a mammalian cell.

(b)[3]

In a mammalian cell, ATP may be made by several routes, including substrate level phosphorylation in the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. Table 7.1 compares these two processes. Complete Table 7.1. Put a tick ($\checkmark$) if the statement is true or a cross ($\times$) if it is false. The first row has already been completed for you.

(c)[6]

An investigation was carried out into the $RQ$ values of germinating maize seeds. Suggest an explanation for each of the $RQ$ values shown in Table 7.2 for: seeds soaked in water; seeds after 12 hours in the soil; seedlings after 21 days.

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