Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Respiration

Respiration — practice question

(a)[2]

ATP is made from ADP and $\text{P}_i$ in a phosphorylation reaction. State the two different ways that this phosphorylation reaction takes place in aerobic respiration.

(b)[6]

Coenzymes have important roles in all four stages of aerobic respiration. Describe and explain the roles of the coenzymes NAD and FAD in aerobic respiration.

(c)[2]

The enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase catalyses the link reaction. Pyruvate dehydrogenase is inhibited when the ratio of acetyl coenzyme A to coenzyme A rises. Suggest why this inhibition is important for the functioning of the cell.

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