Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Respiration

Respiration — practice question

Fig. 5.1 illustrates the structure of an ATP molecule.
(a)[2]

State two structural differences between ATP and an adenine nucleotide in a DNA molecule.

(b(i))[3]

Explain why a smaller amount of ATP can be synthesised from the same mass of glucose in anaerobic respiration than in aerobic respiration.

(b(ii))[3]

Explain why aerobic respiration can synthesise more ATP from one gram of glucose.

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