Finish the sentence: Glycolysis is the process of...
Splitting 3 carbon glucose into 2 ATP
Splitting 6 carbon glucose into two lots of 3 carbon pyruvic acid
Splitting pyruvic acid into acetyl group
Splitting 4 carbon glucose into two lots of 2 carbon pyruvic acid
Glycolysis happens in the mitochondria.
What is the net gain of ATP after glycolysis?
4 ATP
nothing
2 ATP
Name the type of organelle responsible for aerobic respiration.
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Matrix
Nucleus
What is the name of the second stage of respiration?
The Calvin Cycle
The Cytochrome System
Glycolysis
The Krebs Cycle
What TWO substances are released during the breakdown of pyruvic acid into acetyl co-A?
H20
CO2
Hydrogen
ATP
Citric acid is formed in the matrix of the mitochondria.
What happens to the hydrogen released during the cycle?
It binds with NAD and is brought down to the cytochrome system.
It binds with NADP and is brought down to the cytochrome system.
It is broken down into ATP.
It is released as a waste product.
Where is the cytochrome system located in a mitochondrion?
The matrix
The cytoplasm
The chromosomes
The cristae
A 36 ATP is produced during the Cytochrome System.
Identify the final hydrogen acceptor in the cytochrome system.
Water
Oxygen
Which stages of respiration require oxygen to be present to take place?
The Cytochrome system
Anaerobic respiration
What do plants make if they cannot respire aerobically?
Lactic acid
ATP and carbon dioxide
Ethanol and Carbon dioxide
