F214.4 Respiration Biology Revision Cards

Why do living organisms need to respire?

What is the structure of ATP?

What are the stages of aerobic respiration?

What happens when an ATP is hydrolysed?

Where does glycolysis take place?

What is used up during glycolysis?

What is created during glycolysis?

What are the four stages of glycolysis?

What happens during stage 1 of glycolysis?

What happens during stage 2 of glycolysis?

What happens during stage 3 of glycolysis?

What happens during stage 4 of glycolysis?

Why are co-enzymes important for respiration?

Describe the structure of a mitochondria

How is the outer membrane of the mitochondria adapted to its role?

How is the inner membrane of the mitochondria adapted to its role?

How is the matrix of the mitochondria adapted to its role?

What is an electron carrier?

Where does the Link Reaction and the Krebs Cycle take place?

What enzymes are involved in the link reaction? What starts the link reaction?

What roles do NAD and Coenzyme A play in the Link Reaction?

What are the products of the link reaction?
(per glucose molecule)

Describe the Krebs Cycle

What are the products of the Krebs Cycle?
(per glucose molecule)

Which is the first electron carrier?

Describe Chemiosmosis

Describe Oxidative Phosphorylation

How is water formed in Oxidative Phosphorylation?

What happens to the reduced FAD in Oxidative Phosphorylation?

Theoretically, how much ATP can be made from one glucose molecule?

Why is the theoretical yield of ATP rarely achieved?

Why does anaerobic respiration occur?

Describe lactate fermentation.

Describe alcoholic fermentation

Respiratory Substrate (definition)

Which molecules have the highest energy values as respiratory substances?