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Earn 100

Make a large diagram of a mitochondrion. Add annotations to your diagram to explain how the structure of the mitochondrion is adapted for its function.

Important Questions on Energy and Respiration

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Glucose can be used to produce ATP, without the use of oxygen:

glucoseXY in mammals

                 

                  Z in yeast

Which compounds are represented by the letters X, Y and Z?

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Construct a table to summarise the features of rice that adapt it to grow with its roots submerged in water, and how each feature contributes to this adaptation.
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Calculate the RQ for the aerobic respiration of the fatty acid stearic acid, C18H36O2.
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Explain why the energy value of lipid is more than twice that of carbohydrate?
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Copy and complete the table to show the respiratory substrates with each of the given RQs.

Respiratory substrate RQ
_____ 1.0
_____ 0.7
_____ 0.9

 

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Measurement of oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide production by germinating seeds in a respirometer showed that 25cm3 of oxygen was used and 17.5 cm3 of carbon dioxide was produced over the same time period.

Calculate the RQ for these seeds

 

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Measurement of oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide production by germinating seeds in a respirometer showed that 25cm3 of oxygen was used and 17.5 cm3 of carbon dioxide was produced over the same time period.

Identify the respiratory substrate used by the seeds.