Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) The respiratory quotient (RQ) is used to show what substrates are being metabolised in respiration.The RQ of a substrate may be calculated using t...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Describe the process of glycolysis. [7] (b) Describe the structure and synthesis of ATP and its universal role as the energy currency in all livi...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Outline the main features of the Krebs cycle. [9](b) Explain the role of NAD in aerobic respiration. [6]

2009 Winter

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) The initial stages of respiration convert one molecule of glucose into two molecules of a 3C compound.State(i) the name given to these initial sta...

2010 Summer

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

Fig. 7.1 is an outline diagram of the Krebs cycle. A two carbon acetyl group enters the cycle by combining with a molecule of oxaloacetate. A molecule...

2010 Summer

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) (i) Explain what is meant by the following terms:decarboxylation ....................................................................................

2010 Summer

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

Rice, *Oryza sativa*, is a staple food in many parts of the world. Rice is often grown in fields that are flooded with water for part of the growing s...

2010 Winter

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Outline the need for energy in living organisms using named examples. [9](b) Explain the different energy values of carbohydrate, lipid and protei...

2010 Winter

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

Rice, Oryza sativa, is a staple food in many parts of the world. Rice is often grown in fields that are flooded with water for part of the growing s...

2010 Winter

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Outline the need for energy in living organisms using named examples. [9](b) Explain the different energy values of carbohydrate, lipid and protei...

2010 Winter

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

A student used a light microscope to observe a blood smear on a microscope slide.An eyepiece graticule was used to measure the diameter of a white blo...

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which statement explains why it is necessary to use an electron microscope to see the cristae of a mitochondrion?

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Some stains can be used to identify cell structures in living cells.A dilute solution of one stain causes the whole cell to appear blue.The blue colou...

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

When mucus is secreted from a goblet cell, these events take place.1 addition of carbohydrate to protein2 fusion of a vesicle with the cell surface me...

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

The diagram shows four biological features. Which biological features are present in typical prokaryotes?

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which row shows features that occur in dicotyledonous plant cells and also in typical bacterial cells?key✓ = found in dicotyledonous plant cells and...

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which flow chart outlining the test for non-reducing sugars is correct?

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which diagrams show the release of a water molecule during the formation of a glycosidic bond?[Image_1: Shows three chemical diagrams each illustratin...

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which molecules have a structural formula that contains C=O bonds? 1. amino acids 2. fatty acids 3. glycerol 4. protein

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which statement about triglycerides is correct?

2024 Spring