Tutorial Chapter: Cellular Respiration

1. The conversion of pyruvate to acetyl coenzyme A

A. occurs in cytosol
B. releases one molecule of carbon dioxide
C. requires two molecules of ATP
D. releases two molecules of NADH

2. Which statement is TRUE of the reaction catalyzed by pyruvate kinase in glycolysis?

A. It requires ATP
B. It occurs in mitochondrion
C. It occurs twice for each glucose molecule
D. It converts pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate

3. Which enzyme catalyses the reaction below?

ATP + glucose  ADP + glucose-6-phosphate

A. Hexokinase
B. Aldolase
C. Enolase
D. Phosphoglycerokinase

4. The net yield of ATP from glycolysis of one molecule of glucose is

A. 2
B. 4
C. 36
D. 38

5. The stage of reaction in aerobic respiration and their site of reaction are shown in
table below.

Stage of reaction Site of reaction

I Glycolysis M = cytosol
II Krebs cycle N = mitochondrion
III Electron transport
IV Formation of acetyl CoA

Which stage of reactions corresponds to their site of reaction?

I II III IV
A M M N N
B M N N N
C N M M M
D N N M M
6. Diagram 1 shows the conversion of pyruvate to ethanol during anaerobic respiration.

Diagram 1

Which of the following allows glycolysis to continue?

A. The regeneration of NAD+

B. The regeneration of NADH
C. The release of carbon dioxide
D. The addition of yeast to ethanol

7. Which enzyme does NOT correspond to the catalytic reaction involved in glycolysis?

Enzyme Catalytic reaction

A Enolase Conversion of phosphoenolpyruvate to 2-
phosphoglycerate
B Phosphoglucoisomerase Conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-
phosphate
C Phosphoglycerokinase Transfer of a phosphate group from 1,3-
biphosphoglycerate to ADP
D Phosphofructokinase Transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to
fructose-6-phosphate

8. In the presence of oxygen, pyruvate from glycolysis enters a mitochondrion. Which is

NOT produced in the subsequent reaction?

A. CO2
B. ATP
C. NADH
D. Acetyl coenzyme A
9. Diagram 2 shows the biochemical process of glucose degradation occurring in a cell.

Diagram 2
What do X, Y and Z represent?

X Y Z
A Acetyl coenzyme A Ethanol Lactate
B Fructose-1,6- Dihydroxyacetone Glyceraldehyde-3-
biphosphate phosphate phosphate
C Malate Pyruvate Ethanol
D Pyruvate Lactate Acetyl coenzyme A

10. How many NADH molecules are produced by the complete breakdown of one
glucose molecule?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 10
D. 30

11. Which complex in the electron transport chain reduces oxygen to water?

A. NADH dehydrogenase
B. Cytochrome reductase
C. Cytochrome oxidase
D. Ubiquinone
12. Diagram 3 shows an overview of cellular respiration.

Diagram 3

Which of the following modes of ATP synthesis at X, Y and Z are CORRECT?

X Y Z
A Oxidative Substrate level Oxidative
phosphorylation phosphorylation phosphorylation
B Oxidative Oxidative Substrate level
phosphorylation phosphorylation phosphorylation
C Substrate level Oxidative Substrate level
phosphorylation phosphorylation phosphorylation
D Substrate level Substrate level Oxidative
phosphorylation phosphorylation phosphorylation
 Structured Question

1. Diagram 5 shows an athlete involved in a running competition and the cellular

respiration is taking place by cell X to provide more energy.

Cell X

Diagram 5

a) Name cell X.
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[1 mark]

b) Diagram 5.1 shows a pathway of cellular respiration of Cell X.

Diagram 5.1
i) Name part of mitochondrion which the following mechanism takes
place.
Krebs Cycle
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 Electron transport chain
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[2 marks]

ii) How many ATP used during glycolysis?

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[1 mark]

iii) Show how the total number of ATP molecules is calculated from the
complete oxidation of one molecule of glucose in aerobic respiration of
cell X.

[5 marks]

iv) Explain a reason of your calculation in b) iii).

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[2 marks]
2. The pathway of the cellular respiration of a glucose molecule is shown in Diagram 8.

Diagram 8

a) Name processes A, B, C, D and E.

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[5 marks]

b) How many ATP produced via process E?

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[1 mark]
c) Why does process E not function in the absence of oxygen?
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[2 mark]