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Edexcel International A Level Biology past-paper questions on 7.1.1 Overview of aerobic respiration, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 12 questions on Overview of aerobic respiration, as a list
- January 2025, Unit 5, Q7(d) (4 marks): As the brain develops some stem cells divide and differentiate into mature neurones, which requires ATP. Mature neurones develop axons and form synapses with ad
- October 2024, Unit 5, Q5(b)(i) (3 marks): Describe the relationships between mass, resting metabolic rate and pulse rate shown in the table. (3)
- June 2024, Unit 6, Q1(c) (3 marks): Explain why temperature affects the rate of respiration in yeast. (3)
- January 2024, Unit 5, Q1(a) (1 mark): Which is the correct order of the stages of respiration required for the complete oxidation of glucose? (1) A glycolysis Krebs cycle link reaction B glycolysis
- January 2024, Unit 5, Q1(b) (2 marks): Write a balanced equation for the complete oxidation of glucose in aerobic respiration. (2)
- January 2024, Unit 5, Q1(c)(ii) (2 marks): The complete oxidation of one molecule of this lipid produces 122 molecules of ATP. One molecule of this lipid contains 12 244 kJ of energy. One molecule of ATP
- January 2024, Unit 5, Q8(g) (3 marks): Explain why aerobic exercise increases mitochondrial density and activity (paragraph 9). (3)
- October 2021, Unit 5, Q5(b) (2 marks): The table shows the oxygen consumption and body mass of two animals. Oxygen consumption Body mass Animal / cm3 h−1 / g Southern elephant seal 1.82 × 104 5.00 ×
- June 2021, Unit 5, Q1(b) (2 marks): An incomplete equation for the aerobic respiration of a substrate is shown below. Complete the equation by inserting the numbers on the dotted lines to balance
- June 2021, Unit 5, Q1(c)(i) (1 mark): Which reaction releases energy from ATP? (1) A the conversion of ADP to ATP B the phosphorylation of ADP C the hydrolysis of ATP D the removal of adenosine mole
- June 2021, Unit 5, Q1(c)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the maximum percentage of energy in a glucose molecule that can be converted to usable energy in ATP. (2) Answer %
- June 2021, Unit 5, Q1(c)(iii) (2 marks): Describe what happens to the energy that is not converted to usable energy in a muscle cell. (2)
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