Aerobic Respiration – Post Lesson Practice

Copy and complete the following sentences.

1. During ____________ respiration, energy is released from ___________

in the presence of oxygen. (2)

2. At the beginning of this process, glucose is broken down into

_____________________ in a series of steps controlled by _____________.

This part of the process is called _______________. (3)

3. The breakdown of pyruvic acid requires the presence of ____________.

The products of this breakdown are _______________ and water. (2)

4. The energy released from the breakdown of one molecule of glucose

allows ________ molecules of ATP to be formed. The subsequent breakdown

of pyruvic acid allows a further _________ molecules of ATP

to form. Thus, during the aerobic respiration of 120 molecules of glucose,

______________ molecules of ATP would be produced. (3)

Total = 10 marks.