2.2 Criteria

Question 1

Define respiration:

Answer 1

The breakdown of respiratory substrates to release energy.

Question 2

What are the three stages in respiration?

Answer 2

1. Glycolysis
2. Citric acid cycle
3. Electron transport chain

Question 3

What is glycolysis?

Answer 3

The breakdown of glucose into pyruvate

Question 4

What is the name of the two phases in glycolysis?

Answer 4

1. Energy investment
2. Energy payoff

Question 5

Where does glycolysis occur?

Answer 5

In the cell cytoplasm