respiration

Question 1

what happens in the link reaction

Answer 1

2 pyruvate actively transported into the mitochondria
DECARBOXYLSE removes a CO2 and NAD is reduced
acetate combines with COENZYME A to form acetyl coenzyme A
no atp made

Question 2

what happens in the krebs cycle

Answer 2

acetyl from acetylcoenzyme a forms a 6c molecule and coenzyme a is released
it is then decarboxylated and NAD is reduced
the 5c compound is decarboxylated and NAD and FAD are reduced
a phosphate is also transferred and ATP is formed