respiration exam qs

Question 1

Suggest one reason why it was important that the student left the apparatus for one hour
after the yeast culture reached a constant temperature.

Answer 1

(So the) oxygen is absorbed

Question 1

Malonate inhibits a reaction in the Krebs cycle.
Explain why malonate would decrease the uptake of oxygen in a respiring cell.

Answer 1

Less NADH
2. Oxygen is the final/terminal (electron) acceptor;