Exam preparation - Glycolysis

13 important questions on Exam preparation - Glycolysis

4 - i) Where does a metabolic reaction occur?

A MR occurs where the E's needed for the R are located

4 - ii) What is the final output (end products) of glycolysis?

Two pyruvate, two ATP and one NADH

4 - ii) At what stage in the process of glycolysis are the two pyruvate compounds made?

The last step of glycolysis, step 10
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4 - iii) What happens once glucose entered the blood after digestion?

The release of I promotes the movement of G into the C

4 - iv) What purpose is the final output of glycolysis used for under aerobic conditions?

With O, the conversion of P to A CA provides the main metabolite for the CAC which connects to the ETC/OP where a large amount of ATP is made

4 - iv) What are four main details of glycolysis under anaerobic conditions?

Without O, P is converted to L

In the P to L conversion, N is also converted to N

The N can be used in step 6 of G to make another two ATP

This gives a net gain of ATP from each G cycle

4 - v) What additional steps demonstrate why it is necessary for us to perform the glycolysis reaction?

G itself produces a 2 ATP per R

This ATP is used to power C processes

I) In the preparation phase of glycolysis, steps 1 and 3 of glycolysis are phosphorylation reactions. Phosphorylation reactions each require one ATP to be performed, for two ATP required in total. Do the products of steps 1 and 3 have more or less phosphate units attached than the initial reactants?

The P's of steps 1 and 3 have one more P unit attached than the R compounds

5 - i) How does ATP assist the phosphorylation reactions in the preparation phase of glycolysis, steps 1 and 3?


ATP is converted to ADP via the breakage of a P bond which releases energy and a P unit

5 - i) How does the energy released from ATP assist the phosphorylation reactions in the preparation phase of glycolysis, steps 1 and 3?

Assists the conversion of the R to the P and the P unit lost from ATP attaches to the P

5 - ii) What are the four main parts of step 6 of glycolysis?

N is reduced to N

This allows the R to be oxidised where the R loses a H atom

An additional P unit is attached to the P

This is in the position where the H atom had been lost due to oxidation

Iii) In the pay-off phase of glycolysis, steps 7 and 10 of glycolysis are substrate level phosphorylation steps. ATP is a product of each of these substrate level phosphorylation reactions (each reaction occurs twice for a total of 4 ATP). Describe in three main points where the additional phosphate comes from to regenerate ATP (from ADP) in these steps?

In a SBSTR level P R, ADP is converted into the HE ATP compound

The P unit that attaches to ADP in order to regenerate ATP comes off the R of the G R


As a result, the P of the R has one less P unit than the initial R did

5 - iii) What is the phosphorylation reaction that takes place in step 10 of glycolysis?

PP is converted to P via the E PK

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