IB DP Biology-C1.2 Cell respiration -FA 2025- IB Style Questions For HL Paper 1

Question

Which is a reduction reaction?

A.  ATP changing to ADP

B.  Maltose changing to glucose

C.  FAD changing to FADH2

D.  NADPH changing to NADP

▶️Answer/Explanation

Ans:C

Question

The image shows a portion of a cell containing a mitochondrion.

[Source: ‘TEM of a mitochondrion’ by Prof. R. Bellairs. Credit: Prof. R. Bellairs. CC BY 4.0.]

Where do glycolysis and electron transport occur?

▶️Answer/Explanation

Ans:D

Question

What term is used for ATP synthesis coupled to electron transport and proton movement?

A.  Chemiosmosis

B.  Oxidation

C.  Glycolysis

D.  Cell respiration

▶️Answer/Explanation

Ans:A

Question

Where are protons pumped, to allow chemiosmosis in aerobic respiration to occur?

A. From outside the mitochondrion through the double membranes

B. From carrier to carrier in the inner mitochondrial membrane

C. From the matrix of the mitochondrion to the space between the membranes

D. From the space between the membranes to the cytoplasm outside the mitochondrion

▶️Answer/Explanation

Ans:C

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