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Topic plan · A-Level Biology 9700 · Topic 12

Energy and respiration

ATP, the stages of aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration and respiratory quotients.

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Unit at a glance

4 lessons, 180 minutes of teaching

Lessons
4, each planned for 45 minutes
Worksheets
4 with answer keys
Quiz questions
32 multiple-choice, assignable in the app
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Energy and respiration lab
Scheme of work

The lessons in order

RefLesson packStructureWorksheetQuizLab tab
12.1Energy, ATP and respiratory quotients
Pumping ions, contracting muscle and copying DNA all need energy, and every cell pays for them in the same currency.
Frayer Model6 Q, 19 marks8 MCQtab 1, tab 2, tab 3
12.2Mitochondria, glycolysis and the Krebs cycle
Glucose is taken apart in stages: split in the cytoplasm, then fed into the mitochondrial matrix two carbons at a time.
Connect-Extend-Challenge6 Q, 21 marks8 MCQtab 4, tab 5
12.2Oxidative phosphorylation and chemiosmosis
Most of the ATP from a glucose molecule is made on the folded inner membrane of the mitochondrion.
Anticipation / Reaction Guide6 Q, 18 marks8 MCQtab 6
12.2Anaerobic respiration, rice and measuring respiration rate
A sprinting muscle, a vat of yeast and a rice root standing in mud all face the same problem: no oxygen to take the hydrogen.
Cooperative Concept Mapping6 Q, 19 marks8 MCQtab 7, tab 8

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