CAIE A-Level Biology A2 12.2.6 Krebs Cycle Redox Reactions Questions
Explain redox reactions in the Krebs cycle using evidence from each question and mark scheme.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Biology 9700
- Level
- A2
Explain redox reactions in the Krebs cycle using evidence from each question and mark scheme.
At the end of glycolysis in mammalian muscle tissue, pyruvate is formed. Pyruvate can be further metabolised along two different pathways, pathway 1 and pathway 2 .
Fig. 6.1 outlines the two pathways.
Fig. 6.1
Name the two types of reaction that are involved in pathway 1.
dehydrogenation ;
decarboxylation ;