IB Biology HL 1.2.9 Pyruvate → lactate Question Bank
Practise IB Biology HL 1.2.9 by applying pyruvate → lactate concepts to exam-style questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Biology HL
- Level
- HL
Practise IB Biology HL 1.2.9 by applying pyruvate → lactate concepts to exam-style questions.
Glucose is converted to pyruvate during the glycolysis stage of respiration.

Outline how NAD is made available for glycolysis during anaerobic respiration in animal cells.
a. NADH transfers electrons to pyruvate
OR
pyruvate acts as electron acceptor / pyruvate is reduced;
b. (pyruvate) converted to lactate;
c. NADH oxidized/converted to NAD
OR
NAD available to be reduced/converted to NADH again (in glycolysis);
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