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Date May 2015 Marks available 1 Reference code 15M.1.HL.TZ2.14
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
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Question

What happens in both respiration and photosynthesis?

A. Triose phosphates are decarboxylated.
B. NADPH is produced.
C. ATP is produced.
D. Electrons pass through ATP synthase.

 

 

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

Some candidates wrongly believed that triose phosphates are produced in both photosynthesis and respiration; while others also got the wrong idea that electrons pass through ATP synthase. This question was a very good discriminator.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 2: Molecular biology » 2.8 Cell respiration
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