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Date May 2010 Marks available 1 Reference code 10M.1.HL.TZ1.29
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Identify Question number 29 Adapted from N/A

Question

During glycolysis a hexose sugar is broken down to two pyruvate molecules. What is the correct sequence of stages?

A. Phosphorylation → oxidation → lysis
B. Oxidation → phosphorylation → lysis
C. Phosphorylation → lysis → oxidation
D. Lysis → oxidation → phosphorylation

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

Some teachers complained that the sequence of glycolysis is not needed, only the processes. It is hard to imagine how one can teach the process without doing so in a sequence.

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level » Topic 8: Metabolism, cell respiration and photosynthesis » 8.2 Cell respiration
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