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Question 6
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Yeast and certain bacterial cells can respire anaerobically.

a.

Complete the word equation for anaerobic respiration in human muscle cells.

glucose⟶……………\text{glucose} \longrightarrow \dots\dots\dots\dots\dotsglucose⟶……………

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b.

Write down two ways in which anaerobic respiration in human muscle cells is different from anaerobic respiration in yeast cells.

  1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots……………………………………………………………………………………………………

  2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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c.

Agave nectar contains three different sugars: glucose, fructose, and sucrose. Different strains of bacteria can ferment different sugars to produce biofuel. Scientists investigate how two different bacterial strains, Strain X and Strain Y, ferment sugars in agave nectar.

Look at their results:

Two line graphs showing sugar consumption and biofuel production over 30 hours for Strain X and Strain Y.

Which sugar is not fermented by either strain of bacteria?

  • Fructose
  • Glucose
  • Sucrose
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d.

After 30 hours, how many times higher is the biofuel yield of Strain X compared to Strain Y?

Number of times higher=……………\text{Number of times higher} = \dots\dots\dots\dots\dotsNumber of times higher=……………

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e.

Which sugar would increase fermentation the most if added to both Strain X and Strain Y?

  • Fructose
  • Glucose
  • Sucrose
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f.

Fermented agave is used to supply both fructose and biofuel. Explain why it would be best to use Strain Y to ferment agave nectar to supply both fructose and biofuel.

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