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Cellular respiration: WAEC Biology Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Cellular respiration

Our summary: How cells release energy from food, with and without oxygen.

  • Definition and processes of aerobic respiration (A simplified outline of the chemical processes involved in glycolysis and Krebs cycle; reference should be made to the role of ATP.)
  • Definition and processes of anaerobic respiration (The importance of anaerobic respiration in food processing should be mentioned.)
  • Definition and processes of energy release

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WAEC (WASSCE) Biology questions on Cellular respiration

  1. WAEC 2020The reagent used in testing for carbon (IV) oxide is
  2. WAEC 2020In an experiment, mould and yeast cells were transferred into an environment with low oxygen concentration. After a few days, the mould dies while the yeast…
  3. WAEC 2019Muscle fatigue in the body of an athlete is due to …
  4. WAEC 2019The products of tissue respiration are …
  5. WAEC 2018Which of the following structures would carry out cellular respiration? A
  6. WAEC 2017Which of the following cell organelles is the site for the production of ATP?
  7. WAEC 2013The name of the enzyme that catalyses the conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate at the beginning of glycolysis is
  8. WAEC 2013Anaerobic respiration results in the production of
  9. WAEC 2012The muscle cell fluid of an athlete was tested immediately after a 1 O m race and was found to contain a high concentration of lactic acid. Explain what could…
  10. WAEC 2011Kreb’s cycle occurs in the
  11. WAEC 2011Which of the following groups of substances are not six-carbon compounds?
  12. WAEC 2010In cellular respiration energy is made available to organisms by

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