Name: ________________________________
Grade & Element: _______________________
Glycolysis Worksheet
1.
Explain why the phosphate end of ATP stores potential energy.
2.
Which has more potential energy, ATP or ADP and why?
3.
Write the overall reaction for cellular respiration.
4.
Define cellular respiration.
5.
_________________________________ Is glycolysis aerobic or anaerobic?
6.
_________________________________ What molecule gets broken down in
glycolysis?
7.
_________________________________ Where in the cell does glycolysis take place?
8.
__________ How many ATP are used (changed to ADP) in the first half of glycolysis?
9.
__________ How many ATP are made from ADP in the second half of glycolysis?
10. __________ What is the net gain of ATP for glycolysis?
11. ________________________________ What happens to the ATP made in glycolysis?
12. __________ How many molecules of pyruvic acid are made from a single molecule of
glucose?
13. ________________________________ For which step of cellular respiration is
pyruvic acid necessary?
14. ________________________________ Where does the process in question 13 take
place?
15. ________________________________ What molecule stores the high-energy
electrons (and hydrogen) removed from glucose in glycolysis?
16. ________________________________ For which step of cellular respiration is
molecule in question 15 necessary?
17. ________________________________ Where does the process in question 16 take
place?