UPSC Current Affairs Preparation: The Hindu Analysis Watch expert analysis of ‘The Hindu’ dated 16th March 2021. Important news and views to... View Article
The Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) is a secured system for Service Voters to cast their vote on an electronically... View Article
The National Steel Policy, 2017 was given cabinet approval in 2017 by the Government of India. The NSP, 2017 is a comprehensive document... View Article
In aerobic respiration, pyruvate is transported to mitochondria, where it undergoes oxidative decarboxylation to produce acetyl CoA. Acetyl CoA... View Article
In both oxidative phosphorylation and photophosphorylation, ATP synthesis is linked to the development of proton gradient across the membrane by... View Article
Glycolysis is an enzyme-mediated multi-step process, where glucose is partially oxidised to two molecules of pyruvate. It occurs in the... View Article
The advantage of anaerobic respiration is that it can be done without oxygen and it is a relatively rapid process. E.g. in muscles, when the... View Article
Respiration without oxygen is anaerobic respiration. It is called fermentation. Fermentation takes place in various prokaryotes, and unicellular... View Article
During photosynthesis, CO2 is reduced to glucose and H2O is oxidised to release O2. In cellular respiration, glucose is oxidised and oxygen is... View Article
Energy is released in respiration as macromolecules are oxidised. This chemical energy is stored in the form of ATP. Also Check: Where Does... View Article
Oxygen acts as a final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain, resulting in the formation of water. It drives the whole process... View Article
Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell. Glycolysis occurs in all living organisms, aerobic as well as anaerobic. Also Check: Where... View Article
Respiration is controlled by the concentration of CO2 and H+. Chemoreceptors present adjacent to the respiratory rhythm centre in the medulla... View Article
Aerobic cellular respiration occurs in the cytoplasm and mitochondria. Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm, Krebs’ cycle occurs in the... View Article
Glycolysis is the common pathway in both aerobic respiration and fermentation. Partial oxidation of glucose by glycolysis results in the... View Article
The stage that produces most of the ATP during cellular respiration is the electron transport system (ETS) present in mitochondria. The formation... View Article
Carrier proteins, which are involved in the active transport against the concentration gradient of ions require ATP, e.g. sodium-potassium pump,... View Article
Glucose is transported across the membrane by carrier proteins. Glucose is transported by facilitated diffusion or by secondary active transport.... View Article
Protein pumps are involved in the active transport of ions and molecules against the concentration gradient. They require energy (ATP). E.g.... View Article