IB Biology Sub-topic C1.2 Definitions
This page contains our IB Biology definitions for sub-topic C1.2. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Biology 'Further respiration'.
anaerobic respiration
The process by which a cell produces small amounts of ATP from organic compounds when no oxygen is present
chemiosmosis
The process by which proton pumps use the energy of electrons to pump protons from the matrix into the intermembrane space to build a concentration gradient
glycolysis
The conversion of glucose to pyruvates in both aerobic and anaerobic respiration
oxidative phosphorylation
The process by which protons travel down the concentration gradient into the matrix via ATP synthase, which phosphorylates ADP into ATP
respiration
The production of ATP from organic compounds
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