GCSE BIOLOGY – EQUATIONS EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST 2025 UPDATE.
Aerobic respiration (word) - ANSWER- glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + energy
Aerobic respiration (symbol) - ANSWER- C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ --> 6CO₂ + 6H₂O
Anaerobic respiration (animals) - ANSWER- glucose --> lactic acid + energy
Anaerobic respiration (plants) - ANSWER- glucose --> ethanol + carbon dioxide + energy
Dependent variable - ANSWER- what you measure
Independent variable - ANSWER- what you change
Energy in food (J) - ANSWER- mass of water (g) x temp change (ºc) x 4.2
Energy per gram of food (J/g) - ANSWER- energy in food (J) / mass of food (G)
Photosynthesis (word) - ANSWER- carbon dioxide + water ---(sunglight)---> glucose +
oxygen
Photosynthesis (chemical) - ANSWER- 6CO₂ + 6H₂O ---(sunglight)---> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST 2025 UPDATE.
Aerobic respiration (word) - ANSWER- glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + energy
Aerobic respiration (symbol) - ANSWER- C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ --> 6CO₂ + 6H₂O
Anaerobic respiration (animals) - ANSWER- glucose --> lactic acid + energy
Anaerobic respiration (plants) - ANSWER- glucose --> ethanol + carbon dioxide + energy
Dependent variable - ANSWER- what you measure
Independent variable - ANSWER- what you change
Energy in food (J) - ANSWER- mass of water (g) x temp change (ºc) x 4.2
Energy per gram of food (J/g) - ANSWER- energy in food (J) / mass of food (G)
Photosynthesis (word) - ANSWER- carbon dioxide + water ---(sunglight)---> glucose +
oxygen
Photosynthesis (chemical) - ANSWER- 6CO₂ + 6H₂O ---(sunglight)---> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂