This clear and concise lesson covers the Link reaction and its site in the cell as detailed in point 5.2.2 (d) of the OCR A-level Biology A specification. The PowerPoint explains how the product of glycolysis, pyruvate, is decarboxylated and dehydrogenated and combined with coenzyme A to form acetyl coenzyme A which will then enter the Krebs cycle.
The lesson begins with a challenge, where the students have to recall the details of glycolysis in order to form the word matrix. This introduces the key point that this stage occurs in this part of the mitochondria and time is taken to explain why the reactions occur in the matrix as opposed to the cytoplasm like glycolysis. Moving forwards, the Link reaction is covered in 5 detailed bullet points and students have to add the key information to these points using their prior knowledge as well as knowledge provided in terms of NAD. The students will recognise that this reaction occurs twice per molecule of glucose and a quick quiz competition is used to test their understanding of the numbers of the different products of this stage. This is just one of the range of methods that are used to check understanding and all answers are explained to allow students to assess their progress.
This lesson has been written to tie in with the other uploaded lessons on glycolysis and the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.
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