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Energy Release and Conservation
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In anaerobic respiration, the final electron acceptor can be
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A. oxygen
B. nitrate
C. pyruvate
D. acetyl-CoA
Correct Answer
nitrate
Energy Release and Conservation problems
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1. In lactic acid fermentation, the final electron acceptor would be
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A. fructose
B. pyruvate
C. glucose
D. acetyl-CoA
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Correct Answer: pyruvate
2. How many oxygen molecules are required in the fermentation of one molecule of glucose to ethanol and CO
2
?
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A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 36
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Correct Answer: 0
3. The amount of ATP produced by a cell from glucose when metabolizing it by fermentation means is
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A. greater than by aerobic metabolism
B. lesser than by aerobic metabolism
C. exactly or approximately equal to by aerobic metabolism
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: lesser than by aerobic metabolism
4. Glucose can be broken down to pyruvate by
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A. Entner-Doudoroff pathway
B. tricarboxylic acid cycle
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: Entner-Doudoroff pathway
5. The ability of CTP to bind to aspartate carbamoyltransferase and shut down the synthesis of more CTP is an example of
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A. enzyme induction
B. enzyme repression
C. feedback inhibition of enzyme activity
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: feedback inhibition of enzyme activity
6. Before most molecules can enter the Krebs citric acid cycle, they must be converted to
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A. citric acid
B. oxaloacetic acid
C. NADH or FADH
D. acetyl-CoA
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Correct Answer: acetyl-CoA
7. In cellular metabolism, O
2
is used
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A. to provide electrons for photophosphorylation
B. in glycolysis
C. as a terminal electron acceptor
D. in the Krebs cycle
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Correct Answer: as a terminal electron acceptor
8. Which one of the following is produced in the greatest numbers during one turn of the Krebs cycle?
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A. NADH
B. Acetyl-CoA
C. FADH
2
D. ATP
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Correct Answer: NADH
9. Organisms can synthesize ATP by oxidative phosphorylation when they
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A. ferment
B. oxidize glucose to pyruvate
C. pass electrons from the oxidation of chlorophyll through an electron transport system
D. pass electrons to oxygen through an electron transport system containing cytochromes
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Correct Answer: pass electrons to oxygen through an electron transport system containing cytochromes
10. Which one of the following is not produced in any of the steps of glycolysis?
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A. NAD
+
B. NADH
C. ADP
D. ATP
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Correct Answer: NAD
+
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