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  • Question
  • Organisms can synthesize ATP by oxidative phosphorylation when they


  • Options
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • pass electrons to oxygen through an electron transport system containing cytochromes 


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    • 1. Which one of the following is produced in the greatest numbers during one turn of the Krebs cycle?

    • Options
    • A. NADH
    • B. Acetyl-CoA
    • C. FADH2
    • D. ATP
    • Discuss
    • 2. In cellular metabolism, O2 is used

    • Options
    • A. to provide electrons for photophosphorylation
    • B. in glycolysis
    • C. as a terminal electron acceptor
    • D. in the Krebs cycle
    • Discuss
    • 3. Before most molecules can enter the Krebs citric acid cycle, they must be converted to

    • Options
    • A. citric acid
    • B. oxaloacetic acid
    • C. NADH or FADH
    • D. acetyl-CoA
    • Discuss
    • 4. In anaerobic respiration, the final electron acceptor can be

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    • A. oxygen
    • B. nitrate
    • C. pyruvate
    • D. acetyl-CoA
    • Discuss
    • 5. In lactic acid fermentation, the final electron acceptor would be

    • Options
    • A. fructose
    • B. pyruvate
    • C. glucose
    • D. acetyl-CoA
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which one of the following is not produced in any of the steps of glycolysis?

    • Options
    • A. NAD+
    • B. NADH
    • C. ADP
    • D. ATP
    • Discuss
    • 7. For each pair of electrons passing from NADH located inside the mitochondria to oxygen, how many ATP molecules can be generated?

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 8. A yeast or fungal cell produces how many net ATP molecules per molecule of glucose when completely oxidized?

    • Options
    • A. 32
    • B. 34
    • C. 36
    • D. 38
    • Discuss
    • 9. Most bacterial fermentations yield how many net ATP molecules per molecule of glucose?

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 4
    • D. 6
    • Discuss
    • 10. The enzymes for glycolysis are located

    • Options
    • A. on the inner surface of the cell membrane
    • B. on the inner membrane of the mitochondrion
    • C. on the outer membrane of the chloroplast
    • D. in the cytoplasm
    • Discuss


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