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  • Question
  • Which of the following is accomplished in chemiosmosis?


  • Options
  • A. The oxidation of ATP
  • B. The oxidation of water
  • C. The oxidation of NADH
  • D. The oxidation of CO2

  • Correct Answer
  • The oxidation of NADH 


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    • 1. Aerobic respiration differs from anaerobic respiration in which of the following respects?

    • Options
    • A. Anaerobic respiration is glycolysis
    • B. Aerobic respiration requires the electron transport chain
    • C. The final electron acceptors are different
    • D. Aerobic respiration produces less ATP
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is the most complete definition of fermentation?

    • Options
    • A. Oxidation of glucose with organic molecules serving as electron acceptors
    • B. Complete catabolism of glucose to CO2 and HO2
    • C. Production of energy by substrate-level phosphorylation
    • D. Production of ethyl alcohol from glucose
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following best explains about the usefulness of the production of ethanol in yeast cells under anaerobic conditions?

    • Options
    • A. Ethanol keeps the electron transport system functioning
    • B. Yeast would be unable to activate the enzymes of the Krebs cycle without ethanol
    • C. The process generates oxygen, which is required for glycolysis
    • D. The process regenerates NAD+, which is required for glycolysis
    • Discuss
    • 4. The enzymes that catalyze the reactions of the Krebs cycle are found in which subcellular organelle of eukaryotes?

    • Options
    • A. Mitochondrion
    • B. Chloroplast
    • C. Ribosome
    • D. Endoplasmic reticulum
    • Discuss
    • 5. How many molecules of carbon dioxide will be given off during ten turns of the Krebs cycle?

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 20
    • C. 30
    • D. 40
    • Discuss
    • 6. The amount of ATP that can be obtained by complete oxidation of a glucose by a bacterium is

    • Options
    • A. greater than by a yeast cell
    • B. lesser than by a yeast cell
    • C. exactly or approximately equal to by a yeast cell
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Suppose a eukaryotic cell had a mutation that prevented the production of cytochrome c. As a result of this mutation, which of the following processes would not occur?

    • Options
    • A. Cellular respiration
    • B. Photosynthesis
    • C. Mitosis
    • D. Cell wall synthesis
    • Discuss
    • 8. The final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain is

    • Options
    • A. CoQ
    • B. a cytochrome
    • C. FMN
    • D. oxygen
    • Discuss
    • 9. The amount of energy (cal/mole) in an ATP molecule produced by a cell from glucose by fermentation is

    • Options
    • A. greater than aerobic metabolism
    • B. less than aerobic metabolism
    • C. exactly or approximately equal to aerobic metabolism
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Fatty acids are oxidized to acetyl-CoA by which of the following pathways?

    • Options
    • A. ?-oxidation
    • B. Entner-Doudoroff
    • C. pentose phosphate pathway
    • D. Embden-Meyerhof pathway
    • Discuss


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