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  • Question
  • The end product of glycolysis is pyruvate, which enters the citric acid cycle after being converted to


  • Options
  • A. acetic acid
  • B. acetyl-CoA
  • C. acetaldehyde
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • acetyl-CoA 


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    • 1. Most of the enzymes of the citric acid cycle in a eukaryotic cell are located in the

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    • A. inner mitochondrial membrane
    • B. cytosol
    • C. mitochondrial matrix
    • D. intermembrane space
    • Discuss
    • 2. Important function of cholesterol is to

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    • A. modulate fluidity
    • B. enhance blood circulation
    • C. prevent bile salts formation
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. During cellular respiration, most of the ATP made, is generated by

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    • A. oxidative phosphorylation
    • B. photophosphorylation
    • C. glycolysis
    • D. substrate-level phosphorylation
    • Discuss
    • 4. Most multi-cellular organisms obtain energy for the synthesis of ATP during oxidative phosphorylation from

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    • A. high energy phosphate compounds
    • B. a proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane
    • C. a proton gradient across the cell membrane
    • D. a proton gradient across the outer mitochondrial membrane
    • Discuss
    • 5. How many molecules of ATPs are synthesized per NADH oxidation?

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    • A. 2
    • B. 1
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which one is not the main protein in electron transport chain?

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    • A. NADH dehydrogenase
    • B. Cytochrome bc1 complex
    • C. Cytochrome oxidase
    • D. Citrate synthease
    • Discuss
    • 7. The enzymes of the TCA cycle in a eukaryotic cell are located in the

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    • A. nucleus
    • B. mitochondria
    • C. plasma membrane
    • D. lysosomal bodies
    • Discuss
    • 8. Malate-asparatate shuttle operates in

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    • A. lungs and liver
    • B. heart and liver
    • C. pancreas and liver
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Why is the TCA cycle the central pathway of metabolism of the cell?

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    • A. It occurs in the center of the cell
    • B. Its intermediates are commonly used by other metabolic reactions
    • C. All other metabolic pathways depend upon it
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The first intermediate in TCA cycle is

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    • A. succinate
    • B. fumerate
    • C. citrate
    • D. malate
    • Discuss


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