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  • Question
  • The first intermediate in TCA cycle is


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

  • Correct Answer
  • citrate 


  • TCA Cycle problems


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    • 1. 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
    • 2. 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
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. The end product of glycolysis is pyruvate, which enters the citric acid cycle after being converted to

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    • A. acetic acid
    • B. acetyl-CoA
    • C. acetaldehyde
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Cholesterol can be synthesized de novo in

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    • A. pancreas
    • B. intestine
    • C. liver
    • D. cell membrane
    • Discuss
    • 7. How many ATPs are produced during citric acid cycle?

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    • A. 10
    • B. 13
    • C. 12
    • D. 8
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following enzyme does not take part in the TCA cycle?

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    • A. Citrate synthase
    • B. Iso-citrate dehydrogenase
    • C. Pyruvate dehydrogenase
    • D. Malate dehydrogenase
    • Discuss
    • 9. Carbon dioxide is reduced in

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    • A. noncyclic photophosphorylation
    • B. the Calvin cycle
    • C. the light reactions
    • D. both light and dark reactions
    • Discuss
    • 10. In the Calvin cycle, carbon dioxide is fixed in a reaction with the

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    • A. ribulose diphosphate
    • B. ribulose phosphate
    • C. ribose tri phosphate
    • D. 3-phosphoglyceric acid
    • Discuss


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