Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What
is the term used for the metabolic pathway in which glucose
(C6H12O6) is degraded to carbon dioxide (CO2) and
water? a. | cellular
respiration | b. | glycolysis | c. | fermentation | d. | citric acid cycle | e. | oxidative
phosphorylation | | |
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Which
of the following statements is (are) correct about an oxidation-reduction (or redox)
reaction? a. | The molecule
that is reduced gains electrons. | b. | The molecule that is oxidized loses
electrons. | c. | The molecule that is reduced loses
electrons. | d. | The molecule that is oxidized gains
electrons. | e. | Both A and B are correct. | | |
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When
a molecule of NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) gains a hydrogen atom (not a
hydrogen ion) the molecule becomes a. | hydrogenated. | b. | oxidized. | c. | reduced. | d. | redoxed. | e. | a reducing agent. | | |
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4.
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Where
does glycolysis takes place? a. | mitochondrial matrix | b. | mitochondrial
outer membrane | c. | mitochondrial inner membrane | d. | mitochondrial
intermembrane space | e. | cytosol | | |
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The
ATP made during glycolysis is generated by a. | substrate-level phosphorylation. | b. | electron
transport. | c. | photophosphorylation. | d. | chemiosmosis. | e. | oxidation of NADH to NAD+. | | |
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The
oxygen consumed during cellular respiration is involved directly in which process or
event? a. | glycolysis | b. | accepting electrons at the end of the electron transport
chain | c. | the citric acid cycle | d. | the oxidation of
pyruvate to acetyl CoA | e. | the phosphorylation of ADP to form
ATP | | |
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Which
process in eukaryotic cells will proceed normally whether oxygen (O2) is present or
absent? a. | electron
transport | b. | glycolysis | c. | the citric acid
cycle | d. | oxidative phosphorylation | e. | chemiosmosis | | |
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Which
kind of metabolic poison would most directly interfere with glycolysis? a. | An agent that
reacts with oxygen and depletes its concentration in the cell | b. | An agent that
binds to pyruvate and inactivates it | c. | An agent that closely mimics the structure of glucose but is
not metabolized | d. | An agent that reacts with NADH and oxidizes it to
NAD+ | e. | An agent that blocks the passage of electrons along the
electron transport chain | | |
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Refer to the figure below, showing the citric acid cycle, as a guide to answer the
following questions.
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is released during which of the following stages of
cellular respiration? a. | glycolysis and the oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl
CoA | b. | oxidation of
pyruvate to acetyl CoA and the citric acid cycle | c. | the citric acid
cycle and oxidative phosphorylation | d. | oxidative phosphorylation and
fermentation | e. | fermentation and glycolysis | | |
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During aerobic respiration, electrons travel downhill in which
sequence?
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Where
are the proteins of the electron transport chain located? a. | cytosol | b. | mitochondrial outer membrane | c. | mitochondrial
inner membrane | d. | mitochondrial intermembrane space | e. | mitochondrial
matrix | | |
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In
chemiosmotic phosphorylation, what is the most direct source of energy that is used to convert ADP +
Pi to ATP? a. | energy released as electrons flow through the electron
transport system | b. | energy released from substrate-level
phosphorylation | c. | energy released from ATP synthase pumping hydrogen ions against
their concentration gradient | d. | energy released from movement of protons through ATP
synthase | e. | No external source of energy is required because the reaction
is exergonic. | | |
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Energy released by the electron transport chain is used to pump H+ ions
into which location? a. | cytosol | b. | mitochondrial
outer membrane | c. | mitochondrial inner membrane | d. | mitochondrial
intermembrane space | e. | mitochondrial matrix | | |
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During aerobic cellular respiration, a proton gradient in mitochondria is generated by
____ and used primarily for ____. a. | the electron transport chain; ATP
synthesis | b. | the electron transport chain; substrate-level
phosphorylation | c. | glycolysis; production of
H2O | d. | fermentation; NAD+
reduction | e. | diffusion of protons; ATP synthesis | | |
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Where
is ATP synthase located in the mitochondrion? a. | cytosol | b. | electron
transport chain | c. | outer membrane | d. | inner
membrane | e. | mitochondrial matrix | | |
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Which
process could be compared to how rushing steam turns a water wheel? a. | the citric acid
cycle | b. | ATP synthase activity | c. | formation of
NADH in glycolysis | d. | oxidative phosphorylation | e. | the electron
transport system | | |
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17.
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How
many molecules of carbon dioxide (CO2) would be released from the complete aerobic
respiration of a molecule of sucrose (C12H22 O11), a
disaccharide?
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Each
time a molecule of glucose (C6H12O6) is completely oxidized via
aerobic respiration, how many oxygen molecules (O2). are required?
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19.
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Approximately how many molecules of ATP are produced from the complete oxidation of
two molecules of glucose (C6H12O6) in cellular
respiration?
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20.
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Approximately what percentage of the energy of glucose
(C6H12O6) is transferred to storage in ATP as a result of the
complete oxidation of glucose to CO2 and water in cellular respiration?
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Muscle cells in oxygen deprivation convert pyruvate to ____, and in this step
gain____. a. | lactate;
ATP | b. | alcohol;
CO2 | c. | alcohol; ATP | d. | ATP;
NADH2 | e. | lactate; NAD+ | | |
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In
the absence of oxygen, yeast cells can obtain energy by fermentation, resulting in the production
of a. | ATP,
CO2and ethanol (ethyl alcohol). | b. | ATP, CO2, and lactate. | c. | ATP, NADH, and
pyruvate. | d. | ATP, pyruvate, and oxygen. | e. | ATP, pyruvate,
and acetyl CoA. | | |
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The
function of both alcohol fermentation and lactic acid fermentation is to a. | reduce
NAD+ to NADH. | b. | reduce FAD+ to
FADH2. | c. | oxidize NADH to NAD+. | d. | reduce
FADH2 to FAD+. | e. | none of the above | | |
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Why
is glycolysis considered to be one of the first metabolic pathways to have evolved? a. | It produces much
less ATP than does oxidative phosphorylation. | b. | It is found in
the cytosol, does not involve oxygen, and is present in most organisms. | c. | It is found in
prokaryotic cells but not in eukaryotic cells. | d. | It relies on
chemiosmosis which is a metabolic mechanism present only in the first cells-prokaryotic
cells. | e. | It requires the presence of membrane-enclosed cell organelles
found only in eukaryotic cells. | | |
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25.
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You
have a friend who lost 7 kg (about 15 pounds) of fat on a "low carb" diet. How did the fat
leave her body? a. | It was released
as CO2 and H2O. | b. | Chemical energy was converted to heat and then
released. | c. | It was converted to ATP, which weighs much less than
fat. | d. | It was broken
down to amino acids and eliminated from the body. | e. | It was converted
to urine and eliminated from the body. | | |
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