The overall goal of glycolysis, Krebs cycle and the electron transport system is the formation of:
1. ATP in small stepwise units
2. ATP in one large oxidation reaction
3. Sugars
4. Nucleic acids

Subtopic:  Aerobic Respiration |
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How many ATP molecules could maximally be generated from one molecule of glucose, if the complete oxidation of one mole of glucose to CO2 and H2O yields 686 kcal and the useful chemical energy available in the high energy phosphate bond of one mole of ATP is 12 Kcal?

1. Two 2. Thirty
3. Fifty-seven 4. One
Subtopic:  Aerobic Respiration |
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The enzyme, decarboxylase, catalyses the following step :
1. conversion of citric acid to cis aconitic acid
2. fumaric acid to malic acid
3. oxalosuccinic acid to α-ketoglutaric acid
4. malic acid to oxaloacetic acid

Subtopic:  Kreb's Cycle |
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Pyruvate is transported into the mitochondria by:
1. Simple diffusion
2. Facilitated diffusion
3. Active transport
4. Either 2 or 3, depending on the availability of oxygen

Subtopic:  Glycolysis Regulation | Aerobic Respiration |
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Match the following and choose the correct option from those given below.

Column A Column B
A. Molecular oxygen i. \(\alpha\)-Ketoglutaric acid
B. Electron acceptor ii. Hydrogen acceptor
C. Pyruvate dehydrogenase iii. Cytochrome C
D. Decarboxylation iv. Acetyl CoA

Options :

A B C D
1. ii iii iv i
2. iii iv ii i
3. ii i iii iv
4. iv iii i ii
Subtopic:  Introduction | Fermentation | Aerobic Respiration |
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A reducing agent in a redox reaction:
1. gains electrons and gains energy.
2. loses electrons and loses energy.
3. gains electrons and loses energy.
4. loses electrons and gains energy.

Subtopic:  Glycolysis |

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When an electron is shifted to a more electronegative atom, its potential energy:

1. increases 2. decreases
3. remains same 4. can increase or decrease
Subtopic:  ETS |
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By the end of glycolysis, most of the original energy in the glucose molecule is:
1. utilized to form ATP.
2. retained in the pyruvate.
3. stored in the NADH produced.
4. lost as heat.

Subtopic:  Glycolysis |
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The number of molecules of carbon dioxide produced by three turns of the Krebs cycle would be:

1. 3 2. 6
3. 12 4. 18
Subtopic:  Kreb's Cycle |
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What is the total number of NADH and FADH2 molecules produced for each molecule of glucose metabolized by glycolysis and the citric acid cycle?

1. 5 2. 6
3. 10 4. 12
Subtopic:  Glycolysis |
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