| I: | pyruvic acid is reduced. |
| II: | NAD+ is oxidized. |
| 1. | The TCA cycle begins with the condensation of the acetyl group with oxaloacetic acid (OAA) to form citric acid, catalyzed by citrate synthase. |
| 2. | The TCA cycle involves three steps where NAD⁺ is reduced to NADH + H⁺ and one step where FAD⁺ is reduced to FADH₂. |
| 3. | During the conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinic acid, ATP is synthesized directly through substrate-level phosphorylation. |
| 4. | The continuous functioning of the TCA cycle depends on the regeneration of oxaloacetic acid as well as NAD⁺ and FAD⁺ from NADH and FADH₂. |
| Statement I: | Pyruvate is decarboxylated to acetyl CoA in the cytoplasm |
| Statement II: | Acetyl CoA enters the Krebs cycle to produce ATP. |
| 1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
| 2. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
| 3. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
| 4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |