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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The correct sequence of electron flow during aerobic respiration would be:
1. food → Krebs cycle → ATP → NAD+
2. food → NADH → electron transport chain → oxygen
3. glucose → pyruvate → ATP → oxygen
4. glucose → ATP → electron transport chain → NADH

Subtopic:  ETS |
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Electron is donated to the mitochondrial ETC at the lowest energy level by:

1. Glucose 2. NADH
3. ATP 4. FADH2
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