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
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 -ketoglutaric acid
4. malic acid to oxaloacetic acid
Pyruvate dehydrogenase activity during aerobic respiration requires:
1. | Calcium | 2. | Iron |
3. | Cobalt | 4. | Magnesium |
Which of these statements is incorrect?
1. Enzymes of TCA cycle are present in mitochondrial matrix.
2. Glycolysis occurs in cytosol.
3. Glycolysis operates as long as it is supplied with NAD that can pick up hydrogen atoms.
4. Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in outer mitochondrial membrane.
Which of the following yield maximum energy :
1. Glycolysis in a sprinter
2. Aerobic respiration in germinating seeds
3. Fermentation by yeast
4. Anaerobic respiration
How many ATP molecules are produced by aerobic oxidation of one molecule of glucose?
1. | 2 | 2. | 4 |
3. | 38 | 4. | 34 |
In which one of the following do the two names refer to one and the same thing : -
1. Krebs cycle and Calvin cycle
2. Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle
3. Citric acid cycle and Calvin cycle
4. Tricarboxylic acid cycle and urea cycle
How many ATP molecules could maximally be generated from one molecule of glucose, if the complete oxidation of one mole of glucose to and 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 |
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 |
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 |