Pregunta 1
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Which of the following statements about the role of the PPP pathway is correct?
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a) The PPP produces ribose-5-P and NADPH
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b) THE PPP pathway oxidizes NADPH to NADP+
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c) The rate-limiting reaction of the PPP is catalyzed by transketolase
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a) The PPP occurs in the mitochondria of most cells
Pregunta 2
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Which of the following statements about the oxidative section of the PPP is correct
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a) The PPP generates NADH
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b) THE PPP pathway oxidizes NADPH to NADP+
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c) The rate-limiting reaction of the PPP is catalyzed by G6P
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d) The PPP supplies ribose-5-P and NADPH in the quantities the cells require
Pregunta 3
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Which of the following statements about the non-oxidative section of the PPP is correct
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a) The non-oxidative reactions of the PPP are not reversible
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b) Transketolase is an enzyme that transfers three-carbon units in the PPP
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c) Transaldolase is an enzyme that transfers two-carbon units in the PPP
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d) Pentoses undergo isomerizations in the PPP
Pregunta 4
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Which of the following statements about the PPP is not true:
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a) The PPP relies on the availability of NADP+
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b) The PPP has an irreversible oxidative section and a reversible non-oxidative section
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c) The PPP enables excess ribose to be metabolized
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d) The PPP relies on the availability of NADPH
Pregunta 5
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Haemolytic anemia can be triggered in people deficient in glucose-6-phosphatatse by infections. What is the mechanism?
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a) Infection leads to increased production of immunoglobulins which attack the erythrocyte
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b) Infection is accomplished by generation of oxidants which destroy the erythrocyte membrane
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c) Infection leads to weakening of erythrocyte cell membranes by the attachment of bacterial toxins
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d) Infection compromises the immune system which is unable to protect the erythrocyte
Pregunta 6
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What is an important function of the PPP
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a) Generation of NADH for the production of ATP by the ETC
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b) Generation of NADPH for fatty acid synthesis
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c) Generation of NAD which is necessary for glycolysis
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d) Generation of NADP needed in amino acid metabolism
Pregunta 7
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Which of the following statements about the reactions of glycolysis is correct?
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G6P is split into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate
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fructose-1,6-bisphosphate is split into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate
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fructose-6-phosphate is split into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate
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G6P is isomerized to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
Pregunta 8
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Which of the following statements about the glycolytic intermediate fructose-6-phosphate is correct?
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fructose-6-phosphate is formed from G6P and is split by the aldol reaction into an aldehyde and a ketone
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fructose-6-phosphate is an aldol so once phosphorylated to F-1,6-BP cannot be split by the aldol reaction into an aldehyde and a ketone
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fructose-6-phosphate is converted to G6P and can then be split by the aldol reaction into an aldehyde and a ketone
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fructose-6-phosphate is an aldol but is not itself split by the aldol reaction until phosphorylated to F-1,6-BP
Pregunta 9
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Which of the following statements about the Citric Acid Cycle is correct?
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Oxygen is used to oxidize the acetyl group carbons of acetyl-CoA
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Three molecules of NADH and one molecule of FADH2 are produced in one turn of the ycle
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Oxygen is not used in the CA cycle, so the cycle can occur in anaerobic conditions
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The CA cycle produces the water that is formed during the complete oxidation of glucose
Pregunta 10
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Which of the following statements about the Electron Transport Chain is correct?
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The ETC is made up of a chain of electron carriers with decreasing electron affinity
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The ETC is made up of a chain of electron carriers with increasing redox potential
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The ETC is made up of a chain of electron carriers with decreasing oxidizing power
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The electrons transferred from carrier to carier in the ETC gain energy
Pregunta 11
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Glycogenolysis is inhibited by insulin
Pregunta 12
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Glycogenolysis is inhibited by glucagon and epinephrine
Pregunta 13
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Glycogenesis is the synthesis of glycogen from G6P
Pregunta 14
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Insulin inhibits glycogenolysis
Pregunta 15
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Insulin deactivates glycogenesis
Pregunta 16
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Epinephrine release activates glycogenolysis
Pregunta 17
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Epinephrine release inhibits glycogenesis
Pregunta 18
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Glucagon inhibits glycogen breakdown
Pregunta 19
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Glucagon activates liver gluconeogenesis
Pregunta 20
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Insulin is secreted from the liver in response to an increase in blood glucose
Pregunta 21
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Insulin's effect include:
Pregunta 22
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Gluconeogenesis is the formation of new glucose molecules from precursors in the liver including:
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Lactate
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Pyruvate
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Alpha-keto acids
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All of the above
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None of the above
Pregunta 23
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What is the net yield of ATP per glucose molecule that passes through all of aerobic respiration (glucose --> CO2 + H2O)?
Pregunta 24
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What do cyanide, azide, and carbon monoxide all have in common?
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They are all products of combustion and contribute to smog
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They are all nitrogenous compounds
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They all inhibit the final step of electron transport
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They all bind to hemoglobin irreversibly
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All of the above
Pregunta 25
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Uncouplers are compounds that inhibit the phosphorylation of ADP:
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By enhancing the proton gradient across the outer mitochondrial membrane
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By enhancing the proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane
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Because the are transmembrane proteins in the outer mitochondrial membrane
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Without affecting electron transport
Pregunta 26
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Coenzyme Q can act as an intermediate electron carrier, since the ketone group of the quinone structure is readily reduced to an alcohol
Pregunta 27
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In Eukaryotes the enzymes of the citric acid cycle are found in the:
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Nucleus
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Mitochondria
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
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Cytosol
Pregunta 28
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A cytochrome that can move freely in the mitochondrial membrane is:
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Cytochrome a
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Cytochrome b
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Cytochrome c
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Cytochrome c1
Pregunta 29
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Which of the following enzymatic reactions are control points for glycolysis?
Pregunta 30
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The Q cycle refers to flow of electrons from
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NADH to coenzyme Q via Complex I
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FADH2 to coenzyme Q via Complex II
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Coenzyme Q to cytochrome c via Complex III
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Coenzyme Q to NADH
Pregunta 31
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The step in which acetyl-CoA enters the CA cycle is classified as what type of reaction?
Pregunta 32
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The following enzyme(s) is/are unique to the glyoxylate cycle
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malate synthase
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malate dehydrogenase
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isocitrate lyase
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All of the above
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A and C only
Pregunta 33
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Which complex in the electron transport chain carries electrons from cytochrome c to molecular oxygen, reducing it to water?
Pregunta 34
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The terminal electron acceptor for complex III of the ETC is:
Pregunta 35
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The glyoxylate cycle leads from two-carbon compounds to glucose in each organism below, except:
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Yeast
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Animals
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Bacteria
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Plants
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None of the above
Pregunta 36
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Which is a component of Complex I?
Pregunta 37
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The glyoxylate cycle is:
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A catabolic pathway in plants and some microorganisms
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Regarded as a shunt within the citric acid cycle
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An anabolic pathway in plants and some microorganisms
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A and C only
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B and C only
Pregunta 38
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What feature of Cytochromes makes them valuable in electron transport systems?
Pregunta 39
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Complex II in the electron transport chain supplies electrons as what to teh rest of the chain (Complexes III and IV)
Pregunta 40
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Compare the pH of the mitochondrial matrix and the intermembrane space
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The pH is lower in the intermembrane space
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The pH in both regions is the same
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The pH is lower in the matrix
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The comparison of pH varies from moment to moment depending on energy needs of the cell
Pregunta 41
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How many protons are translocated across the inner mitochondrial membrane by Complex III for each pair of electrons passing through the ETC
Pregunta 42
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The P/O ratio refers to the number of moles of ATP produced for each moles of:
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Oxygen atoms consumed in electron transport
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Hydrogen molecules consumed in electron transport
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NADH reoxidized in electron transport
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FADH2 reoxidized in electron transport
Pregunta 43
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During glycolysis, isomerization occurs during which of the following reactions?
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate --> dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
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Glucose --> glucose-6-phosphate
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Fructose-6-phosphate --> fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
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Glucose-6-phosphate --> fructose-6-phosphate
Pregunta 44
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Iron sulfur clusters (Fe-S) that can accept or donate one electron are found in which complexes of the electron transport chain?
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I, II, III, and IV
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II and III
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I
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I, II, and III
Pregunta 45
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The enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of pyruvate to lactate is:
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Pyruvate kinase
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Lactate dehydrogenase
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Lactate reductase
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Lactoenolpyruvate
Pregunta 46
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The ultimate electron acceptor from complex II is:
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Q
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O2
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QH2
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FMN
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cytochrome c
Pregunta 47
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The proton motive force is a result of:
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the flow of protons within the inner mitochondrial membrane
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a combination of an electrical potential and a chemical potential
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the flow of electrons from the matrix to the intermembrane space
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all of the above
Pregunta 48
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Which substance causes muscles to ache during strenuous exercise?
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Pyruvic acid
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Lactic acid
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Lactate Ion
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Lactose dehydrogenase
Pregunta 49
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ATP synthase is located in what area of the mitochondrion?
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matrix
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intermembrane space
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inner membrane
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outer membrane
Pregunta 50
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In the respiratory ETC electrons are passed from:
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NADH and QH2 to O2
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O2 to NAD+ and Q
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ATP to O2
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O2 to NADH
Pregunta 51
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The citric acid cycle oxidizes pyruvate, and some of the pathway intermediates are starting materials for many biosynthetic pathways. This means the citric acid cycle is:
Pregunta 52
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The inner mitochondrial membrane contributes to the formation of a proton gradient mainly because it:
Pregunta 53
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Oxidative phosphorylation requires all of the items listed below, except:
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a terminal electron acceptor which is H2O in mitochondria
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a matrix more positively charged than the intermembrane space
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the flow of electrons from NADH and QH2 in the membrane
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ATP synthase in the correct position in the membrane
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enzyme complexes embedded in the membrane
Pregunta 54
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Once inside a cell, glucose is rapidly phosphorylated to G6P. What is the main purpose of this phosphorylation?
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to activate phosphofructokinase-1
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to keep glucose inside the cell
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to form a high-energy compound
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to prevent mutarotation
Pregunta 55
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In the mitochondria NADH and QH2 are essentially oxidized by ____________ since it is the terminal electron acceptor
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Ozone
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Hydrogen Peroxide
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Carbon Dioxide
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Oxygen
Pregunta 56
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Heat can be generated in the brown adipose tissue of hibernating mammals due to _______________:
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increased ATP production by ATP synthase
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a greater pH gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane by complex IV
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uncoupling by thermogenin
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insufficient NADH production during the citric acid cycle due to less active pyruvate translocases
Pregunta 57
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How many protons are translocated across the inner mitochondrial membrane by complex IV for every pair of electrons passing the electron transport chain?
Pregunta 58
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Which enzyme catalyzes the conversion of citrate to isocitrate?
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Aldolase
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Citrate isomerase
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Aconitase
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Citrate synthase
Pregunta 59
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Which step int he citric acid cycle is a rearrangement reaction?
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citrate to isocitrate
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succinyl-CoA to succinate
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fumarate to L-malate
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glucose-1,6-bisphosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
Pregunta 60
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Which 5-carbon intermediate of the citric acid cycle is converted to a 4-carbon molecule with the release of Carbon dioxide
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isocitrate
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succinate
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alpha-ketoglutarate
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fumerase
Pregunta 61
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Pyruvate passes through the outer mitochondrial membrane by _____________?
Pregunta 62
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What type of reaction is the conversion of fumarate to malate?
Pregunta 63
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Which cofactor is NOT used by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?
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QH2
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FAD
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thiamine pyrophosphate
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lipoamide
Pregunta 64
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2,3-bisphosphoglycerate is:
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essential for the efficient release of O2 from hemoglobin
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a product of the enzyme phosphofructokinase
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converted to 3-phosphoglycerate with formation of ATP
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an essential component of glycolysis for ATP production
Pregunta 65
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Which of the following elements is required for the enzymatic reaction that produces phosphoenolpyruvate?
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Manganese
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Potassium
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Magnesium
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Calcium
Pregunta 66
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What two isomerization reactions occur in glycolysis? Why are these steps necessary
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Glucose-6-phosphate is isomerized to fructose-6-phosphate, converting an aldose to a ketose, which then allows phosphorylation at the number 1 carbon
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Later in the pathway, dihydroxyacetone is converted to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, utilizing both of the molecules formed from fructose-1,6-bisphosphate cleavage
Pregunta 67
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How is glycolysis maintained under anaerobic conditions?
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Pyruvate can be reduced to either lactate or ethanol, and this reaction is accompanied by the oxidation of NADH to regenerate NAD+
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Fermentation reactions ^^ lactic or alcoholic fermentation
Pregunta 68
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How does citrate influence glycolysis?
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Phosphofructokinase is inhibited by citrate, which is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle
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Thus, if citrate levels are high, the enzyme is inhibited, and fewer glucose molecules are metabolized
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In this sense, citrate serves as a cell indicator
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High levels of citrate in the cytoplasm means that biosynthetic precursors are abundant, and sot here is no need to degrade additional glucose for this purpose
Pregunta 69
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Describe the two isoforms of lactate dehydrogenase
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Two forms exist, called M and H, which predominate in the skeletal and heart muscle, respectively
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The two forms are products of different genes, but are similar in structure, and can form tetramers in various H:M ratios
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The two forms differ in their sensitivity to pyruvate
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H+ functions primarily to oxidize lactate to pyruvate, which serves as a fuel for aerobic metabolism. In contrast, M4 produces lactate so that glycolysis can continue under anaerobic conditions
Pregunta 70
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Why is it necessary that there be a mechanism to replenish oxaloacetate?
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During periods of biosynthesis, oxaloacetate may be converted to amino acids for protein synthesis
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Even if acetyl-CoA will operate at reduced levels until new oxaloacetate is formed
Pregunta 71
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How is succinate dehydrogenase unique when compared to the other enzymes in the citric acid cycle