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Why do organisms without oxygen need to convert pyruvate to lactate?


A) in order to regenerate NAD+
B) because lactate is needed to produce ATP
C) because pyruvate is toxic to the cells
D) in order to use lactate in the citric acid cycle
E) because the conversion provides much more ATP for the cell

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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Which is a correct association of mitochondrion structure and phase of cellular respiration?


A) matrix - electron transport chain
B) cristae - preparatory reaction
C) matrix - citric acid cycle
D) matrix - glycolysis
E) cristae - glycolysis

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements is NOT true?


A) The end product of glycolysis is pyruvate.
B) The citric acid cycle begins and ends with pyruvate.
C) NADH2 will eventually produce three ATP molecules.
D) Aerobic respiration of glucose has four phases.
E) Aerobic respiration uses oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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The molecule that is found at the beginning and end of the citric acid cycle is


A) a C4 molecule.
B) pyruvate.
C) lactate.
D) glucose.
E) RuBP.

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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What are the correct outputs,during the citric acid cycle from one molecule of glucose?


A) 6 NADH, 4 CO2, 2 ATP, 2 FADH2
B) 3 NADH, 2 CO2, ATP, FADH2
C) 2 acetyl - CoA & 2 CO2
D) 6 NADH, 2 CO2, 4 ATP, 6 FADH2
E) 2 pyruvates, 2 NADH, 2 ADH, and 4 ATP

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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You have discovered an organism that lives inside the gastrointestinal tract and does not contain a nucleus.Based on what you know of cellular respiration,how does it obtain its energy?


A) photosynthesis
B) glycolysis
C) glycolysis and the citric acid cycle
D) photosynthesis and the citric acid cycle
E) glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which is NOT correct about the preparatory reaction?


A) It connects glycolysis to the citric acid cycle.
B) CO2 is given off.
C) Pyruvate is converted to a 2-carbon acetyl group.
D) NAD+ goes to NADH + H+ as acetyl-CoA forms.
E) The reaction occurs once per glucose molecule.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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In cellular respiration,what is the relationship between the energy content of the reactants (glucose and O2) and products (CO2 and H2O) ?


A) The energy content of the reactants (glucose and O2) must equal the energy content of the products (CO2 and H2O) .
B) The energy content of the reactants (glucose and O2) must be greater than the energy content of the products (CO2 and H2O) .
C) The energy content of the reactants (glucose and O2) must be less than the energy content of the products (CO2 and H2O) .
D) There is no relationship between the energy content of the reactants (glucose and O2) and the energy content of the products (CO2 and H2O) .
E) There is no relationship between O2 and H2O, but the energy content of glucose is less than that of CO2.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The final products of glycolysis are


A) 2 pyruvate, 2 ATP, and 2 NADH + H+.
B) 1 pyruvate and 2 ATP.
C) 1 pyruvate and 2 NADH + H+.
D) 2 ATP and 2 NADH + H+.
E) 2 pyruvate.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Which of the following does not describe the role of NAD+ in cellular respiration?


A) It accepts 2 electrons.
B) It is a coenzyme.
C) It helps to oxidize the substrate.
D) It is reduced.
E) It provides the energy for the reaction.

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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Muscles undergo fermentation when


A) no oxygen is available.
B) no water is available.
C) no carbon dioxide is available.
D) no ATP is available.
E) no pyruvate is available.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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If we developed a molecule that blocked the ATP channel protein,what would be the first immediate effect?


A) accumulation of ATP in the mitochondrial matrix
B) accumulation of NADH in the mitochondrial matrix
C) no energy to pump hydrogen ions into the intermembrane space of a mitochondrion
D) reversal of the hydrogen ion gradient
E) immediate blockage of the cytochrome molecules

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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