Name Glycolysis & Krebs Cycle

Practice Questions

Directions: Read each question carefully. Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement
or answers the question.
1. Which of the following statements is (are) true 6. The molecule that enters the mitochondria in
correct about an oxidation-reduction (redox) order to begin the Krebs Cycle is
reaction?
A) acetic acid
A) The molecule that is reduced gains B) acetyl CoA
electrons C) glucose
B) The molecule that is oxidized loses D) phosphofructokinase
electrons E) pyruvate
C) The molecule that is reduced loses
electrons 7. How much ATP is produced by oxidative
phosphorylation from the NADH2+ produced in
D) The molecule that is oxidized gains
the Krebs cycle?
electrons
E) Both A and B are correct A) 0 ATP B) 6 ATP
C) 12 ATP D) 18 ATP
2. Which of the following statements describes the
results of this reaction? E) 24 ATP
C6H12O6 +6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy 8. What happens to the NADH and FADH2 that
A) C6H12O6 is oxidized and O 2 is reduced are created during the Krebs cycle?
B) O2 is oxidized and H 2O is reduced A) They are used in the electron transport
C) CO 2 is reduced and O2 is oxidized chain only.
D) C6H12O6 is reduced and CO2 is oxidized B) They are used during oxidative
E) O2 is reduced and CO2 is oxidized phosphorylation only.
C) They are used during both oxidative
3. Where does glycolysis take place?
phosphorylation and the electron transport
A) mitochondrial matrix chain.
B) mitochondrial outer membrane D) They are stored within the mitochondria.
C) mitochondrial inner membrane E) They couple with transport proteins on the
D) mitochondrial intermembrane space plasma membrane to facilitate ion transfer.
E) cytosol 9. All of the following statements about glycolysis
4. In addition to ATP, what are the end products are true, EXCEPT:
of glycolysis? A) Glycolysis marks the start of the anaerobic
A) CO 2 and H2O reactions of cellular respiration.
B) CO 2 and pyruvate B) ATP is the energy source which activates
C) NADH and pyruvate glucose and initiates the process of
glycolysis.
D) CO 2 and NADH
C) Throughout glycolysis sugar phosphates
E) H2O, FADH 2, and citrate
are formed from sugar diphosphates.
5. When a molecule of NAD+ (nicotinamide D) In the process there is a net gain of two
adenine dinucleotide) gains a hydrogen atom ATP molecules.
(not a hydrogen ion) the molecule becomes E) The last step of the process involves the
A) redoxed B) hydrogenated formation of pyruvic acid.
C) oxidized D) reduced
E) a reducing agent

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 Glycolysis & Krebs Cycle

10. In which process are carbon chains 13. Glycolysis does not continue if
metabolized to yield carbon dioxide?
A) there is no oxygen present
A) Glycolysis B) NADH is not oxidized
B) Krebs Cycle C) FADH is not oxidized
C) Calvin Cycle D) there is excess pyruvate
D) Photosynthesis E) there is excess carbon dioxide
E) Oxidative phosphorylation 14. During each step of the glycolysis cycle
11. During respiration, the net energy gain during
A) ATP is used to produce glucose
the glycolysis phase is
B) enzymes catalyze a reaction
A) 2 ATP B) 4 ATP C) oxygen is required to produce water
C) 8 ATP D) 16 ATP D) ATP is synthesized
E) 34 ATP E) electrons are released from a membrane
12. All of the following statements are true of
glycolysis EXCEPT:
A) It is a stage of photosynthesis.
B) It occurs in the cell cytoplasm.
C) It produces pyruvic acid which enters the
mitochondrion.
D) It converts glucose into pyruvic acid.
E) It is an anaerobic process.

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