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The combustion of glucose ultimately involves the transfer of electrons to oxygen (O2). In biological systems, this takes place without a large increase in temperature. Which of the following statements about this process in biological systems is true?


1) Coupled oxidation-reduction reactions occur with electrons being passed to intermediate electron carriers.
2) The process involves the transfer of 12 pairs of electrons to oxygen.
3) The transfer of electrons from intermediate electron carriers to molecular oxygen is catalyzed by the electron transport chain.
4) Though the process is a controlled oxidation, some energy is lost.

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Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding photosynthesis and cellular respiration is true?

A.

Photosynthesis occurs in mitochondria, and cellular respiration occurs in chloroplasts.

B.

Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts, and cellular respiration occurs in mitochondria.

C.

Photosynthesis occurs in mitochondria and in chloroplasts.

Question 2

How do cells capture the energy released by cellular respiration?

A.

They produce glucose

B.

The energy is coupled to oxygen

C.

They produce ATP

Question 3

During redox reactions

A.

the loss of electrons from one molecule is called reduction

B.

electrons are lost from one substance and added to another substance

C.

protons from one molecule replace the electrons lost from another molecule

Question 4

Oxidation is the ________, and reduction is the ________.

A.

gain of oxygen; loss of oxygen

B.

loss of electrons; gain of electrons

C.

gain of protons; loss of protons

Question 5

During cellular respiration, NADH

A.

delivers its electron load to the first electron carrier molecule.

B.

is chemically converted into ATP

C.

is the final electron acceptor

Question 6

A drug is tested in the laboratory and is found to create holes in both mitochondrial membranes. Scientists suspect that the drug will be harmful to human cells because it will inhibit

A.

the citric acid cycle only.

B.

glycolysis only

C.

the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation

Question 7

Which of the following metabolic pathways is common in aerobic and anaerobic metabolism?

A.

glycolysis

B.

the citric acid cycle

C.

electron transport chain

Question 8

Which of the following is a result of glycolysis?

A.

production of CO2

B.

a net loss of two ATPs per glucose molecule

C.

conversion of glucose to two three-carbon compounds

1.

Why does an electron have lower potential energy in an H-O bondthan in an O=O bond?

H has a higher electronegativity than O.

O=O is not stable.

O=O contains a double bond.

The electrons are closer to the oxygen atom in the H-O bond.

None of the answers are correct.

2.

How is the energy from the electron transport chain used mostdirectly?

to form the bonds of a water molecule

to pump hydrogen ions across the mitochondrial inner membraneinto the mitochondrial intermembrane space

to join ADP with a phosphate

to decompose glucose into pyruvate

to rotate ATP synthase

3.

Which process provides the energy needed to pump protons acrossthe mitochondrial membrane during oxidative phosphorylation?

the transfer of electrons in redox reactions

the breakdown of ATP to ADP

the rotation of the ATP synthase rotor

oxidation of isocitrate

None of the answers are correct.

4.

What causes the ATP synthase rotor to spin?

the passing of electrons through ATP synthase

the movement of protons across the mitochondrial membrane

the movement of electrons across the mitochondrial membrane

the synthesis of ATP from ADP and a phosphate group

None of the answers are correct.

5.

What of the following generates the proton-motive force duringoxidative phosphorylation?

buildup of NADH molecules at protein complex I

movement of H+ ions across the mitochondrial membraneduring electron transport

rotation of the ATP synthase rotor

joining of H+ ions with oxygen to form water

None of the answers are correct.

6.

Suppose a microorganism invades a cell, causing damage to ATPsynthase. How would cellular respiration be affected?

Electrons could not be passed down the electron transportchain.

ADP could not be joined with a phosphate to form ATP.

Hydrogen ions could not be pumped into the mitochondrialintermembrane space.

The cell could not release any energy from the glucosemolecule.

Glucose could not be broken down into pyruvate.

7.

Which molecules transport electrons from the citric acid cycleto the electron transport chain?

NADH and FADH2

ATP and ADP

GTP and GDP

oxaloacetate and citric acid

None of the answers are correct.

8.

Which type of reactions control the energy release from glucoseduring the citric acid cycle?

acid-base reactions

redox reactions

random reactions

All answers are correct.

None of the answers are correct.

9.

What is the role of NAD+ in cellular respiration?

to receive electrons from the citric acid cycle and deliver themto the electron transport chain

to catalyze the synthesis of ATP from ADP

to accumulate in the mitochondrial intermembrane space tofacilitate ATP synthesis

to serve as a substrate to bind to acetyl-CoA at the beginningof the citric acid cycle

None of the answers are correct.

10.

Which molecule enters the citric acid cycle?

glucose

pyruvate

ATP

acetyl-CoA

None of the answers are correct.

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