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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
What is the full form of SLP? |
A. | Subgeneric Level of Phosphorylation |
B. | Subcutaneous Level Photophosphorylation |
C. | Substrate Level Phosphorylation |
D. | Substrate Level Pyruvatisation |
Answer» D. Substrate Level Pyruvatisation | |
2. |
Which of the following compounds is the first member of the TCA cycle? |
A. | Oxaloacetic acid |
B. | α-ketoglutaric acid |
C. | Succinic acid |
D. | Malic acid |
Answer» B. α-ketoglutaric acid | |
3. |
How many steps of decarboxylation lead to the formation of ketoglutaric acid? |
A. | One |
B. | Three |
C. | Two |
D. | Seven |
Answer» D. Seven | |
4. |
After the condensation of an acetyl group, citrate is replaced by malic acid. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
5. |
The TCA cycle starts with the condensation of which of the following compounds? |
A. | Sucrose |
B. | Acetyl group |
C. | Ethanol |
D. | Pyruvate |
Answer» C. Ethanol | |
6. |
Who discovered the Tricarboxylic acid cycle? |
A. | Hans Krebs |
B. | Ernst Haeckel |
C. | Louis Pasteur |
D. | Charles Darwin |
Answer» B. Ernst Haeckel | |
7. |
How many molecules of NADH are produced by the metabolism of pyruvic acid? |
A. | One |
B. | Two |
C. | Three |
D. | Four |
Answer» C. Three | |
8. |
Which of the following participates in the reaction catalysed by pyruvic dehydrogenase? |
A. | Carbon dioxide |
B. | Water |
C. | Ethanol |
D. | Coenzyme A |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
After entering the mitochondrial matrix, pyruvate undergoes reductive decarboxylation. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
10. |
Which of the following is a crucial event in aerobic respiration? |
A. | Simultaneous synthesis of ATP |
B. | Synthesis of ethanol and water |
C. | Complete oxidation of methanol |
D. | Complete oxidation of carbon-dioxide |
Answer» B. Synthesis of ethanol and water | |
11. |
How many CO2 molecules are left during the complete oxidation of pyruvate? |
A. | One |
B. | Two |
C. | Five |
D. | Three |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
Where does the second process of aerobic respiration take place? |
A. | In the lumen of mitochondria |
B. | In the matrix of mitochondria |
C. | In the inner membrane of mitochondria |
D. | In the cristae of mitochondria |
Answer» D. In the cristae of mitochondria | |
13. |
What is the efficiency of aerobic respiration? |
A. | More than 75% |
B. | Approximately 45% |
C. | Less than 20% |
D. | 99% |
Answer» C. Less than 20% | |
14. |
Where does aerobic respiration usually takes place? |
A. | Lower vertebrates |
B. | Higher organisms |
C. | Prokaryotes |
D. | Only unicellular eukaryotes |
Answer» C. Prokaryotes | |
15. |
What is aerobic respiration? |
A. | Partial oxidation of glucose |
B. | Incomplete oxidation of glucose |
C. | Complete oxidation of organic substances |
D. | Complete oxidation of only glucose |
Answer» D. Complete oxidation of only glucose | |