Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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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