Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

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1.

The active form of glycogen phosphorylase is phosphorylated, while the dephosphorylation of which active form occurs?

A. Glycogen synthase
B. Glycogen semisynthase
C. Glycogen hydrolase
D. Glycogen dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Glycogen semisynthase
2.

Glucose from the breakdown of glycogen is obtained in

A. the liver by phosphorolysis
B. the muscles by phosphorolysis
C. the muscles by hydrolysis
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» E.
3.

Glycogen has

A. α-1,4 linkage
B. α-1,6 linkages
C. α-1,4 and α-1,6 linkages
D. α-1,4 and β-1,6 linkage
Answer» D. α-1,4 and β-1,6 linkage
4.

The released energy obtained by oxidation of glucose is stored as

A. a concentration gradient across a membrane
B. ADP
C. ATP
D. NAD+
Answer» D. NAD+
5.

The enzymes of glycolysis in a eukaryotic cell are located in the

A. intermembrane space
B. plasma membrane
C. cytosol
D. mitochondrial matrix
Answer» D. mitochondrial matrix
6.

Which of the following is not true of glycolysis?

A. ADP is phosphorylated to ATP via substrate level phosphorylation
B. The pathway does not require oxygen
C. The pathway oxidizes two moles of NADH to NAD+ for each mole of glucose that enters
D. The pathway requires two moles of ATP to get started catabo-lizing each mole of glucose
Answer» D. The pathway requires two moles of ATP to get started catabo-lizing each mole of glucose
7.

For every one molecule of sugar glucose which is oxidized __________ molecule of pyruvic acid are produced.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
8.

The amount of energy received from one ATP is

A. 76 kcal
B. 7.3 kcal
C. 760 kcal
D. 1000 kcal
Answer» C. 760 kcal
9.

Glycolysis converts ___________

A. Glucose into pyruvate
B. Glucose into phosphoenolpyruvate
C. Fructose into pyruvate
D. Fructose into phosphoenolpyruvate
Answer» B. Glucose into phosphoenolpyruvate
10.

The product formed in the first substrate level phosphorylation in glycolysis is ___________

A. Pyruvate
B. 3-phosphoglycerate
C. 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate
D. 2-phosphoglycerate
Answer» C. 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate
11.

High concentration of glucose 6-phosphate is inhibitory to ___________

A. Hexokinase
B. Pyruvate kinase
C. Glucokinase
D. Phosphofructokinase-1
Answer» B. Pyruvate kinase
12.

Which substrate is used in the last step of glycolysis?

A. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
B. Pyruvate
C. Phosphoenolpyruvate
D. 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate
Answer» D. 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate
13.

What is the first step in the payoff phase of glycolysis?

A. Reduction of 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
B. Oxidation of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate
C. Reversible conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
D. Irreversible conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
Answer» C. Reversible conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
14.

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate is rapidly and reversibly converted to ___________

A. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
B. 1, 3-bis-phosphoglycerate
C. Fructose 1, 6-bisphosphate
D. Fructose 6-phosphate
Answer» B. 1, 3-bis-phosphoglycerate
15.

Cleavage of Fructose 1, 6-biophosphate yields ___________

A. Two aldoses
B. Two ketoses
C. An aldose and a ketose
D. Only a ketose
Answer» D. Only a ketose
16.

Whenever the cell’s ATP supply is depleted, which of the following enzyme’s activity is increased?

A. Hexokinase
B. Pyruvate kinase
C. Glucokinase
D. Phosphofructokinase-1
Answer» E.
17.

What is the general term used for the anaerobic degradation of glucose to obtain energy?

A. Anabolism
B. Oxidation
C. Fermentation
D. Metabolism
Answer» D. Metabolism
18.

THE_PRODUCT_FORMED_IN_THE_FIRST_SUBSTRATE_LEVEL_PHOSPHORYLATION_IN_GLYCOLYSIS_IS?$

A. Pyruvate
B. 3-phosphoglycerate
C. 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate
D. 2-phosphoglycerate
Answer» C. 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate
19.

Glycolysis_converts$

A. Glucose into pyruvate
B. Glucose into phosphoenolpyruvate
C. Fructose into pyruvate
D. Fructose into phosphoenolpyruvate
Answer» B. Glucose into phosphoenolpyruvate
20.

High concentration of glucose 6-phosphate is inhibitory t

A. Hexokinase
B. Pyruvate kinase
C. Glucokinase
D. Phosphofructokinase-1
Answer» B. Pyruvate kinase
21.

The substrate used in the last step of glycolysis is

A. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
B. Pyruvate
C. Phosphoenolpyruvate
D. 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate
Answer» D. 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate
22.

The first step in the payoff phase of glycolysis is

A. Reduction of 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
B. Oxidation of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate
C. Reversible conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
D. Irreversible conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
Answer» C. Reversible conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
23.

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate is rapidly and reversibly converted to

A. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
B. 1, 3-bis-phosphoglycerate
C. Fructose 1, 6-bisphosphate
D. Fructose 6-phosphate
Answer» B. 1, 3-bis-phosphoglycerate
24.

Cleavage of Fructose 1, 6-biophosphate yields

A. Two aldoses
B. Two ketoses
C. An aldose and a ketose
D. Only a ketose
Answer» D. Only a ketose
25.

Whenever the cell’s ATP supply is depleted, which of the following enzyme’s activity is increased?$

A. Hexokinase
B. Pyruvate kinase
C. Glucokinase
D. Phosphofructokinase-1
Answer» E.
26.

The general term used for the anaerobic degradation of glucose to obtain energy is

A. Anabolism
B. Oxidation
C. Fermentation
D. Metabolism
Answer» D. Metabolism
27.

Which of the following enzyme catalyzes the first step of glycolysis?

A. Hexokinase
B. Pyruvate kinase
C. Glucokinase
D. Phosphofructokinase-1
Answer» B. Pyruvate kinase