Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

This section includes 16 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

FAD is reduced to FADH during

A. electron transport phosphorylation
B. lactate fermentation
C. Krebs cycle
D. glycolysis
Answer» D. glycolysis
2.

How many CO molecules are exhaled for each O molecule utilized in cellular respiration?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 6
D. 12
Answer» B. 3
3.

In electron transport, electrons ultimately pass to

A. ADP
B. cytochrome b
C. oxygen
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
4.

During electron transport, protons are pumped out of the mitochondrion at each of the major sites except for

A. <i>complex I</i>
B. <i>complex II</i>
C. <i>complex III</i>
D. <i>complex IV</i>
Answer» C. <i>complex III</i>
5.

The aerobic breakdown of glucose known as respiration involves

A. electron transport phosphorylation
B. glycolysis
C. Krebs Cycle
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
6.

Which of the following is not a feature of oxidative phosphorylation?

A. Direct transfer of phosphate from a substrate molecule to ADP
B. An electrochemical gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane
C. A membrane bound ATP synthase
D. A protonmotive force
Answer» B. An electrochemical gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane
7.

How many CO2 molecules are exhaled for each O2 molecule utilized in cellular respiration?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 6
D. 12
Answer» B. 3
8.

What happens after glycolysis when oxygen is available as an electron acceptor?

A. Pyruvate is formed
B. NADH is produced
C. Fermentation
D. Oxidative phosphorylation
Answer» C. Fermentation
9.

FAD is reduced to FADH2 during

A. electron transport phosphorylation
B. lactate fermentation
C. Krebs cycle
D. glycolysis
Answer» D. glycolysis
10.

During glycolysis, electrons removed from glucose are passed to

A. FAD
B. NAD
C. <sup>+</sup>
D. acetyl CoA
E. pyruvic acid
Answer» C. <sup>+</sup>
11.

Coenzyme Q is involved in electron transport as

A. directly to O
B. <sub>2</sub>
C. a water-soluble electron donor
D. covalently attached cytochrome cofactor
E. a lipid-soluble electron carrier
Answer» E. a lipid-soluble electron carrier
12.

The carbon dioxide is primary a product of

A. Krebs cycle
B. glycolysis
C. electron transport phosphorylation.
D. lactate fermentation.
Answer» B. glycolysis
13.

In aerobic respiration, the compound that enters a mitochondrion is

A. acetyl CoA
B. pyruvate
C. phosphoglyceraldehyde
D. oxaloacetate
Answer» C. phosphoglyceraldehyde
14.

A biological redox reaction always involves

A. an oxidizing agent
B. a gain of electrons
C. a reducing agent
D. all of these
Answer» E.
15.

Which of the following is correct sequence of processes in the oxidation of glucose?

A. Krebs cycle - glycolysis - electron transport
B. Glycolysis - Krebs cycle - eletron transport
C. Electron transport - Krebs cycle - glycolysis
D. Krebs cycle - electron transport - glycolysis
Answer» C. Electron transport - Krebs cycle - glycolysis
16.

The complete oxidation of glucose yields usable energy in the form of

A. FADH
B. <sub>2</sub>
C. coenzyme A
D. ATP
E. pyruvic acid
Answer» D. ATP