Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

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1.

What do NAD, NADP, and FAD all have in common?

A. They are reduced
B. They have a full complement of electrons
C. They are oxidized
D. They are what is used during carbon fixation in photosynthesis
Answer» D. They are what is used during carbon fixation in photosynthesis
2.

What do coenzyme A, CO, oxaloacetate, and FADH all have in common?

A. They are all components or products of the citric acid cycle
B. They are part of the dark reactions of photosynthesis
C. They are part of the reactions of lactic acid fermentation
D. They are all elements of oxidative phosphorylation
Answer» B. They are part of the dark reactions of photosynthesis
3.

If the oxygen is labeled in CO and provide this CO to a plant, where it is expected to find this labeled oxygen after the plant had undergone photosynthesis?

A. In the water used
B. In the NADPH
C. In the carbohydrate produced
D. In the oxygen given off by the plant
Answer» D. In the oxygen given off by the plant
4.

NADP is reduced to NADPH during

A. light dependent reactions
B. photorespiration
C. calvin cylcle
D. none of these
Answer» B. photorespiration
5.

Where does the O come from that is essential for the proper functioning of oxidative phosphorylation?

A. Fermentation
B. Light reactions of photosynthesis
C. Dark reactions of photosynthesis
D. Carbon fixation
Answer» C. Dark reactions of photosynthesis
6.

In the Calvin cycle, carbon dioxide is fixed in a reaction with the

A. ribulose diphosphate
B. ribulose phosphate
C. ribose tri phosphate
D. 3-phosphoglyceric acid
Answer» B. ribulose phosphate
7.

During the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, which of the following does not occur?

A. Splitting of water
B. Carbon dioxide fixation
C. Release of oxygen
D. Absorption of light energy by photosystems
Answer» C. Release of oxygen
8.

Oxidative phosphorylation is to respiration as __________ is to photosynthesis

A. carbon fixation
B. electron transport chain
C. light capture by chlorophyll
D. reduction of NADPH
Answer» C. light capture by chlorophyll
9.

In cells having organelles, the steps of the Krebs cycle and the electron transport system occur in the

A. cell membrane
B. mitochondria
C. endoplasmic reticulum
D. none of these
Answer» C. endoplasmic reticulum
10.

Which of the following structures or processes are logically associated with chloroplasts?

A. Plant cells
B. Chlorophyll
C. Thylakoid membranes
D. All of these
Answer» E.
11.

What do NAD+, NADP+, and FAD+ all have in common?

A. They are reduced
B. They have a full complement of electrons
C. They are oxidized
D. They are what is used during carbon fixation in photosynthesis
Answer» D. They are what is used during carbon fixation in photosynthesis
12.

Which enzyme is involved in carbon-fixation reaction?

A. NADP reductase
B. Cytochrome reductase
C. Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase
D. Glycerol kinase
Answer» D. Glycerol kinase
13.

In the initial step of photosynthesis, sunlight energizes the electron pair of

A. adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
B. chlorophyll pigments
C. water
D. carbon dioxide
Answer» C. water
14.

A cyclic electron transport process is the characteristic of

A. photosynthesis
B. methane oxidation
C. sulfide oxidation
D. methane production
Answer» B. methane oxidation
15.

Antenna complexes, electron transport chains, and carbon fixation are all found in

A. animal cells
B. bacterial cells
C. plant cells
D. association with the reactions of the citric acid cycle
Answer» D. association with the reactions of the citric acid cycle
16.

Where does the O2 come from that is essential for the proper functioning of oxidative phosphorylation?

A. Fermentation
B. Light reactions of photosynthesis
C. Dark reactions of photosynthesis
D. Carbon fixation
Answer» C. Dark reactions of photosynthesis
17.

In oxygenic photosynthesis, the electron donor is

A. water
B. oxygen
C. NADH
D. NADPH
Answer» B. oxygen
18.

The vast majority of the molecules that act as energy carriers to power cellular activities are made in

A. the nucleus
B. the Golgi apparatus
C. the cytosol
D. the mitochondria and chloroplasts
Answer» E.
19.

More ATP is manufactured during __________ than at any other time in all of cellular metabolism.

A. fermentation
B. glycolysis
C. the light reactions of photosynthesis
D. oxidative phosphorylation
Answer» E.
20.

Electron transport systems play a vital role in

A. Calvin cycle
B. photorespiration
C. light-dependent reactions
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
21.

The electrons that are released by the splitting of water during photosynthesis ultimately end up in

A. ATP
B. O
C. <sub>2</sub>
D. NADPH
E. rubisco
Answer» D. NADPH
22.

Carbon dioxide is reduced in

A. noncyclic photophosphorylation
B. the Calvin cycle
C. the light reactions
D. both light and dark reactions
Answer» C. the light reactions
23.

In noncyclic photophosphorylation, the ultimate acceptor of electrons that have been produced from the splitting of water is

A. NADP
B. <sup>+</sup>
C. chlorophyll a
D. carbon dioxide
E. chlorophyll b
Answer» D. carbon dioxide
24.

The breakdown of glucose occurs by the process known as

A. glycolysis
B. fermentation
C. anaerobic respiration
D. Krebs cycle
Answer» B. fermentation
25.

The manufacture of ATP in both photosynthesis and respiration is made possible by

A. the existence of a proton gradient across specific membranes
B. the action of ATP synthase
C. energy from the movement of electrons
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
26.

In algae, photosynthesis takes place in

A. choloroplasts
B. cell membrane
C. mitochondria
D. none of the above
Answer» B. cell membrane
27.

What is the maximum absorption wavelength for photosystem I in green plants?

A. 550 nm
B. 600 nm
C. 700 nm
D. 750 nm
Answer» D. 750 nm
28.

Which one of the following is a product of both cyclic and noncyclic photophosphorylation?

A. NADPH
B. O
C. <sub>2</sub>
D. ATP
E. Carbohydrate
Answer» D. ATP
29.

Which of the following represents a correct ordering of the events that occur during the respiration of glucose in the absence of O2?

A. Glycolysis; citric acid cycle; oxidative phosphorylation
B. Glycolysis; oxidative phosphorylation; citric acid cycle
C. Oxidative phosphorylation; citric acid cycle; glycolysis
D. Glycolysis; fermentation
Answer» E.
30.

Glycolysis takes places in the __________ and produces __________ , which in the presence of oxygen then enters the __________ .

A. cytosol; glucose; mitochondrion to complete fermentation
B. cytosol; pyruvate; mitochondrion to complete fermentation
C. cytosol; pyruvate; mitochondrion to complete cellular respiration
D. mitochondrion; pyruvate; chloroplast to complete photosynthesis
Answer» D. mitochondrion; pyruvate; chloroplast to complete photosynthesis
31.

What process in cellular respiration is essentially the reverse of carbon fixation in photosynthesis?

A. Glycolysis
B. Citric acid cycle
C. Oxidative phosphorylation
D. Alcohol fermentation
Answer» C. Oxidative phosphorylation
32.

What do coenzyme A, CO2, oxaloacetate, and FADH2 all have in common?

A. They are all components or products of the citric acid cycle
B. They are part of the dark reactions of photosynthesis
C. They are part of the reactions of lactic acid fermentation
D. They are all elements of oxidative phosphorylation
Answer» B. They are part of the dark reactions of photosynthesis
33.

The followings are the products of the light reactions of photosynthesis except

A. ATP
B. oxygen
C. NADPH
D. glucose
Answer» E.
34.

Carbon fixation requires the expenditure of ATP molecules which is generated by

A. formation of glucose during the Calvin cycle
B. replenishment of chlorophyll
C. ETS (electron transfer system) during the light reactions
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
35.

The cytochrome c oxidase complex

A. accepts electrons from cyt c
B. donates four electrons to O
C. <sub>2</sub>
D. pumps protons out of the matrix space
E. all of these
Answer» E. all of these
36.

NADP+ is reduced to NADPH during

A. light dependent reactions
B. photorespiration
C. calvin cylcle
D. none of these
Answer» B. photorespiration
37.

If the oxygen is labeled in CO2 and provide this CO2 to a plant, where it is expected to find this labeled oxygen after the plant had undergone photosynthesis?

A. In the water used
B. In the NADPH
C. In the carbohydrate produced
D. In the oxygen given off by the plant
Answer» D. In the oxygen given off by the plant
38.

As a result of the photosynthetic process, which product is formed?

A. Oxygen
B. Water
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Both (a) and (b)
Answer» B. Water