

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 38 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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 | |