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How many oxidations, decarboxylations, and substrate-level phosphorylation occur, respectively, during complete oxidation of two pyruvate molecules? 

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Important Questions on Respiration in Plants

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Identify the condensation and cleavage reactions in the TCA cycle respectively, among the following.
(A) OAA+ Acetyl CoA → Citric acid + CoA
(B) Fumaric acid + H2O → Malic acid
(C) Cis-aconitic acid → Isocitric acid
(D) Succinyl CoA + ADP + Pi  → Succinic acid + ATP +CoA
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Which of the following biomolecules is common to respiration mediated breakdown of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins?
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The first 5 C dicarboxylic acid in Kreb's cycle which is used in nitrogen metabolism is
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Identify the substrate level phosphorylation reactions among the following
A) Triose bis Phosphate to triose phosphate
B) Phosphoglycerate to Phosphoenol pyruvate
C) Succinyl CoA to Succinic acid
D) Malic acid to OAA
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Which one of the following metabolic conversion requires oxygen?
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Which enzymes of the TCA cycle are located within the mitochondrial intermembrane space and prokaryotic cytosol respectively?
A) Lactate dehydrogenase
B) Succinate dehydrogenase
C) Acetyl CoA
D) Alcohol dehydrogenase
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Match the location of the cell given in Column I with its function in Column II.
  Column -I   Column -II
1 Mitochondrial matrix p Krebs' cycle
2 Cytoplasm q ETC
3 F0 and F1 r Glycolysis
4 Inner mitochondrial membrane s ATP synthesis
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The number of electrons required to reduce one molecule of oxygen to water during mitochondrial oxidation is:
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In the following reaction, identify X and Y respectively: 

Pyruvic acid+CoA+NAD+xMg2+Y+CO2+NADH+H+

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Match the metabolic pathways in Column I with their corresponding intermediate molecules listed in Column II

Column I Column II
P Krebs cycle i Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Q Glycolysis ii Succinate
R Electron transport chain iii Cytochrome c
S Nitrogen fixation iv Glutamate
    v Glyoxylate

Choose the CORRECT combination.

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Match List I with List II: 

List I

List II

A. Oxidative decarboxylation I. Citrate synthase 
B. Glycolysis II. Pyruvate dehydrogenase
C. Oxidative phosphorylation III. Electron transport system
D. Tricarboxylic acid cycle IV. EMP pathway

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

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Identify the reactions where energy is produced:

I. Malic acid+NAD+ Malatedehydrogenase oxaloacetic acid+NADH

II. Citric acid Aconitase cis-aconitic acid+H2O

III. Succinic acid+FAD  Succinic dehydrogenase  Fumaric acid+FADH2

IV.  Succinyl CoA+ADP+Pi ThiokinaseSuccinic Succinic acid+ATP+CoA

V. Oxalosuccinic acid decarboxylaseOxalosuccinic  α-Ketoglutaric acid+CO2

The correct combination is:

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The number of net ATP molecules produced from 1 glucose molecule during glycolysis is:
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Which of the following reactions does not occur in the TCA cycle?
A) Reaction of pyruvic acid with OAA and form citric acid
B) Formation of two CO2 molecules
C) Release of 4 molecules NADH++H+
D) Formation of one GTP molecule
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Glycolysis is the breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid. How many molecules of pyruvic acid are formed from one molecule of glucose?
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The process of transfer of electrons from glucose to molecular oxygen in bacteria and mitochondria is known as
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Which of the following processes in respiration release CO2?
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Preceding reactions of oxidation I, II, III and IV in Krebs cycle
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Which statement is wrong for Krebs' cycle?