Glycolysis

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Glycolysis: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Glycolysis, Stages of Glycolysis and Special Features of Glycolysis.

Important Questions on Glycolysis

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Assertion : Glycolysis is the first step of respiration in which glucose completely breaks into CO 2 and H 2 O .
Reason : In this process, there is net gain of twenty four molecules of ATP.

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Pyruvic acid, the key product of glycolysis can have many metabolic fates. Under aerobic condition it forms:

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Which of the following is not true for glycolysis?

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Enzymes taking part in glycolysis (EMP pathway) are present in cytosol or mitochondria?

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Name the common phase between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

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Which ONE of the following statements is INCORRECT about the hexokinase-catalysed reaction given below?

Glucose + ATP Glucose-6-phosphate+ADP

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Which 3-carbon molecule is one of the final products of glycolysis?

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Glycolysis takes place in the mitochondria of the cell.

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Fill in the blank with the correct option provided in the bracket.

In_____ step Glucose 6-phosphate (6-C) is converted into fructose 6-phosphate (6-C). (reduction, isomerisation, phosphorylation)

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Glycolysis can occur without the presence of oxygen.

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

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Glycolysis is also called Hatch and Slack Pathway.

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Arrange the following in the order of their occurrence with regard to glycolysis.
I. Phosphoenolpyruvate
II. 2 - Phosphoglycerate
III. 1,3 - bisphosphoglyceric acid
IV. 3 - Phosphoglyceric acid
V. Pyruvic acid

The correct sequence is:

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The conversion of 1,3-Biphosphoglyceric Acid (BPGA) to Phosphoglyceric Acid (PGA) is an

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Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (PGAL or GAP) is oxidized during glycolysis. What happens to the hydrogen atom and the electron that are removed during its oxidation?

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During respiration, pyruvic acid is

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One molecule of glucose requires 2 ATP to get phosphorylated to form Fructose 1,6- Biphosphate in glycolysis. How many ATP are used in the same process if the substrate is fructose?

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Which step of glycolysis requires pyruvic kinase, Mg++, K+ and ADP?

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Which is formed through phosphorylation in glycolysis?

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How many oxygen molecules are used in glycolysis of one molecule of glucose?