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Complete oxidative breakdown of glucose results in ______ ATP molecules.


A) 2
B) 4
C) 32
D) 36
E) 39

F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

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Identify 'd' as the Identify 'd' as the   A)  inner membrane. B)  matrix. C)  cristae. D)  intermembrane space. E)  outer membrane.


A) inner membrane.
B) matrix.
C) cristae.
D) intermembrane space.
E) outer membrane.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The most important contribution of the citric acid cycle to cellular respiration is


A) production of large quantities of ATP.
B) creation of proton gradients.
C) reduction of glucose and corresponding oxidation of carbon dioxide.
D) oxidation of metabolite molecules and the corresponding reduction of coenzymes.
E) release of CO2.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Compare and contrast how ATP is formed in photosynthesis and aerobic respiration.

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What would happen to the process in this figure if oxygen was not available? What would happen to the process in this figure if oxygen was not available?

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This figure depicts the ETC and the chem...

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Glycolysis occurs before fermentation.

A) True
B) False

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Identify 'a' as the Identify 'a' as the   A)  inner membrane. B)  matrix. C)  cristae. D)  intermembrane space. E)  outer membrane.


A) inner membrane.
B) matrix.
C) cristae.
D) intermembrane space.
E) outer membrane.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Aerobic cellular respiration yields about ____ of the energy of glucose in ATP molecules.


A) 2%
B) 15%
C) 28%
D) 39%

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which process produces alcohol or lactate?


A) the citric acid cycle
B) glycolysis
C) the electron transport system
D) fermentation
E) the preparatory reaction

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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  Substrates that reoccur in several metabolic pathways form the metabolic pool. Study the figure to place the items in proper order. A)  A is Electron transport chain; B is Pyruvate; C is Citric acid cycle B)  A is Citric acid cycle; B is Electron transport chain; C is Pyruvate C)  A is Pyruvate; B is Citric acid cycle; C is Electron transport chain A is Pyruvate; B is Citric acid cycle; C is Electron transport chain Substrates that reoccur in several metabolic pathways form the metabolic pool. Study the figure to place the items in proper order.


A) A is Electron transport chain; B is Pyruvate; C is Citric acid cycle
B) A is Citric acid cycle; B is Electron transport chain; C is Pyruvate
C) A is Pyruvate; B is Citric acid cycle; C is Electron transport chain A is Pyruvate; B is Citric acid cycle; C is Electron transport chain

D) All of the above
E) A) and B)

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During glycolysis _____ carbons will enter the pathway but _____ carbons will leave in the form of pyruvates.


A) 6 : 6
B) 6 : 3
C) 3 : 6
D) 12 : 6
E) oxaloacetate

F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Alcohol fermentation is used to produce beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages. Archaeological evidence suggests that the fermentation of fruit to produce wine may have occurred as early as 6000 to 5000 BC in the ancient cultures that lived in modern-day Georgia and Iran. How might the first wine have been 'discovered'? Why would wine have been a more convenient drink than the grape juice from which wine is made?

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The amino acids we cannot synthesize are called _____ because we _____.


A) unnecessary; therefore do not need them
B) limiting; must include them in our diet
C) anabolic; must use alternative amino acids
D) essential; must include them in our diet
E) superfluous; must survive without them

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Identify 'e' as the Identify 'e' as the   A)  inner membrane. B)  matrix. C)  cristae. D)  intermembrane space. E)  outer membrane.


A) inner membrane.
B) matrix.
C) cristae.
D) intermembrane space.
E) outer membrane.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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The breakdown of glucose in cellular respiration is a catabolic reaction.

A) True
B) False

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The majority of the carbon dioxide we exhale is produced in


A) glycolysis.
B) the electron transport system.
C) lactate fermentation.
D) the citric acid cycle.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Fermentation is the process that produces bubbles of carbon dioxide that makes bread dough rise.

A) True
B) False

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Glycolysis will yield a net of 2 ATP only during aerobic respiration.

A) True
B) False

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Degradative reactions


A) cause death.
B) can drive anabolism.
C) tend to be endergonic.
D) include the buildup of products such as complex proteins and nucleic acids.
E) All of the choices are true.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Under what circumstances would your body synthesize fat? Considering that scientific studies report that metabolic processes slow down while you sleep and don't 'kick on' again until you eat, suggest healthy eating habits that would minimize the amount of energy stored as fat.

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