Beta Oxidation of Fatty Acids
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What is the product of beta oxidation of fatty acids?

  • Glucose and ATP
  • Acetyl CoA and ATP
  • FADH2 and NADH
  • Acetyl CoA, NADH, and QH2 (correct)
  • How many ATP molecules can be generated from one acetyl CoA molecule?

  • 10 ATP (correct)
  • 7.5 ATP
  • 5 ATP
  • 2.5 ATP
  • What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?

  • QH2
  • NADH
  • Oxygen gas (correct)
  • FADH2
  • How many rounds of the Krebs Cycle can one molecule of glucose drive?

    <p>Two rounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the energy currency of the cell that is generated in the electron transport chain?

    <p>ATP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the cycle where acetyl CoA is fed and ATP is generated?

    <p>Krebs Cycle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the reduced form of coenzyme Q?

    <p>QH2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is produced during the breakdown of glucose in glycolysis?

    <p>Both ATP and NADH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to pyruvic acid under anaerobic conditions?

    <p>It is reduced to lactic acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the electron transport chain?

    <p>To synthesize ATP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the end product of beta oxidation?

    <p>Acetyl CoA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the energized form of NAD that can feed into the electron transport chain?

    <p>NADH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of coenzyme A in metabolism?

    <p>To shuttle carbons from glucose and fatty acids into the Krebs Cycle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the sulfur atom in a thioester functional group?

    <p>It reduces the strength of the carbon-sulfur bond compared to a carbon-oxygen bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the energy state of a molecule when it is reduced by adding bonds to hydrogen?

    <p>It becomes a higher-energy compound</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of NAD+ in redox reactions?

    <p>It is an oxidizing agent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the reduction reaction of NAD+?

    <p>NADH is formed with the addition of hydrogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are reduced species often high-energy compounds?

    <p>Because they react exothermically with oxygen</p> Signup and view all the answers

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