Cellular Respiration and Energy Production Quiz
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What is the primary purpose of cellular respiration?

  • For growth and development
  • To maintain homeostasis
  • For the movement of materials
  • For the building/breaking down of molecules (correct)
  • In which step of cellular respiration does the oxidation of sugar occur?

  • Oxidative phosphorylation
  • Redox reactions
  • Citric acid cycle/Krebs cycle
  • Glycolysis (correct)
  • What does FADH2 represent in cellular respiration?

  • An electron carrier (correct)
  • A cofactor
  • An oxidized form of FAD
  • A redox enzyme
  • What is the function of coenzymes in cellular respiration?

    <p>To assist in the catalysis of a reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of reaction involves one species being oxidized while another is reduced?

    <p>Redox reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main role of electron carriers in cellular respiration?

    <p>To hold electrons and protons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does glycolysis take place?

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

    What is the purpose of the investment phase in glycolysis?

    <p>To trap the substrate in the cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which molecule is formed as a result of the phosphorylation of glucose by ATP in step 1 of glycolysis?

    <p>Glucose 6-phosphate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the dihydroxyacetone phosphate produced in step 4 of glycolysis?

    <p>It is isomerized to form glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which molecule is oxidized in step 6 of glycolysis?

    <p>Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is formed as a result of the removal of water from 2-phosphoglycerate in step 9 of glycolysis?

    <p>High-energy enol phosphate linkage (phosphoenolpyruvate)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the net yield of ATP in glycolysis?

    <p>+2 ATP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the transfer of the high phosphate group to ADP in step 10 of glycolysis?

    <p>To form ATP and pyruvate completing glycolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the phosphate ester linkage in 3-phosphoglycerate in step 8 of glycolysis?

    <p>It moves from carbon 3 to carbon 2 to form 2-phosphoglycerate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does fructose 1,6 bisphosphate undergo in step 4 of glycolysis?

    <p>Hydrolysis/cleavage</p> Signup and view all the answers

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