Q. How many molecules of ATP are formed per molecule of glucose oxidized?

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Q. Most of the free energy present in the glucose is stored as ATP after glycolysis.

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Q. In presence of oxygen, how many additional molecules of ATP can be formed by metabolizing pyruvate and NADH in the mitochondria?

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Q. Decarboxylation of pyruvate group takes place in the ________________

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Q. Coenzyme A is derived from _________________

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Q. Mitochondria are not able to transport NADH from cytosol.

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Q. How many molecules of ATP are formed from the catabolism of one glucose molecule?

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Q. TCA cycle is a __________ process and glycolysis is a ______________ process.

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Q. Ionic gradient in which part of the mitochondrion drives the synthesis of ATP?

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Q. Oxidative phosphorylation and substrate-level phosphorylation are two different processes of ATP synthesis.

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Q. All enzymes of the TCA cycle reside in the mitochondrial membrane.

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Q. Which of the following is also known as Krebs cycle?

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Q. How many reactions that occur in the TCA cycle transfer electrons from a substrate to an electron accepting enzyme?

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Q. Which of the following is an important end product of disassembly of fatty acids?

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Q. Polysaccharides, fats and proteins break down into metabolites of __________________

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Q. Acetyl CoA is a _____________ carbon compound.

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Q. In the TCA cycle, which of the following combines with Acetyl CoA to form a 6 carbon compound?

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Q. The enzyme aconitase is responsible for ________________

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Q. For each molecule of glucose, how many times does the TCA cycle proceed?

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Q. The free energy released during electron transport is utilized to move protons from _____________ to inner membrane and cytosol.

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