Microbiology - Energy Release and Conservation

Exercise : Energy Release and Conservation - Section 1
  • Energy Release and Conservation - Section 1
6.
Which of the following best explains about the usefulness of the production of ethanol in yeast cells under anaerobic conditions?
Ethanol keeps the electron transport system functioning
Yeast would be unable to activate the enzymes of the Krebs cycle without ethanol
The process generates oxygen, which is required for glycolysis
The process regenerates NAD+, which is required for glycolysis
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
The final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain is
CoQ
a cytochrome
FMN
oxygen
Answer: Option
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8.
The amount of energy (cal/mole) in an ATP molecule produced by a cell from glucose by fermentation is
greater than aerobic metabolism
less than aerobic metabolism
exactly or approximately equal to aerobic metabolism
none of the above
Answer: Option
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9.
The enzymes for glycolysis are located
on the inner surface of the cell membrane
on the inner membrane of the mitochondrion
on the outer membrane of the chloroplast
in the cytoplasm
Answer: Option
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10.
Glucose can be broken down to pyruvate by
Entner-Doudoroff pathway
tricarboxylic acid cycle
both (a) and (b)
none of these
Answer: Option
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