WorksheetsGLYCOLYSIS AND TCA
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 29mins
The reaction catalyzed by phosphofructokinase-1:
Is activated by high concentrations of ATP and citrate.
Uses fructose 1-phosphate as substrate.
Is the rate-limiting reaction of the glycolytic pathway
Is inhibited by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate.
A 43-year-old man presented with symptoms of weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath, and dizziness. His hemoglobin level was less than 7 g/dl (normal for a male being greater than 13.5 g/dl). Red blood cells isolated from the patient showed abnormally low level of lactate production. A deficiency of which one of the following enzymes would be the most likely cause of this patient’s anemia?
Phosphoglucose isomerase
Phosphofructokinase
Pyruvate kinase
Lactate dehydrogenase
Which of the following statements about the reactions of glycolysis is correct?
In glycolysis glucose-6-phosphate is split into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate
In glycolysis fructose-1:6-bisphosphate is split into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate
In glycolysis fructose-6-phosphate is split into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate
In glycolysis glucose-6-phosphate is isomerized to fructose-1:6-bisphosphate
Which of the following statements about the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate is correct?
The oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate forms Acetyl-CoA which is fed into the citric acid cycle
The oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate formed in aerobic glycolysis occurs in the cytosol
The oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate is catalyzed by the enzyme pyruvate decarboxylase
The oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate is reversible since there is a large decrease of free energy in the reaction
Some bacteria are strict aerobes and others are strict anaerobes. Some bacteria, however, are facultative anaerobes and can live with or without oxygen. If given the choice of using oxygen or not, which should a facultative anaerobe perform?
Use oxygen since aerobic metabolism provides more ATP per molecule of carbohydrate broken down than anaerobic metabolism
Not use oxygen since it is a facultative anaerobe, it doesn't tolerate oxygen well
Use oxygen because aerobic metabolism is easier
It doesn't matter; both processes will produce the same results
During strenuous exercise, the NADH formed in the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase reaction in skeletal muscle must be re-oxidized to NAD+ if glycolysis is to continue. The most important reaction involved in the re-oxidation of NADH is:
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glycerol-3-phosphate
Glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate
Pyruvate to lactate
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate to Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
