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Biochem: Citric Acid Cycle

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Only a small amount of energy is captured in glycolysis.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Glycolysis can occur in both aerobic and anaerobic environment.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which has a higher delta G?

a)

full oxidation

b)

glycolysis

4.

Glycolysis is NOT thermodynamically favorable.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Oxygen is required for glycolysis.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Oxygen is required for citric acid cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which organell is the major site for aerobic energy production in eukaryotic cells?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

smooth ER

d)

mitochondria

8.

Where are mitochondria most abundant? (two answers)

a)

liver cells

b)

pancreatic cells

c)

kidney cells

d)

muscle cells

9.

How do RBC's get their energy?

a)

glycolysis

b)

Citric acid cycle

c)

both glycolysis and citric acid cycle

10.

Red blood cells have many mitochondria.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Where are the enzymes for the citric acid cycle located?

a)

inner mitochondrial membrane

b)

matrix

c)

outer mitochondrial membrane

12.

Which is MORE selective?

a)

inner mitochondrial membrane

b)

outer mitochondrial membrane

13.

What serves as a link to the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation?

a)

citric acid cycle

b)

glycolysis

c)

gluconeogenesis

d)

glycogenolysis

14.

The citric acid cycle generates coenzymes.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What are two important enzymes generated by the TCA cycle?

a)

NADH

b)

NADPH

c)

FADH2

16.

What is the role of NADH and FADH2?

a)

to generate lactic acid

b)

to pass their electrons to oxygen to generate energy for the cell

c)

to gain electrons from the TCA cycle

17.

The more negative the electron potential, the more readily they give up electrons.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which is a better electron DONOR?

a)

NADH

b)

FADH2

19.

What can feed into the TCA cycle as starting material?

a)

NADH

b)

fatty acids

c)

amino acids

d)

glucose

20.

What is the starting material for the TCA?

a)

phosphate

b)

Acetyl CoA

c)

NADH

d)

ATP

21.

What is the product of TCA cycle?

a)

1 ATP

b)

2 CO2

c)

lactic acid

d)

NADH and FADH2

22.

Where do NADH and FADH2 go after they are formed in the TCA cycle?

a)

into the matrix

b)

ATP synthase

c)

ETC

23.

Where does the electron transport chain take place?

a)

in the inner mitochondrial membrane

b)

in the outer mitochondrial membrane

c)

in the matrix

24.

Which kind of amino acids can be turned into Acetyl-CoA and feed into the TCA cycle?

a)

ketogenic amino acids

b)

glucogenic amino acids

25.

Where can gllucogenic AA be used?

a)

to make Acetyl CoA

b)

in gluconeogenesis

c)

in the TCA cycle

26.

The citric acid cycle ONLY occurs in the mitochondrial matrix.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Where does glycolysis occur?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

in the nucleus

28.

Where is succinate dehydrogenase located?

a)

the mitochondrial matrix

b)

the inner membrane of the mitochondria

c)

the outer membrane of the mitochondria

29.

Where does pyruvate come from?

a)

glycolysis in the cytoplasm

b)

the matrix

c)

the nucleus

30.

Pyruvate cannot cross the inner mitochondrial membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Where does oxidative phosphorylation occur?

a)

in the cytoplasm

b)

in the matrix

c)

in the inner membrane

32.

Where does the ETC occur?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

inner membrane

c)

outer membrane

d)

matrix

33.

What must happen to pyruvate before entering the citric acid cycle?

a)

it must be converted to Acetyl CoA

b)

it must be phosphorylated

c)

it must be degredated

d)

nothing, it enters the TCA directly

34.

How does pyruvate enter the mitochondrial matrix?

a)

gets converted to malate

b)

through a transporter

c)

passive diffusion

35.

The decarboxylation of pyruvate to make acetyl CoA is irreversible.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What does the dehydrogenase complex do and how many enzymes make this up?

a)

removes carboxy group and adds S-CoA; 3

b)

adds phosphate group;2

c)

removes hydrogen; 5

37.

How many coenzymes are required for the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

3

38.

TPP,lipoyllysine, and FAD are all....

a)

prosthetic groups

b)

coenzymes

c)

cofactors

d)

ions

39.

NAD+ and CoA-SH are co-substrates.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What are the products of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?

a)

CO2

b)

FADH2

c)

Acetyl-CoA

d)

NADH

41.

How many NADH's are made outside of the TCA cycle?

a)

1NADH

b)

2 NADH

c)

3 NADH

42.

Where is the NADH made outside of the citric acid cycle?

a)

in the conversion of citrate to isocitrate

b)

in the conversion of fumarate to malate

c)

in the conversion of pyruvate to Acetyl-CoA

43.

Acetyl-CoA is a low energy molecule.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What is the order of the reactions in the conversion of pyruvate to Acetyl CoA?

a)

Decarboxylation

(releases CO2)

b)

Oxidation

(releases 2 electrons)

c)

Transfer to CoA

1)
2)
3)
45.

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is only made up of one enzyme.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Pyruvate dehydrogenase is

a)

enzyme 1

b)

enzyme 2

c)

enzyme 3

47.

dihydrolipoyl transacetylase is

a)

enzyme 1

b)

enzyme 2

c)

enzyme 3

48.

dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenaase is

a)

enzyme 1

b)

enzyme 2

c)

enzyme 3

49.

The short distance between catalytic sites is an advantage of a multienzyme complex.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Why is it important for the enzyme complex to have short distances between catalytic sites?

a)

to work slower

b)

to minimize side reactions

c)

the maximize side reactions

51.

Which reaction has a C-C bond formation?

a)

Condensation of acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate

b)

Isomerization by dehydration

c)

oxidative decarboxylations

52.

Condensation of acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate (1st step of CAC) is the only reaction with C-C bond formation.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Step 1 of CAC where acetyl Co-A and oxaloacetate go through condensation reaction is

a)

Favorable

b)

unfavorable

c)

reversible

d)

irreversible

54.

What must be present for the first step of CAC?

a)

oxygen

b)

oxaloacetate

c)

citrate

d)

ATP

55.

Step 2 of CAC is the dehydration and rehydration of citrate.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

What enzyme catalyzes the dehydration and rehydration of citrate?

a)

aconitase

b)

citrate synthase

c)

isocitrate dehydrogenase

57.

Citrate is a poor substrate for oxidation but gets turned into isocitrate that is a good substance for oxidation.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

They dehydration and rehydration of citrate is

a)

reversible

b)

unfavorable

c)

favorable

d)

irreversible

59.

What allows the dehydration and rehydration of citrate to pull forward even though it is thermodynamically unfavorable?

a)

substrate concentration is kept low

b)

product concentration is kept high

c)

product concentration is kept low

60.

Step 3 of CAC What is the intermediate between isocitrate and a-ketoglutarate?

a)

oxalosuccinate

b)

not this one

61.

The first NADH produced within the CAC is the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

The formation of a-ketoglutarate from isocitrate is

a)

favorable

b)

irreversible

c)

unfavorable

d)

reversible