Biology
Cellular Respiration and Enzymes
1,721 Questions
Explore key concepts of cellular respiration, including glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. These questions also cover ATP production, anaerobic respiration, and essential metabolic pathways. This topic forms a core part of the biology syllabus for many competitive examinations.
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Cellular Respiration and Enzymes Questions
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Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate → 3-phosphoglycerate: Rubisco
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3-Phosphoglycerate → Glycerate-1,3-bisphosphate: Phosphoglycerate kinase
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Dihydroxy acetone phosphate → Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate: Aldolase
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Xylulose 5-phosphate → Ribulose 5-phosphate: ribose-5-phosphate isomerase
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Ribulose 5-phosphate → Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate: Phosphoribulokinase ribose 5-phosphate isomerise
D
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Explanation
Conversion of xylulose 5-phosphate to ribulose 5-phosphate is catalysed by ribulose-phosphate epimerase. Conversion of ribose 5-phosphate to ribulose 5-phosphate is catalysed by ribose 5-phosphate isomerise.
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CO2, NADPH2 and ATP
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Water, ADP and H3PO4
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NADP, H3PO4 and ADP
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NADPH2, ATP and O2
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Hexose sugar
A
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Explanation
CO2, NADPH2 and ATP act as the raw materials for dark reaction.
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Clindamycin
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Gentamicin
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Oligomycin
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Rifampin
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Trimethoprim
C
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Explanation
Oligomycin inhibits ATP synthase. Thus the proton gradient is not utilized & the electrochemical gradient remains high, leading to the inhibition of complex I, III & IV.
C
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Explanation
After glycolysis and Kreb’s cycle, energy released is captured in oxidative phosphorylation to produce 38 ATP molecules. Some energy escapes out as heat energy, and only 40% of energy is trapped in ATP.
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Effect of substrate on the rate of enzymatic reaction.
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Effect of end product on the rate of reaction.
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Effect of enzyme concentration on the rate of reaction.
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Effect of external compound on the rate of reaction.
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Effect of cytoplasm on the rate of reaction.
B
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Explanation
The effect of end product on the rate of reaction is referred as feedback mechanism.
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Number of substrate molecules acted upon by one molecule of an enzyme per minute.
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Number of enzyme molecules acting on one molecule of substrate per minute.
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Number of molecules of end product produced by an enzyme in one minute.
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Number of substrate molecules acted upon by an enzyme per second.
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Number of enzyme molecules participating in the chemical reaction.
A
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Explanation
Number of substrate molecules acted upon by one molecule of an enzyme per minute is called the turn over number of an enzyme.
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Allosteric enzymes
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Proenzymes
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Zymogens
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Exoenzymes
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Both 1 and 2
A
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Explanation
The value of Km (Michaelis-Menten constant) varies from 10-1 to 10-6 M but for allosteric enzymes, there is no constant Km value.
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DNA polymerase
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Lysozyme
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Penicillase
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Lactase dehydrogenase
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Proenzyme
B
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Explanation
Lysozyme is a carbonic anhydrase enzyme. It has maximum turn over number.
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competitive inhibition
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non competitive inhibition
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feedback inhibition
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metabolic antagonism
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allosteric inhibition
A
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Explanation
Competitive inhibition is caused by blocking of active sites of enzyme by an inhibitor which closely resembles with that of the substrate but does not undergo any change.
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Feed back inhibition
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Negative inhibition
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End product inhibition
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Biocatalyst inhibition
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1, 2 and 3 are correct
E
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Explanation
The stoppage of an enzymatic (biological) reaction by the end product of reaction is called feedback or negative, or end product inhibition.
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products only
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products and 5 molecules of unreacted substrate
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products, enzymes and 5 molecules of unreacted substrate
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unreacted substrates
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products and enzymes
E
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Explanation
Products and enzymes will be left in the test tube. As the substrate will be completely converted into products and the enzymes can be recovered as such at the end of the reaction.
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pH of optimum value
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formation of the product
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Km value
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molecular size of an enzyme
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Vmax value
C
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Explanation
The value of Km (Michaelis-Menten constant) varies from 10-1 to 10-6 M. The catalytic efficiency of two different enzymes can be compared by this value.
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Ligases
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Lyases
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Transferases
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Isomerases
B
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Explanation
These enzymes lead to the breakdown of a molecule leading to the removal of a functional group.
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isozymes
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allosteric enzymes
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multiple enzymes
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co-enzymes
A
Correct answer
Explanation
These are the enzymes which can catalyse the same type of reaction.
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Autoradiography
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Chromatography
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Ultra-centrifugation
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Electrophoresis
A
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Explanation
This technique employs the radioactive isotopes for the tracing of life processes.