Anaerobic Respiration

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Anaerobic Respiration: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as anaerobic respiration, glycolysis, preparatory phase of glycolysis, pay off phase of glycolysis and special features of glycolysis.

Important Questions on Anaerobic Respiration

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Assertion : Glycolysis is the first step of respiration in which glucose completely breaks into CO 2 and H 2 O .
Reason : In this process, there is net gain of twenty four molecules of ATP.

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Read the following statements.

X: Amount of carbon dioxide produced per molecule of glucose during aerobic respiration.

Y: Amount of carbon dioxide produced per molecule of glucose during fermentation by yeast.

Which of the following is true about X and Y?

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Which row in the table below shows the correct products of anaerobic respiration in human and in yeast?

  Human Human Yeast Yeast
  Lactic acid Carbon dioxide Lactic acid Carbon dioxide
1 X X X
2 X X
3 X X
4 X

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Which of the following is not correct for hexokinase?

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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). 

Assertion (A): ATP is used at two steps in glycolysis.

Reason (R): First ATP is used in converting glucose into glucose-6-phosphate and second ATP is used in conversion of Fructose-6-phosphate to Fructose-1,6-diphosphate.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Are pyruvic acid and pyruvate same compound?

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What is EMP pathway?

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Arrange the following substances in a sequence that are formed in the EMP pathway, due to the transfer of a group between a pair of substrates with the activity of enzymes.
A) Fructose 1,6 - bisphosphate
B) Fructose - 6 - phosphate
C) Glucose - 6 phosphate
D) Phosphoenol pyruvate
E) 3 - Phosphoglyceric acid
The correct answer is:

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Assertion (A): Under anaerobic and aerobic conditions lactic acid and pyruvic acid formed respectively in skeletal muscle whereas in yeast during fermentation ethanol is formed.

Reason(R): Metabolic pathways give a variety of products based on conditions.
The correct option among the following is:

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Identify the false statement regarding fermentation from the following:

A) Glucose molecule is partially oxidized.

B) Oxidation of NADH into NAD+ is very vigorous.

C) Only 2 molecules of ATP are net gained from a glucose molecule.

D) Occurs in anaerobic microbes.

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Identify the ATP releasing reaction in the glycolysis among the following:

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In glycolysis, which step involves the synthesis of NADH++H+

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What is correct about cellular respiration?

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Besides the net gain of 2 ATP molecules in glycolysis which other molecules are simultaneously formed?

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Fermentation is represented by which of the following equation?

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Which of the following is correct about glycolysis (EMP pathway)?

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The breaking of theC-C bond of complex compounds through oxidation within the cells leading to the release of considerable amount of energy is called

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The fructose 1,6-bisphosphate during glycolysis

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Glycolysis involves:

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Pyruvate is converted to lactic acid during lactic acid fermentation. Which of the following enzyme mediates this conversion?