BIOLOGY: LIFE ON EARTH-W/MASTERING ACCE
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ISBN: 9780135686553
Author: Audesirk
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 3MC
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase as the name suggests helps in the production of ATP molecules. These molecules store the energy that is obtained from breakdown of food in the body and is utilized by the cell to carry out other physiological processes.
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Which statement about the ATP synthase is false?
a. It is a rotary machine
b. It is located in the inner mitochondrial membrane
c. It can make ATP, or it can break ATP down
d. It only contains membrane-embedded regions
During the aerobic cellular respiration, where do ATP molecules form?
a. Cytosol only
b. Cytosol and mitochondria only
c. Cytosol, mitochondria and ribosomes only
d. Mitochondrial matrix and inner mitochondrial membrane only
Which of the following statements is true?
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B. The citric acid cycle occurs in the cytosol
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BIOLOGY: LIFE ON EARTH-W/MASTERING ACCE
Ch. 8 - Which of the following is True for one glucose...Ch. 8 - 2. The portion of glucose breakdown that produces...Ch. 8 - Prob. 3MCCh. 8 - Prob. 4MCCh. 8 -
5. Which of the following is produced in the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 1FTBCh. 8 - 2. Conditions in which oxygen is absent are...Ch. 8 - Prob. 3FTBCh. 8 - During cellular respiration, the electron...Ch. 8 -
5. The cyclic portion of cellular respiration is...
Ch. 8 - Starting with glucose (C6H12O6), write the overall...Ch. 8 - Draw and label a mitochondrion, and explain how...Ch. 8 -
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4. Outline the two major stages of glycolysis....Ch. 8 - What molecule is the end product of glycolysis?...Ch. 8 -
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- The function of cristae in a mitochondrion is A. electron transport and ATP synthesis B. carbon assimilation C. intake of o2 D. elimination of Co2arrow_forwardDuring aerobic respiration, high energy electrons are taken from glucose and transferred to electron carriers. The cell then uses the energy from these electrons to: A) pump hydrogen ions across the inner mitochondrial membrane B) produce oxygen C) produce carbon dioxide D) make glucose E) reduce electron carriersarrow_forwardWhich of the following statements is TRUE of the electron transport chain (ETC)? A. The movement of electrons down the ETC drives the formation of a proton (H+) gradient. B. The movement of H+ ions through ATP synthase drives the transfer of electrons down the ETC. C. The movement of electrons down the ETC drives the movement of ADP and phosphate through ATP synthase. D. The movement of H+ ions across the inner membrane of the mitochondria drives the transfer of electrons down the ETC.arrow_forward
- During cell respiration, what happens to the strength of the bonds between atoms in glucose vs those in the products water and carbon dioxide? Choose all answers that are correct. a. the carbon-hydrogen bonds in glucose are stronger than the carbon-oxygen bonds in carbon dioxide b. an oxidizing agent c.the carbon-hydrogen bonds in glucose are weaker than the carbon-oxygen bonds in carbon dioxide d.the carbon-hydrogen bonds in glucose are weaker than the oxygen-hydrogen bonds in water e.the carbon-hydrogen bonds in glucose are stronger than the oxygen-hydrogen bonds in waterarrow_forwardThe electrons carried by NADH and FADH2 can be a. pumped into the intermembrane space. b. transferred to the ATP synthase. c. moved between proteins in the inner membrane of the mitochondrion. d. transported into the matrix of the mitochondrionarrow_forwardWhich of the following is true of the ATP Synthase in the mitochondria? a It is an enzyme. b It can catalyze either phosphorylation of ADP or dephosphorylation of ATP. c It is a proton transporter. d All of the abovearrow_forward
- Why is oxygen important in aerobic cellular respiration? a. Without oxygen, the Citric acid cycle will be disrupted b. Oxygen is the final electron acceptor during the electron transport chain c. they produce carbon dioxide and water d. It provides electrons during cellular respirationarrow_forwardWhich of the following statements concerning ATP synthesis in mitochondria is FALSE? a. interruption of the flow of electrons from NADH to oxygen would decrease ATP synthesis b. making the inner mitochondrial membrane permeable to H+ would decrease ATP synthesis c. the energy liberated by the electron-transport chain is used to pump H+ ions into the IM-space d. the movement of H+ through a special channel enzyme (synthase) results in ATP synthesis e. when protons move from the matrix to the IM-space, ATP is made from ADP + Piarrow_forwardDuring electron transport and ATP synthesis in eukaryotes, the H+ gradient accumalates in: a. The cytosol b. The mitochondrial matrix c. The mitochondiral intermembrane space d. Outside the mitochondriaarrow_forward
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