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1. The citric acid cycle is the only metabolic pathway that can be used both as an anabolic and as a catabolic
pathway.
A. True
B. False
2. Which of the following statements concerning the citric acid cycle as the central metabolic pathway is true?
A. It is involved in the metabolism of sugars and amino acids.
B. It is involved in the metabolism of amino acids and lipids.
C. It links anaerobic metabolism to aerobic metabolism.
D. Many of its intermediates are starting points for synthesis of a variety of compounds.
E. All of these are reasons why the citric acid cycle is considered to be the central pathway.
4. Which enzymes in the citric acid cycle catalyze oxidative decarboxylation reactions?
A. isocitrate dehydrogenase and the a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
B. aconitase and succinate dehydrogenase
C. the a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex and succinate thiokinase
D. fumarase and succinate dehydrogenase
5. In which cellular location do the majority of the reactions of the citric acid cycle take place?
A. the cytosol.
B. the mitochondrial matrix.
C. the endoplasmic reticulum.
D. lysosomes.
6. The immediate electron acceptor for the majority of the oxidative reactions of the citric acid cycle is
A. ATP.
B. NAD.
C. FAD.
D. coenzyme A.
7. The reaction of the citric acid cycle that does not take place in the mitochondrial matrix is the one catalyzed
by:
A. fumarase
B. citrate synthase
C. isocitrate dehydrogenase
D. succinate dehydrogenase
E. All of these reactions take place in the matrix
11. Which of the following vitamins and enzyme cofactors are used by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
during oxidative decarboxylation?
A. Lipoic Acid.
B. Niacin.
C. Pantothenic Acid.
D. Thiamine.
E. All of these
12. Which of the following is not a reaction occurring during oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate?
A. Removal of CO2.
B. Oxidation of an acetate group.
C. Addition of Coenzyme A to a 2-carbon fragment.
D. Reduction of NAD+
E. All of these reactions take place during oxidative decarboxylation.
15. Each of the enzymes of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex requires a different vitamin.
A. True
B. False
16. Which group of small molecules best fit the boxes associated with the reaction shown?
a b
I. ADP + 2 Pi ATP
II. NAD+ NADH
III. NADP+ NADPH
IV. FAD FADH2
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
18. All but one of the enzymes of the citric acid cycle are found in this part of the mitochondrion:
A. The outer membrane.
B. The inner membrane.
C. The mitochondrial matrix.
D. The intermembrane space.
E. It is not known where these enzymes are located.
20. Which group of small molecules best fit the boxes associated with the reaction shown?
a b
I. ADP + 2 Pi ATP
II. NAD+ NADH
III. ATP ADP + 2 Pi
IV. FAD FADH2
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
21. Which group of small molecules best fit the boxes associated with the reaction shown?
a b
I. NAD+ NADH
II. NADP+ NADPH
III. ADP + Pi ATP
IV. FAD FADH2
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
A. isocitrate dehydrogenase
B. malate dehydrogenase
C. fumarase
D. succinate dehydrogenase
24. Which coenzyme listed below is not associated with the a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex?
A. thiamine pyrophosphate
B. lipoic acid
C. biotin
D. NAD+
25. Which of the following enzymes is the only membrane-bound enzyme in the citric acid cycle?
A. Aconitase.
B. IsoCitrate Dehydrogenase.
C. Succinate Dehydrogenase.
D. Malate Dehydrogenase.
E. Alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase complex.
A. isocitrate dehydrogenase
B. malate dehydrogenase
C. fumarase
D. succinate dehydrogenase
A. succinyl-CoA synthetase
B. succinate dehydrogenase
C. pyruvate dehydrogenase
D. a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
30. The order of compounds and intermediates found in the citric acid cycle is as follows:
A. IsoCitrate ® Aconitate ® a-Ketoglutarate ® Fumarate ® Malate ® Oxaloacetate
B. Aconitate ® IsoCitrate ® Oxaloacetate ® a-Ketoglutarate ® Malate ® Fumarate
C. Aconitate ® IsoCitrate ® a-Ketoglutarate ® Fumarate ® Malate ® Oxaloacetate
D. Aconitate ® IsoCitrate ® a-Ketoglutarate ® Malate ® Fumarate ® Oxaloacetate
E. IsoCitrate ® Aconitate ® a-Ketoglutarate ® Malate ® Oxaloacetate ® Fumarate
32. The only difference between succinate and fumarate is the geometry around their double bonds, one
contains a cis double bond and the other contains a trans double bond.
A. True
B. False
35. Which of the reactions of the citric acid cycle requires FAD as a coenzyme?
A. the conversion of isocitrate to a-ketoglutarate
B. the conversion of citrate to isocitrate
C. the conversion of succinate to fumarate
D. the conversion of malate to oxaloacetate
36. The conversion of citrate to isocitrate is remarkable because
A. it is a condensation reaction.
B. a chiral center is introduced in a molecule that did not have one previously.
C. a dehydration reaction is involved.
D. the enzyme that catalyzes it has very little specificity.
37. In the conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinate, GTP is produced from GDP in a reaction in which the
source of the added phosphate is
A. ATP.
B. ADP.
C. phosphenolpyruvate.
D. inorganic phosphate ion.
38. Which of the following enzymes does not use NAD+ for oxidation?
A. Alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase complex.
B. IsoCitrate Dehydrogenase.
C. Succinate Dehydrogenase.
D. Malate Dehydrogenase.
E. All of these enzymes use NAD+
40. Exhibit 19A
The following compounds are all intermediates in the citric acid cycle.
Refer to Exhibit 19A. Which intermediate releases CO2 concurrent with oxidation?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. Both 1 and 3
E. Both 2 and 3
41. Exhibit 19A
The following compounds are all intermediates in the citric acid cycle.
Refer to Exhibit 19A. Which intermediate is formed from acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
42. Exhibit 19A
The following compounds are all intermediates in the citric acid cycle.
43. Exhibit 19A
The following compounds are all intermediates in the citric acid cycle.
44. Exhibit 19A
The following compounds are all intermediates in the citric acid cycle.
Refer to Exhibit 19A. Which intermediate becomes bonded to Coenzyme A during the cycle?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
45. In muscle cells, the following reaction proceeds as written, i.e., from left to right, despite having DG°' » +30
kJ/mol. How can this occur?
46. One round of the citric acid cycle generates about ten equivalents of ATP.
A. True
B. False
47. The conversion of malate to oxaloacetate has a high +DG (it is endergonic). It can take place because:
A. It is coupled to hydrolysis of the GTP produce earlier in the cycle.
B. It is coupled to hydrolysis of ATP from other sources.
C. It involves a substrate level phosphorylation.
D. The oxaloacetate product is used up in the subsequent reaction.
E. It is coupled to a strong reduction reaction.
48. Which of the following enzymes is not a control point of the citric acid cycle?
A. citrate synthase
B. isocitrate dehydrogenase
C. aconitase
D. the a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
49. Which of the following enzymes is allosterically inhibited by ATP?
A. pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
B. succinyl-CoA synthetase
C. succinate dehydrogenase
D. fumarase
51. The reaction in which malate is oxidized to oxaloacetate is not thermodynamically favored. It takes place
because
A. it is coupled to ATP hydrolysis.
B. it involves substrate-level phosphorylation.
C. the product is continuously used up in the next reaction of the cycle, which is thermodynamically favored.
D. it is coupled to a strong reduction.
52. A control point outside the citric acid cycle is the reaction catalyzed by
A. the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
B. citrate synthetase.
C. isocitrate dehydrogenase.
D. the a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex.
55. "Energy charge" in a cell is a measure of
A. ATP/NAD+ ratios.
B. ATP/NADH ratios.
C. ATP/ADP ratios.
D. NADH/NAD+ ratios.
E. NAD+/ADP ratios.
59. A unique feature of the glyoxylate cycle is that it allows the organisms that possess this pathway to
A. produce fats from carbohydrates.
B. produce carbohydrates from fats.
C. convert acetyl-CoA to pyruvate.
D. do all of the above.
60. The glyoxylate pathway bypasses part of the citric acid cycle by converting isocitrate to glyoxylate and
A. a-ketoglutarate
B. fumarate
C. succinyl-CoA
D. succinate
61. In the glyoxylate cycle, acetyl-CoA reacts with glyoxylate to produce
A. succinyl-CoA
B. succinate
C. fumarate
D. malate
62. Glyoxysomes are named for the fact that they contain the glyoxylate pathway.
A. True
B. False
63. An organism that undergoes the glyoxylate cycle can make sugar from fat because:
A. there is a specific isomerase that converts a six carbon fatty acid to glucose
B. the unique reactions of the glyoxylate cycle bypass the two decarboyxlation reactions of the citric acid cycle
C. glyoxysomes lack succinate dehydrogenase
D. none of these
64. The production of malate in the glyoxylate pathway is important, since it can be readily converted to
phosphoenolpyruvate and then to sugars.
A. True
B. False
66. Most of the products of the catabolism of sugars, fats and amino acids enter the citric acid cycle as:
A. pyruvate
B. acetyl-CoA
C. malate
D. all of these
E. none of these
67. The citric acid cycle uses anaplerotic reactions to get rid of the many intermediates of the cycle that
accumulate during catabolism of amino acids.
A. True
B. False
68. When the citric acid cycle is not functioning, the most common fate of acetyl-CoA from sugar metabolism
in humans is the formation of fatty acids or cholesterol.
A. True
B. False
71. There is a cyclic reaction in which pyruvate becomes oxaloacetate. The oxaloacetate is converted to malate
and then back to pyruvate. This cycle is important because:
A. There is no net use or fixation of CO2 in this cycle.
B. NADH is converted to NADPH in this cycle.
C. There is no net oxidation or reduction in this cycle.
D. NADPH is converted to NADH in this cycle.
E. This is actually a wasteful pathway with no practical use.
72. The anaplerotic reactions associated with the citric acid cycle are the result of
A. the oxidative nature of the citric acid cycle
B. the use of many of the citric acid cycle intermediates in anabolism
C. the decarboxylation reactions
D. the production of GTP and reduced coenzymes
73. Weight loss in humans can be difficult to achieve, since we lack the ability to convert our fats to sugars, and
it is difficult to change our metabolism to using fats as a primary energy source.
A. True
B. False
74. Which of the following describes a use for acetyl-CoA as an important intermediate in metabolism?
A. Breakdown to CO2 and water, yielding much energy.
B. Synthesis of terpenes and steroids.
C. Synthesis of oxaloacetate in plants.
D. Synthesis of fatty acids.
E. All of these are reasons why acetyl-CoA is a central molecule in metabolism.
75. Intermediates of the citric acid cycle are especially important in the synthesis of fatty acids and amino
acids.
A. True
B. False
76. The citric acid cycle is considered part of aerobic metabolism even though oxygen does not appear
explicitly in any reaction because
A. the NADH and FADH2 produced are reoxidized in the electron transport chain linked to oxygen
B. the reoxidation of NADH and FADH2 leads to the production of considerable quantities of ATP
C. it takes place in the mitochondrion
D. it contains oxidation reactions
Glucose + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O, the following molecules are found directly in the citric acid cycle:
A. O2
B. Glucose and O2
C. CO2 and H2O
D. all of these arae found directly in the citric acid cycle
Chapter 19--The Citric Acid Cycle Key
1. The citric acid cycle is the only metabolic pathway that can be used both as an anabolic and as a catabolic
pathway.
A. True
B. False
2. Which of the following statements concerning the citric acid cycle as the central metabolic pathway is true?
A. It is involved in the metabolism of sugars and amino acids.
B. It is involved in the metabolism of amino acids and lipids.
C. It links anaerobic metabolism to aerobic metabolism.
D. Many of its intermediates are starting points for synthesis of a variety of compounds.
E. All of these are reasons why the citric acid cycle is considered to be the central pathway.
4. Which enzymes in the citric acid cycle catalyze oxidative decarboxylation reactions?
A. isocitrate dehydrogenase and the a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
B. aconitase and succinate dehydrogenase
C. the a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex and succinate thiokinase
D. fumarase and succinate dehydrogenase
5. In which cellular location do the majority of the reactions of the citric acid cycle take place?
A. the cytosol.
B. the mitochondrial matrix.
C. the endoplasmic reticulum.
D. lysosomes.
6. The immediate electron acceptor for the majority of the oxidative reactions of the citric acid cycle is
A. ATP.
B. NAD.
C. FAD.
D. coenzyme A.
7. The reaction of the citric acid cycle that does not take place in the mitochondrial matrix is the one catalyzed
by:
A. fumarase
B. citrate synthase
C. isocitrate dehydrogenase
D. succinate dehydrogenase
E. All of these reactions take place in the matrix
11. Which of the following vitamins and enzyme cofactors are used by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
during oxidative decarboxylation?
A. Lipoic Acid.
B. Niacin.
C. Pantothenic Acid.
D. Thiamine.
E. All of these
12. Which of the following is not a reaction occurring during oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate?
A. Removal of CO2.
B. Oxidation of an acetate group.
C. Addition of Coenzyme A to a 2-carbon fragment.
D. Reduction of NAD+
E. All of these reactions take place during oxidative decarboxylation.
15. Each of the enzymes of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex requires a different vitamin.
A. True
B. False
16. Which group of small molecules best fit the boxes associated with the reaction shown?
a b
I. ADP + 2 Pi ATP
II. NAD+ NADH
III. NADP+ NADPH
IV. FAD FADH2
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
18. All but one of the enzymes of the citric acid cycle are found in this part of the mitochondrion:
A. The outer membrane.
B. The inner membrane.
C. The mitochondrial matrix.
D. The intermembrane space.
E. It is not known where these enzymes are located.
20. Which group of small molecules best fit the boxes associated with the reaction shown?
a b
I. ADP + 2 Pi ATP
II. NAD+ NADH
III. ATP ADP + 2 Pi
IV. FAD FADH2
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
21. Which group of small molecules best fit the boxes associated with the reaction shown?
a b
I. NAD+ NADH
II. NADP+ NADPH
III. ADP + Pi ATP
IV. FAD FADH2
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
A. isocitrate dehydrogenase
B. malate dehydrogenase
C. fumarase
D. succinate dehydrogenase
24. Which coenzyme listed below is not associated with the a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex?
A. thiamine pyrophosphate
B. lipoic acid
C. biotin
D. NAD+
25. Which of the following enzymes is the only membrane-bound enzyme in the citric acid cycle?
A. Aconitase.
B. IsoCitrate Dehydrogenase.
C. Succinate Dehydrogenase.
D. Malate Dehydrogenase.
E. Alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase complex.
A. isocitrate dehydrogenase
B. malate dehydrogenase
C. fumarase
D. succinate dehydrogenase
A. succinyl-CoA synthetase
B. succinate dehydrogenase
C. pyruvate dehydrogenase
D. a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
30. The order of compounds and intermediates found in the citric acid cycle is as follows:
A. IsoCitrate ® Aconitate ® a-Ketoglutarate ® Fumarate ® Malate ® Oxaloacetate
B. Aconitate ® IsoCitrate ® Oxaloacetate ® a-Ketoglutarate ® Malate ® Fumarate
C. Aconitate ® IsoCitrate ® a-Ketoglutarate ® Fumarate ® Malate ® Oxaloacetate
D. Aconitate ® IsoCitrate ® a-Ketoglutarate ® Malate ® Fumarate ® Oxaloacetate
E. IsoCitrate ® Aconitate ® a-Ketoglutarate ® Malate ® Oxaloacetate ® Fumarate
32. The only difference between succinate and fumarate is the geometry around their double bonds, one
contains a cis double bond and the other contains a trans double bond.
A. True
B. False
35. Which of the reactions of the citric acid cycle requires FAD as a coenzyme?
A. the conversion of isocitrate to a-ketoglutarate
B. the conversion of citrate to isocitrate
C. the conversion of succinate to fumarate
D. the conversion of malate to oxaloacetate
36. The conversion of citrate to isocitrate is remarkable because
A. it is a condensation reaction.
B. a chiral center is introduced in a molecule that did not have one previously.
C. a dehydration reaction is involved.
D. the enzyme that catalyzes it has very little specificity.
37. In the conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinate, GTP is produced from GDP in a reaction in which the
source of the added phosphate is
A. ATP.
B. ADP.
C. phosphenolpyruvate.
D. inorganic phosphate ion.
38. Which of the following enzymes does not use NAD+ for oxidation?
A. Alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase complex.
B. IsoCitrate Dehydrogenase.
C. Succinate Dehydrogenase.
D. Malate Dehydrogenase.
E. All of these enzymes use NAD+
40. Exhibit 19A
The following compounds are all intermediates in the citric acid cycle.
Refer to Exhibit 19A. Which intermediate releases CO2 concurrent with oxidation?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. Both 1 and 3
E. Both 2 and 3
41. Exhibit 19A
The following compounds are all intermediates in the citric acid cycle.
Refer to Exhibit 19A. Which intermediate is formed from acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
42. Exhibit 19A
The following compounds are all intermediates in the citric acid cycle.
43. Exhibit 19A
The following compounds are all intermediates in the citric acid cycle.
44. Exhibit 19A
The following compounds are all intermediates in the citric acid cycle.
Refer to Exhibit 19A. Which intermediate becomes bonded to Coenzyme A during the cycle?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
45. In muscle cells, the following reaction proceeds as written, i.e., from left to right, despite having DG°' » +30
kJ/mol. How can this occur?
46. One round of the citric acid cycle generates about ten equivalents of ATP.
A. True
B. False
47. The conversion of malate to oxaloacetate has a high +DG (it is endergonic). It can take place because:
A. It is coupled to hydrolysis of the GTP produce earlier in the cycle.
B. It is coupled to hydrolysis of ATP from other sources.
C. It involves a substrate level phosphorylation.
D. The oxaloacetate product is used up in the subsequent reaction.
E. It is coupled to a strong reduction reaction.
48. Which of the following enzymes is not a control point of the citric acid cycle?
A. citrate synthase
B. isocitrate dehydrogenase
C. aconitase
D. the a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
49. Which of the following enzymes is allosterically inhibited by ATP?
A. pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
B. succinyl-CoA synthetase
C. succinate dehydrogenase
D. fumarase
51. The reaction in which malate is oxidized to oxaloacetate is not thermodynamically favored. It takes place
because
A. it is coupled to ATP hydrolysis.
B. it involves substrate-level phosphorylation.
C. the product is continuously used up in the next reaction of the cycle, which is thermodynamically favored.
D. it is coupled to a strong reduction.
52. A control point outside the citric acid cycle is the reaction catalyzed by
A. the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
B. citrate synthetase.
C. isocitrate dehydrogenase.
D. the a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex.
55. "Energy charge" in a cell is a measure of
A. ATP/NAD+ ratios.
B. ATP/NADH ratios.
C. ATP/ADP ratios.
D. NADH/NAD+ ratios.
E. NAD+/ADP ratios.
59. A unique feature of the glyoxylate cycle is that it allows the organisms that possess this pathway to
A. produce fats from carbohydrates.
B. produce carbohydrates from fats.
C. convert acetyl-CoA to pyruvate.
D. do all of the above.
60. The glyoxylate pathway bypasses part of the citric acid cycle by converting isocitrate to glyoxylate and
A. a-ketoglutarate
B. fumarate
C. succinyl-CoA
D. succinate
61. In the glyoxylate cycle, acetyl-CoA reacts with glyoxylate to produce
A. succinyl-CoA
B. succinate
C. fumarate
D. malate
62. Glyoxysomes are named for the fact that they contain the glyoxylate pathway.
A. True
B. False
63. An organism that undergoes the glyoxylate cycle can make sugar from fat because:
A. there is a specific isomerase that converts a six carbon fatty acid to glucose
B. the unique reactions of the glyoxylate cycle bypass the two decarboyxlation reactions of the citric acid cycle
C. glyoxysomes lack succinate dehydrogenase
D. none of these
64. The production of malate in the glyoxylate pathway is important, since it can be readily converted to
phosphoenolpyruvate and then to sugars.
A. True
B. False
66. Most of the products of the catabolism of sugars, fats and amino acids enter the citric acid cycle as:
A. pyruvate
B. acetyl-CoA
C. malate
D. all of these
E. none of these
67. The citric acid cycle uses anaplerotic reactions to get rid of the many intermediates of the cycle that
accumulate during catabolism of amino acids.
A. True
B. False
68. When the citric acid cycle is not functioning, the most common fate of acetyl-CoA from sugar metabolism
in humans is the formation of fatty acids or cholesterol.
A. True
B. False
71. There is a cyclic reaction in which pyruvate becomes oxaloacetate. The oxaloacetate is converted to malate
and then back to pyruvate. This cycle is important because:
A. There is no net use or fixation of CO2 in this cycle.
B. NADH is converted to NADPH in this cycle.
C. There is no net oxidation or reduction in this cycle.
D. NADPH is converted to NADH in this cycle.
E. This is actually a wasteful pathway with no practical use.
72. The anaplerotic reactions associated with the citric acid cycle are the result of
A. the oxidative nature of the citric acid cycle
B. the use of many of the citric acid cycle intermediates in anabolism
C. the decarboxylation reactions
D. the production of GTP and reduced coenzymes
73. Weight loss in humans can be difficult to achieve, since we lack the ability to convert our fats to sugars, and
it is difficult to change our metabolism to using fats as a primary energy source.
A. True
B. False
74. Which of the following describes a use for acetyl-CoA as an important intermediate in metabolism?
A. Breakdown to CO2 and water, yielding much energy.
B. Synthesis of terpenes and steroids.
C. Synthesis of oxaloacetate in plants.
D. Synthesis of fatty acids.
E. All of these are reasons why acetyl-CoA is a central molecule in metabolism.
75. Intermediates of the citric acid cycle are especially important in the synthesis of fatty acids and amino
acids.
A. True
B. False
76. The citric acid cycle is considered part of aerobic metabolism even though oxygen does not appear
explicitly in any reaction because
A. the NADH and FADH2 produced are reoxidized in the electron transport chain linked to oxygen
B. the reoxidation of NADH and FADH2 leads to the production of considerable quantities of ATP
C. it takes place in the mitochondrion
D. it contains oxidation reactions
Glucose + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O, the following molecules are found directly in the citric acid cycle:
A. O2
B. Glucose and O2
C. CO2 and H2O
D. all of these arae found directly in the citric acid cycle