BIOCHEM C785 FINAL PAPER REVIEW SHEET UPDATED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS

BIOCHEM C785 FINAL PAPER REVIEW
SHEET UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS

●● false
Answer: T/F: The majority of the reactions of the urea cycle occur in the
mitochondrial matrix.


●● false
Answer: T/F: FADH2 yields 2.5 ATP molecules after donating electrons
and hydrogen atoms to the ETC.


●● 2.5 ATP per NADH
Answer: How many ATP molecules does NADH yield after donating
electrons and hydrogen atoms to the electron transfer chain (ETC)?


●● 1.5 ATP per FADH2
Answer: How many ATP molecules does FADH2 yield after donating
electrons and hydrogen atoms to the electron transfer chain (ETC)?


●● true
Answer: T/F: ATP is invested in the urea cycle.

, ●● 3
Answer: How many total ATP are invested in the urea cycle?


●● false
Answer: T/F: There are 5 complexes associated with the ETC.


●● 4
Answer: How many complexes are associated with the ETC?


●● false
Answer: T/F: In the production of ATP via ATP synthase, the H+ ions
move from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space.


●● true
Answer: T/F: In the production of ATP via ATP synthase, the H+ ions
move from the intermembrane space to the mitochondrial matrix.


●● 4
Answer: The urea cycle involves ___ reactions (only those in the cyclic
portion of the process).


●● ornithine, arginine, and aspartate
Answer: What amino acids are involved in the urea cycle?