T/F the majority of reactions of the urea cycle occur in the cytosol - Answers true
T/F NADH yields 1.5 ATP molecules after donating electrons and hydrogen atoms to the electron
transport chain (ETC) - Answers false
T/F GTP is invested in the urea cycle - Answers false
T/F there are six complexes associated with the ETC - Answers false
T/F in the production of ATP via ATP synthase, the H+ ions move from the mitochondrial matrix to the
intermembrane space - Answers false
the urea cycle involves ____ reactions (only those in the cyclic portion of the process)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 - Answers D. 4
which amino acids are involved in the urea cycle
A. ornithine
B. aspartate
C. threonine
D. both A and B
E. both A and C - Answers D. both A and B
fumarate is converted to ___ for it to reenter the mitochondrion
A. ornithine
B. citrulline
C. malate
D. fumarase
E. ammonia - Answers C. malate
, urea is useful for excreting nitrogen from cells due to its:
A. ability to form london forces
B. high density of nitrogen atoms
C. large size
D. low melting point
E. both B and C - Answers B. high density of nitrogen atoms
____ is both a component of the urea cycle and the citric acid cycle
A. malate
B. acetyl-CoA
C. citrate
D. fumarate
E. none of the above - Answers D. fumarate
deamination of an amino acid results in a carbon skeleton and in the production of ____
A. NH2
B. NH
C. NO2
D. NH3
E. NH4+ - Answers E. NH4+
FADH2 donates electrons and H+ to complex___
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
E. V - Answers B. II
which of the ETC complexes do pump H+ ions?