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T/F the majority of reactions of the urea cycle occur in the cytosol - ANSWER true
T/F NADH yields 1.5 ATP molecules after donating electrons and hydrogen atoms to the
electron transport chain (ETC) - ANSWER false
T/F GTP is invested in the urea cycle - ANSWER false
T/F there are six complexes associated with the ETC - ANSWER false
T/F in the production of ATP via ATP synthase, the H+ ions move from the mitochondrial
matrix to the intermembrane space - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER D. 4
which amino acids are involved in the urea cycle
A. ornithine
1
, B. aspartate
C. threonine
D. both A and B
E. both A and C - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER D. fumarate
deamination of an amino acid results in a carbon skeleton and in the production of ____
2
T/F the majority of reactions of the urea cycle occur in the cytosol - ANSWER true
T/F NADH yields 1.5 ATP molecules after donating electrons and hydrogen atoms to the
electron transport chain (ETC) - ANSWER false
T/F GTP is invested in the urea cycle - ANSWER false
T/F there are six complexes associated with the ETC - ANSWER false
T/F in the production of ATP via ATP synthase, the H+ ions move from the mitochondrial
matrix to the intermembrane space - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER D. 4
which amino acids are involved in the urea cycle
A. ornithine
1
, B. aspartate
C. threonine
D. both A and B
E. both A and C - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER D. fumarate
deamination of an amino acid results in a carbon skeleton and in the production of ____
2