BIOCHEM MODULE 8 EXAM REVIEW
GUIDE ELITE EDITION WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
⩥ True or false: A biochemical metabolic pathway is a single reaction
that converts starting material into products.. Answer: false
⩥ Three ATP molecules are used in the energy-investing stage of
glycolysis.. Answer: false
⩥ The citric acid cycle occurs in the presence of oxygen.. Answer: true
⩥ The β -oxidation pathway only degrades odd-numbered fatty acids..
Answer: true
⩥ In total, how many ATP or NADH are produced (or required) in the
glucose to pyruvate steps in glycolysis?
- 1 NADH required
- 1 ATP and 2 NADH required
- 2 ATP and 2 NADH produced
- 2 ATP producedNone of the above. Answer: - 2 ATP and 2 NADH
produced
,⩥ In converting glucose to pyruvate, how many ATP or NADH are
produced (or required) in the fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-
phosphate step in glycolysis?
- 1 ATP required
- 1 ATP produced
- 2 ATP produced
- 2 ATP required
- None of the above. Answer: - 1 ATP required
⩥ What is the primary product of glycolysis?
- Glucose
- Glucose-6-phosphate
- phosphoenolpyruvate
- GAP and DHAP
- Pyruvate. Answer: - Pyruvate
⩥ In glycolysis, when glucose enters a cell, it is immediately
phosphorylated to form glucose-6- phosphate. The phosphate donor in
this reaction is ATP, and the enzyme is ________.
,- Hexokinase
- Aldolase
- CoA
- Phosphohexose isomerase
- None of the above. Answer: - Hexokinase
⩥ In the last reaction of glycolysis, ATP is formed by the direct transfer
of a phosphate group from a metabolite to ADP. This process is referred
to as:
- Substrate-level phosphorylation
- Protein phosphorylation
- Lipid phosphorylation
- Isomerization
- Photo-protein dephosphorylation. Answer: Substrate-level
phosphorylation
⩥ Under anaerobic conditions, to which compound is pyruvate
converted?
- Ethanol
- DHAP
- Hexokinase
, - GAP
- None of the above. Answer: - Ethanol
⩥ There are ___________ reactions in glycolysis.
6
8
9
10
12. Answer: 10
⩥ The reactions of glycolysis take place in/on the ___________.
- Mitochondria
- Vacuoles
- Ribosome
- Cytosol
- None of the above. Answer: - Cytosol
⩥ How is ATP used in the initial steps of glycolysis?
- Lipid phosphorylation reagent
GUIDE ELITE EDITION WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
⩥ True or false: A biochemical metabolic pathway is a single reaction
that converts starting material into products.. Answer: false
⩥ Three ATP molecules are used in the energy-investing stage of
glycolysis.. Answer: false
⩥ The citric acid cycle occurs in the presence of oxygen.. Answer: true
⩥ The β -oxidation pathway only degrades odd-numbered fatty acids..
Answer: true
⩥ In total, how many ATP or NADH are produced (or required) in the
glucose to pyruvate steps in glycolysis?
- 1 NADH required
- 1 ATP and 2 NADH required
- 2 ATP and 2 NADH produced
- 2 ATP producedNone of the above. Answer: - 2 ATP and 2 NADH
produced
,⩥ In converting glucose to pyruvate, how many ATP or NADH are
produced (or required) in the fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-
phosphate step in glycolysis?
- 1 ATP required
- 1 ATP produced
- 2 ATP produced
- 2 ATP required
- None of the above. Answer: - 1 ATP required
⩥ What is the primary product of glycolysis?
- Glucose
- Glucose-6-phosphate
- phosphoenolpyruvate
- GAP and DHAP
- Pyruvate. Answer: - Pyruvate
⩥ In glycolysis, when glucose enters a cell, it is immediately
phosphorylated to form glucose-6- phosphate. The phosphate donor in
this reaction is ATP, and the enzyme is ________.
,- Hexokinase
- Aldolase
- CoA
- Phosphohexose isomerase
- None of the above. Answer: - Hexokinase
⩥ In the last reaction of glycolysis, ATP is formed by the direct transfer
of a phosphate group from a metabolite to ADP. This process is referred
to as:
- Substrate-level phosphorylation
- Protein phosphorylation
- Lipid phosphorylation
- Isomerization
- Photo-protein dephosphorylation. Answer: Substrate-level
phosphorylation
⩥ Under anaerobic conditions, to which compound is pyruvate
converted?
- Ethanol
- DHAP
- Hexokinase
, - GAP
- None of the above. Answer: - Ethanol
⩥ There are ___________ reactions in glycolysis.
6
8
9
10
12. Answer: 10
⩥ The reactions of glycolysis take place in/on the ___________.
- Mitochondria
- Vacuoles
- Ribosome
- Cytosol
- None of the above. Answer: - Cytosol
⩥ How is ATP used in the initial steps of glycolysis?
- Lipid phosphorylation reagent
