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Set 10 Cell Respiration

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Question 1

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Which of the following types of metabolic poison would most directly interfere with glycolysis?

A) an agent that reacts with oxygen and depletes its concentration in the cell
B) an agent that binds to pyruvate and inactivates it
C) an agent that closely mimics the structure of glucose but is not metabolized
D) an agent that reacts with NADH and oxidizes it to NAD+

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Question 2

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Inhibition of which of the following metabolic pathways would result in decreased rates of CO2 production?

A) glycolysis and the oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA
B) oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and the citric acid cycle
C) oxidative phosphorylation and fermentation
D) fermentation and glycolysis

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Question 3

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Depletion of which of the following molecules from the mitochondria will most directly inhibit the citric acid cycle?

A) NAD+
B) NADH
C) CO2
D) ATP

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