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1.Oxygen that is consumed during cellular respiration is returned to the environ

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Question

1.Oxygen that is consumed during cellular respiration is returned to the environment once it has been combined with which of the following substances?

ATP or inorganic phosphates

elemental carbon

nitrates or sulfates

glucose or nitrogen

carbon or hydrogen


2.Redox reactions involving Fe2+ and Fe3+ occur during aerobic cellular respiration. Where do these reactions take place?

Krebs cycle

glycolysis

the electron transport chain

the outer mitochondrial membrane

the cell membrane


3.The alternate fates of pyruvate in various organisms is primarily due to

optimizing the concentration of important biochemical intermediates

regenerating NAD+ for further reduction in the cytoplasm

maximizing ATP production in the mitochondrion

maximizing electron flow through the electron transport chain

none of the above

ATP or inorganic phosphates

elemental carbon

nitrates or sulfates

glucose or nitrogen

carbon or hydrogen

Explanation / Answer

(1)carbon or hydrogen

Oxidative breakdown of glucose and fatty acids in mitochondria release CO2 and Oxygen is also used as terminal electron acceptor forming water upon combining with hydrogen.

(2)

the electron transport chain

During electron transport electrons are shuttled from reduced equivalents to oxygen via iron-sulfur clusters.

(3)

regenerating NAD+ for further reduction in the cytoplasm

During anaerobic conditions, glycolysis has to continue to produce ATP, therefore NADH generated in during glycolysis are oxidized by pyruvate to lactate fermentation to regenerate NAD+ for glycolysis.

the electron transport chain

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