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Respiration in Plants
1. Beyond 13% alcohol concentration is achieved in 7. Identify the enzymes 1 and 2 in the given reaction and
beverages by select the correct option.
(1) Reverse osmosis (2) Distillation
(3) Centrifugation (4) Electrophoresis

2. What is incorrect about fermentation

(1) Alcohol dehydrogenase Pyruvate decarboxylase
(1) Takes place in the absence of oxygen (2) Alcohol decarboxylase Pyruvate dehydrogenase
(2) Net gain of ATP is two (3) Pyruvate decarboxylase Alcohol dehydrogenase
(3) Carbon dioxide is always released (4) Pyruvate dehydrogenase Alcohol dehydrogenase
(4) Does not require any use of external electron
acceptor 8. During alcoholic fermentation by yeast two
molecules of glucose produce
3. Anaerobic respiration takes place in (1) 2 molecules of ethanol +2 molecules of CO2
(1) Mitochondrion (2) Nucleus (2) 4 molecules of ethanol + 4 molecules of CO2
(3) Cytoplasm (4) Vacuole. (3) 6 molecules of ethanol +6 molecules of CO2
(4) 3 molecules of ethanol + 3 molecules of CO2.
4. Which of the following options does not hold true
9. Which one is true?
regarding anaerobic respiration or fermentation?
(1) In absence of O2, fermentation regenerates the
(1) Occurs inside the mitochondria
(2) Partial breakdown of glucose occurs NAD+ needed for glycolysis
(3) Net gain of only 2 ATP molecules (2) Fermentation does not liberate all the energy
(4) None of these available in each sugar molecule
(3) When alcohol concentration, reaches 13%, the
5. Though vertebrates are aerobes, but their yeast cells become poisoned and die
__(i)__show anaerobic respiration during __(ii)__. (4) All
During this, __(iii)__of skeletal muscle fibres is
broken down to release lactic acid and energy. Lactic 10. Choose the false statement.
acid, if accumulates causes muscle fatigue. (1) Respiratory chain uses O2 as final hydrogen
acceptor
Fill up the blanks in the above paragraph and select
(2) All living cells perform glycolysis
the correct option.
(3) Glycolysis can operate in presence or absence of
(i) (ii) (iii) O2
(1) Skeletal muscles Heavy exercise Glucose (4) CN– cannot stop chemiosmosis
(2) Skeletal muscles Mild exercise Glycogen
(3) Skeletal muscles Heavy exercise Glycogen
11. Which of the following is not true of oxidative
(4) Cardiac muscles Heavy exercise Glycogen
phosphorylation?
6. Identify A, B and C in the given reaction of lactic acid (1) It uses oxygen as the initial e– donor
fermentation and select the correct option. (2) It involves the redox reactions of oxidative
phosphorylation?
(3) It involves an ATP synthase located in the inner
mitochondrial membrane
A B C
(1) NADH Lactic acid + CO2 NAD+
(4) It depends on chemiosmosis
(2) NADH Lactic acid NAD+
(3) NAD+ Lactic acid NADH
(4) NAD+ Lactic acid + CO2 NADH
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12. Electron transport chain (ETC) is a set of______ 19. Acetyl CoA which is formed inside the matrix of
electron carriers present in a specific sequence along mitochondria enters into:
________ mitochondrial membrane. (1) Kreb cycle (2) ETS
(1) Seven, inner (2) Six, inner (3) Glycolysis (4) None
(3) Seven, outer (4) Six, outer
20. The TCA cycle starts with the condensation of acetyl
13. As per chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis, in group with:
mitochondria, protons accumulate in the (1) Oxaloacetic acid
(1) Outer membrane (2) Oxalosuccinate
(2) Inner membrane (3) Citric acid
(3) Intermembrane space (4) Oxaloacetic acid and water
(4) Matrix
21. Aerobic fate of pyruvate occurs in–
14. Last e– acceptor during ETS is (1) Cytoplasm (2) Mitochondria
(1) O2 (2) cyt a (3) Peroxisome (4) Chloroplast
(3) cyt a2 (4) cyt a3
22. Mark the true about oxidative decarboxylation of
15. Mitochondria are called power houses of the cell. pyruvate-
Which of the following observations support this (1) Cannot occur in cytoplasm.
statement? (2) Product is acetyl CoA
(1) Mitochondria synthesize ATP
(2) Mitochondria have a double membrane (3) Require TPP as a coenzyme
(3) The enzymes of the Krebs' cycle and the (4) All are true
cytochromes are found in mitochondria
(4) Mitochondria are found in almost all plant and 23. Number of oxidative decarboxylation that will occur
animal cells for two glucose
(1) Twelve (2) Six
16. For the complete oxidation of pyruvate which is (3) Three (4) Four
correct:
(1) The stepwise removal of all the hydrogen atoms 24. The first compound of TCA cycle is
(2) Leaving three molecules of CO2
(1) Oxalo succinic acid
(3) Leaving two molecules of CO2
(4) Both (1) and (2) (2) Oxalo acetic acid
(3) Citric acid
17. Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate is done by (4) Cis aconitic acid
enzyme:
25. Which of the following is coenzyme-II?
(1) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
(1) NAD (2) NADP
(2) Pyruvate decarboxylase
(3) FAD (4) None of the above
(3) Pyruvate oxidase
(4) PEPcase 26. Green plants kept in light produce ATP from the
glucose. This process is:
18. The reactions catalysed by pyruvic dehydrogenase (1) Photophosphorylation
require the participation of several coenzymes like: (2) Hill reaction
(1) NAD+ (3) Oxidative phosphorylation
(2) Coenzyme A. (4) β-oxidation
(3) Thiamine pyrophosphate
(4) All 27. How many molecules of ATP are produced per
molecule of FADH2 oxidised
(1) One (2) Two
(3) Three (4) Four
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28. Which is necessary for continued production of 31. For chemiosmosis in mitochondria which is compulsory
energy in cell? (1) Complex V and Complex I
(1) Oxidation of pyruvate (2) Complex V and Complex II
(2) Oxidation of acetyl CoA (3) Complex V and Complex III
(3) Oxidation through glycolysis (4) Complex II and Complex III
(4) Oxidation of NADH
32. Proton concentration is highest in which part of the
29. Number of ATP produced by succinate, if it gets mitochondria?
oxidized in Krebs cycle and its product are used in (1) Matrix (2) Inner membrane
ETS is– (3) Outer membrane (4) Inter membrane
(1) 5 ATP (2) 12 ATP
(3) 10 ATP (4) 6 ATP

30. Number of ATP produced by oxidative phosphorylation

of pyruvate
(1) 12 ATP (2) 10 ATP
(3) 14 ATP (4) 15 ATP
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Answer Key
1. (2) 17. (1)
2. (3) 18. (4)
3. (3) 19. (1)
4. (1) 20. (4)
5. (1) 21. (2)
6. (2) 22. (4)
7. (3) 23. (1)
8. (2) 24. (3)
9. (4) 25. (2)
10. (4) 26. (1)
11. (1) 27. (2)
12. (2) 28. (3)
13. (3) 29. (4)
14. (1) 30. (3)
15. (1) 31. (3)
16. (4) 32. (4)