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Biochemical Pathways in Plant Metabolism
Contributed by: Squires
  • 1. Which process in plants involves converting light energy into chemical energy?
A) Transpiration
B) Respiration
C) Glycolysis
D) Photosynthesis
  • 2. Which molecule is the primary energy carrier in plant cells?
A) Ferredoxin
B) Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)
C) Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
D) Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
  • 3. In which cellular organelle does photosynthesis take place?
A) Chloroplast
B) Mitochondrion
C) Vacuole
D) Endoplasmic reticulum
  • 4. Which metabolic pathway converts glucose into pyruvate?
A) Glycolysis
B) Electron transport chain
C) Calvin cycle
D) Krebs cycle
  • 5. What is the first step in the process of glycolysis?
A) Pyruvate formation
B) NADH production
C) ATP hydrolysis
D) Glucose phosphorylation
  • 6. What is the primary role of the pentose phosphate pathway in plant metabolism?
A) To produce NADPH and ribose-5-phosphate
B) To store glucose as starch
C) To break down fatty acids for energy
D) To convert pyruvate to acetyl-CoA
  • 7. Which process involves the transfer of electrons along the electron transport chain in mitochondria?
A) Oxidative phosphorylation
B) Photophosphorylation
C) Substrate-level phosphorylation
D) Photosystem II
  • 8. What metabolic pathway is responsible for the degradation of fatty acids to generate acetyl-CoA?
A) TCA cycle
B) Glycolysis
C) Beta-oxidation
D) Calvin cycle
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