Answer:
The correct option is option D which is 10 – 1 molecule of Oxaloacetate (OAA) is regenerated for every molecule of Acetyl-Coenzyme (AcCoA) used.
Explanation:
As the complete question is not given, the complete question is as below
Imagine that I start off with 10 molecules of oxaloacetate in a mitochondria. After running the TCA to generate 20 molecules of CO2, how many molecules of oxaloacetate will be left in the mitochondria (assuming oxaloacetate is being used only for TCA in these mitochondria)?
A) 30 – each molecule of CO2 generated corresponds to an increase of one OAA
B) 20 – every two molecules of CO2 generated corresponds to an increase of one OAA
C) 0 – two molecules of CO2 generated corresponds to one AcCoA used in the TCA; each AcCoA requires one molecule of OAA
D) 10 – one molecule of OAA is regenerated for every molecule of AcCoA used
Each cycle of TCA result in consumption of 1 Acetyl-Coenzyme (AcCoA) and 1 Oxaloacetate (OAA) molecule to give rise to 3 molecules of NADH and 2 molecules of CO2 per cycle. But at the end of each cycle, OAA molecule is regenerated. So the number of oxaloacetate(OAA) molecules remains unchanged.
Thus the correct option is option D which is 10 – 1 molecule of Oxaloacetate (OAA) is regenerated for every molecule of Acetyl-Coenzyme (AcCoA) used.
Answer:
Mitochondria are famed as the energy factories of eukaryotic cells, the seat of an array of membrane-bound molecular machines synthesizing the ATP that powers many cellular processes.
The production will most likely be halted by an inhibitor until the cell needs more to be produced
Cellular respiration is the process by which living organisms convert their chemical energy from nutrients into ATP. Cellular respiration is one of the major ways by which living organisms release chemical energy to drive chemical activities. Cellular respiration cause loss in dry weight. This is because, during cellular respiration there is release of energy from the living organism, carbon dioxide and oxygen are also exchanged. The energy that has to be spent during respiration is responsible for the loss in mass in living organisms.
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