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true -CORRECT ANSWER T/F: The majority of the reactions of the urea cycle occur in
the cytosol.
false -CORRECT ANSWER T/F: The majority of the reactions of the urea cycle occur in
the mitochondrial matrix.
false -CORRECT ANSWER T/F: FADH2 yields 2.5 ATP molecules after donating
electrons and hydrogen atoms to the ETC.
2.5 ATP per NADH -CORRECT ANSWER How many ATP molecules does NADH yield
after donating electrons and hydrogen atoms to the electron transfer chain (ETC)?
1.5 ATP per FADH2 -CORRECT ANSWER How many ATP molecules does FADH2
yield after donating electrons and hydrogen atoms to the electron transfer chain (ETC)?
true -CORRECT ANSWER T/F: ATP is invested in the urea cycle.
3 -CORRECT ANSWER How many total ATP are invested in the urea cycle?
false -CORRECT ANSWER T/F: There are 5 complexes associated with the ETC.
4 -CORRECT ANSWER How many complexes are associated with the ETC?
false -CORRECT ANSWER T/F: In the production of ATP via ATP synthase, the H+
ions move from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space.
true -CORRECT ANSWER T/F: In the production of ATP via ATP synthase, the H+ ions
move from the intermembrane space to the mitochondrial matrix.
4 -CORRECT ANSWER The urea cycle involves ___ reactions (only those in the cyclic
portion of the process).
ornithine, arginine, and aspartate -CORRECT ANSWER What amino acids are involved
in the urea cycle?
malate -CORRECT ANSWER Fumarate reenters the mitochondrion as
ability to hydrogen bonds with water and its high density of nitrogen in a small molecule
-CORRECT ANSWER Urea is useful for excreting nitrogen from cells due to its