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1

The fermentation of glucose to ethanol and CO2 can be thought of as an oxidation/reduction process. What item has been reduced and what has been oxidized?
A)This is not a redox process.
B)Glucose is oxidized to ethanol and CO2.
C)Glucose reduces to ethanol and CO2.
D)The conversion of glucose to ethanol is a reduction and is an oxidation to produce CO2.
E)The conversion of glucose to ethanol is an oxidation and is a reduction to produce CO2.
2

The pentose phosphate pathway represents an oxidation/reduction. What is the most reduced product of this pathway?
A)CH4
B)Ethanol
C)NADPH
D)ATP
E)Lactic acid
3

The pentose phosphate pathway represents an oxidation/reduction. What is the most oxidized product of this pathway?
A)Lactic acid
B)CO2
C)Acetic acid
D)Ethanol
E)Methanol
4

Which is not a function of the pentose phosphate pathway?
A)Fate of diet pentoses
B)Source of ribose
C)Source of NADPH
D)Starting point for the pathway to the aromatic amino acids
E)Produce ATP
5

What is the difference between NADH and NADPH?
A)NADH is reduced, NADPH is oxidized
B)NADH is oxidized, NADPH is reduced
C)NADPH has an additional ATP
D)NADPH has an additional phosphate
E)NADPH has an additional proline
6

The pentose phosphate pathway involves:
A)Only pentoses
B)Pentoses and hexoses only
C)Hexoses only
D)Ttrioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses, and heptoses
E)Only tetroses and pentoses





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