Biology Bioenergetics MCQs Chapter 11 Class 11

Biology Bioenergetics for Entry Tests and FSC Board Exams

Bioenergetics is a fundamental chapter in Biology that explains how energy is produced, transferred, and utilized in living organisms. This topic is highly important for MDCAT, NUMS, AKU, NUST, UET ECAT, and FSC First Year board exams. Key areas include ATP structure, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, energy cycles, and metabolic pathways, which are frequently tested through MCQs and conceptual questions in competitive examinations.

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Immediate source of energy for cellular respiration is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Lipids

B) ATP

C) Proteins

D) Carbohydrates

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Carbon dioxide joins the photosynthetic pathway at:

NTS 2018
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) PSI

B) PSII

C) Light reaction

D) Dark reaction

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The process by which one molecule of Glucose splits up into molecules of Pyruvate is called:

NTS 2018
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Glycolysis

B) Oxidative Phospholyration

C) Electron Transport Chain

D) Kreb's Cycle

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Glucose → 2 pyruvic acid + 2H2O

2ADP + 2Pi → 2 ATP

2NAD + 4H → 2NADH + 2H+

These three reactions collectively constitute ______.

NTS 2012
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Kreb’s cycle

B) Calvin’s cycle

C) Electron Transport Chain

E) Glycolysis

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Visible light used in photosynthesis ranges from:

300 – 700 nm in wavelength

350 – 750 nm in wavelength

380 – 750 nm in wavelength

390 – 790 nm in wavelength.

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During cellular respiration NADH2 produces:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 2 ATP

B) 3 ATP

C) 4 ATP

D) 5 ATP

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The main process that occurs in the dark reaction in photosynthesis is:

NTS 2010
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) That water is split.

B) Light energy is converted into chemical energy.

C) That glucose is oxidized.

D) That carbon-dioxide is fixed.

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Which of the light is mainly absorbed by the plants:

Orange

Red

Green

Both A and B

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Lactic Acid Fermentation is a type of anaerobic respiration that occurs in human muscle cells. It yields only ____ % of the energy present in a glucose molecule.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 5

B) 7

C) 10

D) 20

10 / 67

Which of the following is a copper containing protein in electron transport chain?

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Plastoquinone

B) Cytochrome – C

C) Plastocyanin

D) Ferredoxin

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3-Phosphoglycerate in the presence of ATP and reduced NADP (from the light-dependent stage) is reduced to:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Ribulose bisphosphate

B) 6 carbon compound

C) 5 carbon compound

D) 3 carbon compound

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FADH2 is produced during which step of Krebs cycle?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) When Isocitrate is converted into alpha – ketoglutarate

B) When alpha – Ketogluterate is converted into Succinate

C) When Succinate is converted into Fumarate

D) When Fumarate is converted into Maltose

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Which of the following is a compensation point:

Leaves respire and utilize O2 and release CO2.

Photosynthesis and respiration occur at same rate. So there is not net exchange of gases between atmosphere and plants.

Rate of photosynthesis increases, so do the O2 production, with a net release of oxygen coupled with the uptake of CO2.

Rate of respiration becomes more than rate of photosynthesis.

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Molecular formula of chlorophyll ‘a’ molecule is:

C55H72O5N4Mg

C55H70O6N4Mg

C50H72O6N4Mg

C55H70O5N4Mg

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At which times there is no net gaseous exchange between leaves and the atmosphere.

Day time.

Night time

Dawn & Dusk

Mid night

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How does chemosynthesis differ from photosynthesis?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Source of energy to carry out the reaction

B) Production of organic compounds

C) Reduction of CO2

D) Carried out by bacteria

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Quantitative study of energy relationships in biological systems obeys.

Bioenergetics

Laws of thermodynamics

Laws of thermo chemistry

Laws of chemical energeti

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Three word equations are shown:

P. Carbon dioxide + water gives glucose + oxygen

Q. Glucose + oxygen gives carbon dioxide + water

R. Glucose gives alcohol + carbon dioxide

What is / are the equations for anaerobic respiration in yeast?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) P only

B) Q only

C) R only

D) all of the above

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Estimating relative CO2consumption or O2release during photosynthesis at different wavelengths of light, is termed as:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Action spectrum

B) Absorption spectrum

C) Dark reaction

D) Light reaction

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The end product of glycolysis in anaerobic respiration is:

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Ethanol and Carbon dioxide

B) Lactate

C) Pyruvate

D) Both A and B

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Which part of the cell does glycolysis occur in?

NTS 2018
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Mitochondrion

B) Chloroplast

C) Cytoplasm

D) Nucleus

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Dark reaction of photosynthesis takes place in _______ of chloroplast.

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Thylakoids

B) Grana

C) Intergrana

D) Stroma

23 / 67

Where do the light – dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) In the guard cells of the stomata

B) Stroma of chloroplast

C) In the thylakoid membrane of chloroplast

D) Cytoplasm of leaf cell

24 / 67

RuBP + O2 —Rubisco—> PGA + _______

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Phosphoglycerate

B) Phosphoglycolate

C) Glycerate

D) Glycolate

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What is the function of Ribulose?

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Intermediates in photosynthesis

B) Respiratory fuel

C) Intermediates in cellular respiration

D) Component of DNA and RNA

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The inner membrane of mitochondrion has many infoldings into the inner chamber, these folding are called as:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Cristae

B) Cisternae

C) Matrix

D) F1 particles

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The point at which there is no net exchange of gases between leaves and atmosphere is known as

Neutral point

Compensation point

Parallel point

Competitive point

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The dark reactions of photosynthesis are characterized by:

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Synthesis of ATP, O2 and NADH

B) Utilization of ATP, CO2 and NADPH

C) Electron transfer from NADPH to RuBP

D) Carbon dioxide transfer from RuBP to glucose

29 / 67

Aerobic respiration results in how much ATP?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 2

B) 36

C) 18

D) 32

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In the Calvin cycle, the reducing power from NADPH is used during:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Formation of 1, 3- Bisphosphoglycerate

B) Conversion of 1, 3- Bisphosphoglycerate to Glyceraldehyde 3- phosphate

C) Formation of fructose 1, 6- bisphosphate from 1, 3- bisphosphoglycerate

D) Formation of glucose from fructose bisphosphate

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Chlorophyll molecule resemble the haem group of hemoglobin, the main difference between these two molecule is that chlorophyll has ____ ion.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Fe2+

B) Mg2+

C) Mn2+

D) Ca2+

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Which of the following processes does NOT need Pyruvic Acid as a substrate?

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Alcoholic fermentation

B) Calvin cycle

C) Aerobic respiration

D) Lactic Acid fermentation

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Stroma of chloroplast carries the fixation of:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Nitrogen

B) Oxygen

C) Carbon monoxide

D) Carbon dioxide

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NAD is an example of ______:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Mononucleotide

B) Dinucleotide

C) Tri nucleotide

D) Tetra nucleotide

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Which is the correct order of energy transfer from assessory pigments to main photosynthetic pigment?

. Carotenoids ? Chlorophyll a ? Chlorophyll b.

Chlorophyll b ? Carotenoids ? Chlorophyll a.

. Carotenoids ? Chlorophyll b ? Chlorophyll a.

Chlorophyll a ? Chlorophyll b ? Carotenoids.

36 / 67

Chlorophyll is insoluble in:

Carbon tetrachloride

Alcohol

Organic solvents

Water

37 / 67

Exposure to ______ light is effective in photosynthesis as it enables guard cells to take up K+ and opening of stomata.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Red

B) Blue

C) Green

D) Orange

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The end product of Glycolysis is:

NTS 2011
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Glucose-6-phosphate

B) Fructose-6-phosphate

C) Pyruvate

D) 3-Phosphoglycerate

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In the Krebs cycle, substrate-level phosphorylation accompanies the formation of:

NTS 2013
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Citrate

B) Alpha-ketoglutarate

C) Succinate

D) Fumarate

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Its membranes are the sites where sunlight energy is trapped and where glucose is formed.

Which organelle is this?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Chloroplast

B) Leucoplast

C) Chromoplast

D) Cytosol

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During the first three steps of glycolysis, glucose is converted to Fructose 1, 6-diphosphate by the rearrangement of the molecule and addition of two phosphate groups. The phosphate comes from?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Phospholipids of the membrane

B) ADP

C) inorganic phosphates

D) ATP

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The organisms able to use sunlight directly as a source of energy are

Plants

Animals

Omnivores

Fungi

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Which component enters into mitochondria after glycolysis?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Pyruvate

B) Acetate

C) Oxaloacetate

D) Acetyl – CoA

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Photophosphorylation takes place in the _____ of the chloroplasts:

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Stroma

B) Granum

C) Inner membrane

D) Outer membrane

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The light dependent reaction of photosynthesis occurs in:

NTS 2011
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Stroma of chloroplast

B) Guard cells of stomata

C) Thylakoid membrane of chloroplast

D) Cytoplasm of leaf cell

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 ? 6CO2 + 6H20 + ENERGY represents:

Photosynthesis

Aerobic respiration

Anaerobic respiration

Respiration

47 / 67

FADH2 is produced during which step of the Krebs cycle?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) When Isocitrate is converted into α – ketoglutarate

B) When α – ketoglutarate is converted into Succinate

C) When Succinate is converted into Fumarate

D) When Fumarate is converted into Maltose

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Pyruvic acid is the end product of:

NTS 2017
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Glycolysis

B) Krebs cycle

C) Oxidation

D) Electron transport system

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Many substances which are urgently required by the cell while cell absorbs them against the concentration gradient by utilizing energy in the form of:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) ATP

B) Heat

C) GTP

D) Light

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Photosynthesis is process in which ________ compounds of carbon (CO2) and hydrogen (H2O) are reduced to carbohydrate like (glucose) using light energy.

Organic

Energy rich

Energy poor

Reduced

51 / 67

Of the following which one is not an energy releasing process?

Glycolysis

Respiration

Photosynthesis

Kreb's cycle

52 / 67

First stable compound during Calvin cycle is:

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 3-phosphoglycerate

B) Glyceraldehyde 3 – phosphate

C) 1, 3 bisphosphoglycerate

D) Ribulose bisphosphate

53 / 67

NADH produces how many ATP?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 2 ATP

B) 3 ATP

C) 4 ATP

D) 6 ATP

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In electron transport chain, ATP synthesis takes place when electrons move from:

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Primary Electron Acceptor (PEA) to Plastoquinone (Pq)

B) Plastoquinone (Pq) to cytochromes

C) Cytochrome to Plastocyanin (Pc)

D) Plastocyanin (Pc) to Photosystem I (PS I)

55 / 67

In paper chromatography xanthophyll will give ______ color:

NTS 2010
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Orange

B) Grey

C) Yellow

D) Blue-Green

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Estimating relative CO2 consumption or O2 release during photosynthesis at different wavelengths of light, is termed as:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Action spectrum

B) Absorption spectrum

C) Dark reaction

D) Light reaction

57 / 67

Van neil hypothesis about the production of oxygen during phosynthesis was based on the study and investigations on

Bacteria

Algae

Protenema

Cyanobacteria

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1 NADH in respiratory chain produces:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 1 ATP

B) 2 ATP

C) 3 ATP

D) 4 ATP

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Cyanides are potent poisons of the living organism and can kill by inhibiting _____, essential for cellular respiration:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Cytochrome oxidases

B) Dehydrogenases

C) Hydrolases

D) Nucleases

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Which of the following pigment is Blue- green in colour:

Chlorophyll a

. Chlorophyll b

Chlorophyll c

Chlorophyll d.

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Exposure to ______ light is effective in photosynthesis as it enables guard cells to take up K+ and open the stomata.

NUMS 2015
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Red

B) Blue

C) Green

D) Orange

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The oxidation of PGAL during glycolysis yields ____ molecules.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) ATP

B) FAD

C) FADH

D) ADP

63 / 67

Net yield of H2O in Photosynthesis is

1 molecule

6 molecules

3 molecules

0 molecule

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Which of the following light is least absorbed by the plants:

Orange

Red

Blue

Green

65 / 67

Light reaction takes place on/in

Thylakoid

Storma

Chloroplast

Grana

66 / 67

Which of the following statement about the head of a chlorophyll molecule is incorrect:

It is a porphyrin ring or tetrapyrrole ring structure

It is flat, square and light absorbing

Composed of carbon and nitrogen atoms with Magnesium as central metal ion, which is coordinated with nitrogen.

It is hydrophobic

67 / 67

Which of the following is a chemical link between catabolism and anabolism?

AMP

ADP

ATP

All of these

Your score is

The average score is 67%

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Comments

4 responses to “Biology Bioenergetics MCQs Chapter 11 Class 11”

Anonymous

September 8, 2022

Pyruvate doesn’t enter Krebs’ cycle directly. Acetyl CoA enters Krebs’ cycle after it’s conversion from pyruvate in cytoplasm. Please confirm it.
Ahmadkhan

September 30, 2022

the option is correct because pyruvate can enter in the mitochondria however it is converted into acetyle-coA before entering the Krebs cycle
Anonymous

February 1, 2023

Is there no release of energy in photosynthesis?
1. Anonymous
  
  May 17, 2023
  
  All living things gain an release energy