Types of Phosphorylation Practice Problems

Which mechanism of phosphorylation involves the direct transfer of a phosphate group from a phosphorylated compound to ADP?

Which term describes the process where electrons are transferred from organic compounds to electron carriers in photophosphorylation and glycolysis?

Which of the following elements are processed by microbes in the environment and are essential for life:

Which of the following processes relies on the energy from ETC to generate ATP?

Photophosphorylation is a process in which ATP is synthesized using light energy. Which of the following organisms can carry out this process?

In cellular respiration, what broader process does the production of ATP from an electron transport chain belong to?

Match the descriptions below with their corresponding terms.

1. A process that involves the transfer of a phosphate group from a substrate molecule to ADP, forming ATP.

2. The process where electrons are transferred from NADH or FADH₂ to O₂ through a series of electron carriers.

3. The breakdown of carbohydrates into simpler compounds starting with glycolysis.

4. This happens when all active sites on an enzyme are occupied by substrate molecules.

A. Oxidative phosphorylation

B. Substrate-level phosphorylation

C. Carbohydrate catabolism

D. Saturation

In the process of cyclic photophosphorylation, which entity acts as the final electron acceptor?