Maharashtra SSC (Class 10) Life Processes in Living Organisms Part 1 — practice questions
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Practice Maharashtra SSC (Class 10) Life Processes in Living Organisms Part 1 in the app →In which part of the cell does the process of glycolysis take place?How many molecules of pyruvic acid are formed from the oxidation of one glucose molecule during glycolysis?Which energy-rich molecule is described as the 'energy currency' of the cell?Cellular respiration in which oxygen is involved is called:How much energy is obtained per gram of carbohydrates?Type of cell division that occurs in the somatic cells and stem cells of the body is:During the electron transfer chain reaction, how many molecules of ATP are obtained from each molecule of NADHWhich substance accumulates in muscle cells when they perform anaerobic respiration during exercise, making usThe two main steps through which mitosis is completed are:In which phase of mitosis are all chromosomes arranged parallel to the equatorial plane of the cell?In which phase of mitosis do the centromeres split so that sister chromatids separate and move to opposite polThe cyclical reactions of the tricarboxylic acid cycle take place in which cell organelle?The two steps that make up anaerobic respiration are:Which scientist is credited with discovering the cyclical reactions of the tricarboxylic acid cycle?In an onion (a plant cell), how is cytokinesis completed at the end of cell division?How much energy is obtained per gram from lipids?Pyruvic acid is converted into which molecule before it enters the mitochondria for the Krebs cycle?Genetic recombination (crossing over) occurs between homologous chromosomes during which process?From one diploid (2n) cell, how many haploid daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?During the conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl-CoA, which gas is released?Which set of components makes up an ATP molecule?In the electron transfer chain reaction, what is the total ATP yield from two NADH2 and two FADH2 molecules toWhy do seeds switch to anaerobic respiration when the soil is submerged under water during germination?In which phase of mitosis do the nuclear membrane and nucleolus start to disappear while centrioles duplicate When carbohydrates are insufficient due to fasting, how does the body finally extract energy from lipids and pWhy are all four daughter cells produced by meiosis genetically different from the parent cell and from one anWhich of these is NOT a function for which mitosis is essential?