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General Biology: The Energy of Life
AAMU Dr. Savage's Test Questions
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
11/06/2013

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One of the products of respiration is:
Definition
Water (glucose)
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Overall, respiration is:
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Exergonic
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Pyruvate is a product of:
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Glcolysis
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Glycolysis produces a net gain of:
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2 ATP
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The molecule which is broken down during glycolysis is:
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glucose
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A carbon atom is removed from each pyruvate during:
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the transition reactions
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The transition reactions occur in :
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in the mitochondria
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Acetyl COA has _____ cabon atoms.
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2
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Oxaloacetate is a compound found in :
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the Krebs Cycle
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From the citric acid cycle alone, a net gain of ____ ATP are produced.
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2
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FAD is best descibed as:
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an electron receptor
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From the electron transport system alone, a net gain of ___ ATP is produced. (2, 4, 6, or 8 )
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None of these
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Metabolic water is an end product of:
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the electron transport system
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Glycolysis produces:
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NADH
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Fructose-1, 6-diphosphate is:
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more reactive than glucose
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A three carbon compound found in glycolysis is:
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phosphoglyceraldhyde
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The reactions of glycolysis take place in :
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the cytoplasm ( outside of an organelle)
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A net gain from transition reactions are:
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2 carbon dioxide
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In the transistion reaction, ___ is involved.
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pyruvic acid
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During the citric acid cycle, a molecule which is not produced is: ( glucose, carbon dioxide, FADH, NADH or oxa loacetate)
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glucose
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During the energy harvest reaction of the cirtic acid cycle, most of the energy given off from the substrates is in the form of_____.
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electrons
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Most of the cell's ATP is produced from :
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the electron system
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A "connector" molecule between the cirtric acid cycle and the electron transport system is:
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FAD
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The final electron acceptor in the electron transport system is:
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oxygen
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The result of a lack of oxygen in the cell would be:
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a shutdown of the citric acid cycle and the electron transport system
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Fatty acids can enter the respiration reactions be becoming converted to:
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acetyl groups
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Glycerol enters the respiration reactions by becoming an intermediate of:
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glycolysis
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During food defprication some amino acids are converted to:
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an intermediate of the citric acid cycle
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Pyruvate can be a direct source of:
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Amino acids
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Most of the time, a major regulator of cellular respiration is the amount of:
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pyruvate
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An enzyme which bonds with ATP and citric acid is:
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citrase
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When a cell's energy demand is low:
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ATP, ADP and water levels increase
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An anaerobic process is:
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glycolysis
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The formation of lactic acid in animal muscle cells is the result of:
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a reaction that requires oxygen
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Humans are classed as :
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obligate aerobes
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A process which occurs in muscle cells during periods of oxygen deprivation is:
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fermentation
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Glycolysis can be described as:
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non-oxygen requiring
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All of the energy requirement of obligate anaerobes are by _____.
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glycolysis
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Organisms which can survive using either aerobic or anaerobic respiration are called:
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Facultative anaerobes
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In the process of alcoholic fermentation:
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none of these
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According to the first law of thermodynamics:
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the amount of energy is the universe is constant, energy is neither created or destroyed by chemical reactions, and energy can change from one form to another
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Essentially, the first law of thermodynamics says that (in generalization):
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Energy can be neither created nor destroyed
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Which reaction is NOT an exergonic reaction: protien synthesis, digestion, fire, respiration, or movement?
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Protien syntheis
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A chemical reaction will reach a dynamic equilibrium if:
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given enough time, it is reversible, nothing happens to the product after it is formed, and there are sufficient reactants
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Substrate is a synonym for:
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reactants
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Enzymes are (what type of compound)?
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proteins
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Enzymes (characteristics) are:
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very specific, catalysts, organic molecules, and have special shape that controls their activites (act as a catlyst)
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Enzymes (functions)
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control the speed of a reaction, change shapes to facilitate certain reactions, and may place physical stress on the bonds of substrate
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The active site of an ezyme:
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is a groove or crevice on the side of the enzyme
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A molecule that gives up an electron is said to be:
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oxidized
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NADP is:
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an energy carrier
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The removal of hydrogen from a compound is known as:
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oxidation
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A "high energy bond" :
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releases a large amount of usable energy when the phsophate group is split off during hydrolysis.
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When NAD+ combines with hydrogen, the NAD+ is :
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reduced
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Which of these substances ( a water soluble vitamin, an iron ion, glucose, NAD, or magnesium ion) would be unlikely to function as a coenzyme?
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glucose
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Enzymatic reactions can be controlled by:
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the amount of availible substrate, concentration of products, temperature, and modification of reactive sites by substances that fit into the enzyme and later, their reactive site
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ATP and NADP+ are _____ agents between breakdown and synthesis pathways.
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coupling
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ATP contains:
Definition
ribose/ adenine
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FAD : A) an intermediate substrate of the Krebs cycle B) an electron acceptor C) an intermediate substrate of glycolysis D) a product of the transition reaction
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B
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carbon dioxide : A) an intermediate substrate of the Krebs cycle B) an electron acceptor C) an intermediate substrate of glycolysis D) a product of the transition reaction
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D
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Isocirtric Acid : A) an intermediate substrate of the Krebs cycle B) an electron acceptor C) an intermediate substrate of glycolysis D) a product of the transition reaction
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A
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Phosphoglyceraldehyde : A) an intermediate substrate of the Krebs cycle B) an electron acceptor C) an intermediate substrate of glycolysis D) a product of the transition reaction
Definition
C
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Oxygen : A) an intermediate substrate of the Krebs cycle B) an electron acceptor C) an intermediate substrate of glycolysis D) a product of the transition reaction
Definition
B
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Oxaloacetate : A) an intermediate substrate of the Krebs cycle B) an electron acceptor C) an intermediate substrate of glycolysis D) a product of the transition reaction
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A
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coenzyme A : A) a product of fermentation B) a controller for cellular respiration C)a reactant in the trasition reaction D)a product of chemiosmosis E) none of the above
Definition
C
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lactic acid : A) a product of fermentation B) a controller for cellular respiration C)a reactant in the trasition reaction D)a product of chemiosmosis E) none of the above
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A
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metabolic water : A) a product of fermentation B) a controller for cellular respiration C)a reactant in the trasition reaction D)a product of chemiosmosis E) none of the above
Definition
D
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ATP : A) a product of fermentation B) a controller for cellular respiration C)a reactant in the trasition reaction D)a product of chemiosmosis E) none of the above
Definition
D
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ethanol : A) a product of fermentation B) a controller for cellular respiration C)a reactant in the trasition reaction D)a product of chemiosmosis E) none of the above
Definition
A
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citric acid : A) a product of fermentation B) a controller for cellular respiration C)a reactant in the trasition reaction D)a product of chemiosmosis E) none of the above
Definition
B
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glycolysis : A) a process occurring outside of organelles B) the end produce (substrate) of glycolysis C) not involved in respiration D) an oxygen-requiring process E) none of the above
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A
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electron transport system : A) a process occurring outside of organelles B) the end produce (substrate) of glycolysis C) not involved in respiration D) an oxygen-requiring process E) none of the above
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D
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phosphoglyceraldehyde : A) a process occurring outside of organelles B) the end produce (substrate) of glycolysis C) not involved in respiration D) an oxygen-requiring process E) none of the above
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B
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water : A) a process occurring outside of organelles B) the end produce (substrate) of glycolysis C) not involved in respiration D) an oxygen-requiring process E) none of the above
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E
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pyruvate : A) a process occurring outside of organelles B) the end produce (substrate) of glycolysis C) not involved in respiration D) an oxygen-requiring process E) none of the above
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B
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citric acid cycle : A) a process occurring outside of organelles B) the end produce (substrate) of glycolysis C) not involved in respiration D) an oxygen-requiring process E) none of the above
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D
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