Unit 3: Energy Flow

Which phrase best describes an exothermic reaction?

• Does not absorb any energy.

• Forms products with higher bond energy than reactants.

• Is in a state of equilibrium.

• Releases more energy than it absorbs.

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Identify the products in this reaction: 6H₂O + 6CO₂ --> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

• 6H₂O and 6 CO₂

• 6CO₂ and C₆H₁₂O₆

• 6H₂O, C₆H₁₂O₆ and 6O₂

• C₆H₁₂O₆ and 6O₂

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Chemical reactions that absorb more energy than they release are considered to be _.

• exothermic

• catalyzed

• endothermic

• anabolic

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The activation energy needed for a chemical reaction is decreased by the presence of a _.

• catalyst

• reactant

• product

• substrate

In the enzyme-substrate complex pictured, what is happening during the second picture?

• The catalyzed reaction is releasing a product.

• The enzyme is breaking bonds in the substrate.

• The enzyme is keeping the bonds the same in the substrate.

• The substrate is beginning to bind to the enzyme.

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If the activation energy of a biochemical reaction is lowered, then

• the reaction will happen faster.

• the reaction will happen more slowly.

• more energy will need to be absorbed.

• the rate of the reaction will be unaffected.

The molecule that an enzyme binds to is known as its _.

• substrate

• monomer

• polymer

• complimentary base

Reactants bind to enzymes at the _.

• substrate

• product

• activation energy

• active site

In the graph, an increase in temperature results in

• a decrease in the required activation energy.

• an increase in the reaction rate.

• a decrease in the rate of reaction.

• an increase in both the reaction rate and activation energy.

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Which macromolecule found in the food you eat will your cells break down first to get ATP?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

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