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AP Biology - Unit 3 Quiz 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does a substrate bind to an enzyme?

a)

Active site

b)

Allosteric site

2.

What happens to the reaction rate if an enzyme is denatured or nonfunctional?

a)

No change in the reaction rate

b)

Increase in reaction rate

c)

Decrease in reaction rate

d)

Decrease then increase in reaction rate

3.

What is the function of an enzyme?

a)

To speed up a chemical reaction

b)

To provide additional energy

c)

To inhibit a cellular process

d)

To increase absorption of a molecule

4.

How does a noncompetitive inhibitor decrease reaction rates?

a)

Binds to the active site

b)

Binds to the allosteric site

c)

Increases the free energy

d)

Increases the substrate concentration

5.
What type of macromolecule are enzymes?
a)
Protein
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Lipid
d)
Nucleic Acid
6.
Which of the following correctly describes how enzymes work?  
a)
they lower the energy of the reactants to increase the rxn rate
b)
they supply energy to the reaction to increase the rxn rate
c)
they lower the energy of the products to increase the rxn rate
d)
they lower the activation energy of the reaction to increase the rxn rate
7.

This type of inhibition blocks the active site of an enzyme:

a)

competitive inhibition

b)

allosteric inhibition

c)

noncompetitive inhibition

8.

_____ is defined as the ability to do work.

a)

Enzyme

b)

Energy

c)

Work

d)

Inhibition

9.

Zinc and Iron (metals)

a)
Coenzymes
b)
Cofactors
c)
Organic
10.

Which type of allosteric regulation involves the substrate binding to one active site, which keeps the remaining active sites open?

a)

Feedback inhibition

b)

Allosteric activation

c)

Allosteric inhibition

d)

Cooperativity

11.

The process by which a metabolic pathway is shut off by the product it produces

a)

Allosteric Inhibition

b)

Feedback Inhibition

c)

Competitive Inhibition

d)

Noncompetitive Inhibition

12.
At high temperatures enzyme activity declines because of:
a)
Denaturation
b)
Decreased Kinetic Motion
c)
Increased H-Bonding
d)
Dissociation of Ionic Compounds
13.

______ can be used to determine the likelihood of a reaction occurring.

a)

Potential energy

b)

Free energy (delta G)

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Enzymes

14.

Net release of energy

a)

endergonic

b)

exergonic

15.
Which of the following is true for anabolic pathways?
a)
they do not depend on enzymes
b)
they are usually spontaneous chemical reactions
c)
they consume energy to build polymers from monomers
d)
They release energy as they degrade polymers to monomers
16.
____________describes the general process of breaking down large molecules into samller ones.
a)
metabolism
b)
anabolsim
c)
catabolism
d)
dehydration
17.
Which of the following is part of the first law of thermodynamics?
a)
energy cannot be created or destroyed
b)
entropy of the universe is constant
c)
kinetic energy is stored energy
d)
energy cannot be transferred or transformed
18.
 Metabolism is _______________
a)

only the anabolic reactions that occur in an organism

b)
an increase of entropy in an organism
c)

all the chemical reactions (anabolic & catabolic) in an organism

d)

only the catabolic reactions that occur in an organism

19.
Energy is released from ATP when
a)
a phosphate group is added
b)
adenine bonds to ribose
c)
ATP is exposed to sunlight
d)

the third phosphate group is removed

20.

What type of work involves movement?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Transport

c)

Chemical

21.
A receptor site that a molecule can bind to that changes the shape of the active site is called a(n):
a)
Allosteric Site
b)
Active Site
c)
DiSulphide Bridge
d)
MHC Receptor
22.
What are the parts of the ATP molecule?
a)
adenine, thylakoids, stroma
b)
stroma, grana, chlorophyll
c)
adenine, ribose, phosphate groups
d)
NADH, NAHPH, FADH
23.

The alteration of the active site allowing the enzyme and it’s substrate to fit together better

a)

denature

b)

induced fit

c)

activation energy

d)

peptide bond

24.

Which type of reaction is spontaneous (no energy input required)

a)

Endergonic

b)

Exergonic

25.

Cofactors are ______ that assist in enzyme function.

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Non-protein molecules; often metals

26.

Which statement is true according to the image?

a)

A: endergonic; B: exergonic

b)

A: exothermic; B: endothermic

c)

A: exergonic; B: endergonic

d)

A: endothermic; B: exothermic

27.

The reaction shown is:

a)

endergonic because energy is released

b)

exergonic because energy is released

c)

endergonic because energy is captured

d)

exergonic because energy is captured

28.

Reactions that break down molecules

a)

anabolic

b)

burning

c)

catabolic

d)

thermal

29.
Which bond of the ATP molecule is broken in order to release energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.
Enzymes catalyze reactions by ___________ Activation Energy.
a)
Increasing
b)
Decreasing
31.

This image shows...

a)

Competitive Inhibition because the inhibitor is bound to the active site

b)

Uncompetitive Inhibition because the inhibitor is bound to the allosteric site

c)

Noncompetitive Inhibition because the inhibitor is bound to the allosteric site

d)

Normal enzyme function

32.

This image shows...

a)

Competitive Inhibition

b)

Uncompetitive Inhibition

c)

Noncompetitive Inhibition

d)

Normal enzyme function

33.
Which line represents an enzyme-catalyzed reaction? 
a)
Line 1
b)
Line 2
34.

Non-competitive inhibition involves a molecule binding to a ______ site.

a)

Active

b)

Allosteric

c)

Accompanying

d)

Applied

35.
Vitamin C
a)
Cofactor
b)
Coenzyme
c)
Competitive inhibitor