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Metabolism

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the primary role of enzymes inside of living cells? 
a)
organizing the translation of proteins
b)
allowing cells to be motile
c)
absorbing ultraviolet rays
d)
speeding up chemical reactions 
2.
Based on their role in the cell, enzymes can also be classified as –
a)
inhibitors
b)
catalysts
c)
 hormones
d)
vitamins
3.
Enzymes are able to speed up chemical reactions because they - 
a)
increase the temperature inside the cell
b)
reduce the friction between the reactants
c)
make the raw materials more chemically reactive
d)
lower the activation energy of the reaction
4.
What are all of the chemical reactions that occur within an
organism referred to?
a)
Enzymes
b)
Macromolecules
c)
Metabolism
d)
Activation Energy
5.
What is being represented by the letter A in the image?
a)
Substrate
b)
Enzyme
c)
Product
d)
Complex
6.
What is being represented by the letter B in the image?
a)
Substrate
b)
Enzyme
c)
Substrate
d)
Product
7.
In an Exergonic reaction, heat is ________.
a)
Absorbed
b)
Created
c)
Destroyed
d)
Released
8.
In an Endergonic reaction, heat is ________.
a)
Released 
b)
Absorbed
c)
Created
d)
Destroyed
9.

Gylcolysis occurs in the cytosol and does not requires oxygen; therefore it is ______.

a)

Aerobic

b)

Anerobic

c)

Photosynthetic

d)

Glycolysis requires oxygen silly

10.

After intense activity, your muscles feel sore because:

a)

the accumulation of NAD+

b)

Accumulation of ATP

c)

Accumulation of Lactic Acid

d)

the accumulation of carbon dioxide

11.

What is the final electron acceptor in the ETC?

a)

Oxygen

b)

ATP

c)

Water

d)

Carbon and ATP

12.

What products of glucose oxidation are essential for oxidative phosphorylation?

a)

Acetyl CoA

b)

Pyruvate

c)

NADH and FADH2

d)

NADPH and ATP

13.

How many net ATP are produced as a result of glycolysis?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

12

14.

Under anaerobic conditions, what happens to pyruvate?

a)

Pyruvate undergoes decarboxylation

b)

Pyruvate is oxidized in the mitochondrion

c)

Pyruvate enters the Kreb's cycle

d)

Pyruvate is reduced to lactic acid

15.

Which molecule enters the Kreb's cycle?

a)

pyruvate

b)

glucose

c)

acetyl CoA

d)

oxygen

16.

When NAD+ is _______ it becomes NADH.

a)

reduced

b)

catabolized

c)

oxidized

d)

hydrolized

17.

What ions are pumped against their concentration gradient into the intermembrane space during the electron transport chain?

a)

bicarbonate

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

iron

18.

What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

acetyl-CoA

c)

oxygen

d)

pyruvate

19.
adenosine triphosphate, the cell's energy currency
a)
ATP
b)
enthalpy
c)
active site
d)
denature
20.

What is the only source of energy that cells can use directly for work?

a)

ATP

b)

glucose

c)

fat

d)

protein

21.

What is the end product of glycolysis?

a)

glucose

b)

acetyl CoA

c)

pyruvate

d)

oxaloacetate

22.

What is a better source of glucose: fat or protein?

a)

fat

b)

protein

23.

During which phase of metabolism is most energy produced?

a)

glycolysis

b)

fatty acid oxidation

c)

TCA cycle

d)

electron transport chain

24.

What are the major products of amino acid catabolism?

a)

Ketone bodies and tetrahydrofolate

b)

Tetrahydrofolate and glycogen

c)

Ketone bodies and glucose

d)

Glucose and tetrahydrofolate

25.

Name the energy source of the brain during starvation.

a)

Fat

b)

Ketone bodies

c)

Protein

d)

Lipids

26.

What body conditions favor gluconeogenesis over glycolysis?

a)

High blood sugar

b)

Starvation

c)

Increasing cellular levels of AMP

d)

Low cellular levels of pyruvate

27.

Which is an anabolic reaction?

a)

lipolysis (breakdown of fat for energy)

b)

glycolysis (breakdown of glucose for energy)

c)

glycogenolysis (breakdown of glycogen to glucose)

d)

glycogenesis (building glycogen from glucose)

28.

What tissue is the most metabolically active in the body?

a)

red blood cells

b)

muscle

c)

liver

d)

brain

29.

Which macronutrient is stored in the liver?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

protein

c)

fat

d)

calcium

30.
Aerobic respiration occurs in the presence of ______________.
a)
nitrogen
b)
carbon dioxiide
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon monoxide
31.

What is the major biological macromolecule that functions as an energy reserve, structural components of cell membranes, and signaling molecules?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

32.

Another term for the word lipids.

a)

Wax

b)

Fats

c)

Lipase

d)

Metabolite

33.

Which of the following characteristics is most directly responsible for the specificity of a protein enzyme for its substrate?

a)

its primary structure.

b)

its secondary and tertiary structures.

c)

the shape and characteristics of its allosteric site.

d)

the R groups of the amino acids in its active site.

34.

What is the correct chemical equation for Cellular Respiration?

a)

C6H12O6 (Glucose) + H2O (Water) -----> CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) + H2O (Water) + ATP

b)

C6H12O6 (Glucose) + O2 (Oxygen) -----> CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) + H2O (Water) + ATP

c)

C6H12O6 (Glucose) + O2 (Oxygen) -----> CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) + H2O (Water) + ADP

35.
Produces water as a by-product
a)
Dehydration synthesis
b)
Hydolysis
36.
Breaks up polymers, forming monomers
a)
dehydration synthesis
b)
hydrolysis
37.
Joins amino acids to form a protein
a)
Dehydration synthesis
b)
hydrolysis
38.
Occurs when polysaccharides are digested to form monosaccharides
a)
Dehydration synthesis
b)
hydrolysis
39.
The process of removing water in order to form a bond between monomers is called....
a)
Dehydration Synthesis
b)
Hydrolysis
40.
When dissolved in water, bases produce:
a)
acids
b)
salts
c)
hydrogen ions
d)
hydroxide ions
41.

What causes HCl to become an acid?

a)

A)the ionic forces

b)

B)covalent exchanges with water

c)

C)the release of H+

d)

D)the presence of H+