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AP Biology Exam - Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding enzymes.

a)

They are made of proteins

b)

They lower the activation energy of a reaction

c)

They are non-specific and can bind to any substrate

d)

The increase the rate of a reaction

2.

Which option best describes "A"?

a)

Activation energy with enzyme

b)

Activation energy without enzyme

c)

Energy released as heat

d)

Products produced

3.

The location where the enzyme and substrate bind is the...

a)

allosteric site

b)

inhibition site

c)

reaction site

d)

active site

4.

This image shows...

a)

Competitive Inhibition

b)

Enzyme denaturation

c)

Noncompetitive Inhibition

d)

Normal enzyme function

5.

This image shows...

a)

Competitive Inhibition

b)

Enzyme denaturation

c)

Noncompetitive Inhibition

d)

Normal enzyme function

6.

Which factor related to enzyme activity is this graph most likely depicting?

a)

Decreasing temperature

b)

Changing pH

c)

Increasing substrate concentration

d)

Increasing enzyme concentration

7.

Which of these best describes the Calvin Cycle?

a)

Uses ATP, NADPH and enzymes to fix CO2 to 5-carbon sugars to produce glucose

b)

Breaks down pyruvate to produce electron carrier molecules like NADH and FADH2

c)

Converts glucose into 2 pyruvate molecules and a small amount of ATP and NADH

d)

Transfers the energy from photons through the ETC to create NADPH, oxygen and protons

8.

Which of the following is NOT a product of the light reactions in photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Glucose

c)

NADPH

d)

ATP

9.

Photorespiration is the process that occurs when...

a)

a plant can use oxygen to produce glucose

b)

a plant does not have access CO2, so must use O2 and ATP to create an energy molecule

c)

a plant can use carbon dioxide to produce glucose

d)

a plant does not have access to O2, so must use CO2 and ATP to create an energy molecule

10.

The point of the Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) is to...

a)

Produce high amounts of ATP using a proton gradient

b)

Move high energy electrons through series of proteins to eventually bind with O2, creating water and protons

c)

Break down pyruvate to produce electron carrier molecules, FADH2 and NADH, as well as CO2 and ATP as byproducts

d)

Use ATP and NADPH to produce 6 carbon sugars

11.

This image shows oxidative phosphorylation, which is made of two steps. These steps are...

a)

ETC and chemiosmosis

b)

chemiosmosis and the Krebs Cycle

c)

ATP Synthase and Glycolysis

d)

Calvin Cycle and ETC

12.

Chemiosmosis is best described as...

a)

Moving high energy electrons through carrier molecules toward oxygen

b)

The use of a proton gradient to power ATP Synthase and produce ATP

c)

The breakdown of pyruvate into electron carrier molecules

d)

The enzyme that combines ADP and inorganic phosphate to produce ATP

13.

This process produces much less ATP than cellular respiration and occurs because...

a)

the plant cell has limited oxygen

b)

the animal cell has limited oxygen

c)

there is no light available

d)

the plant cell has limited CO2

14.

This image shows that the oxygen produced in the light reactions is used in the ETC in respiration. How is it used?

a)

Oxygen is needed to power ATP Synthase

b)

Oxygen donates an electron that moves through the ETC

c)

Oxygen is the last electron acceptor that pulls electrons through the ETC

d)

Oxygen combines with ADP to produce ATP

15.

The breakdown of ATP into ADP is useful because...

a)

It stores energy that can be used later

b)

It releases energy for cells to do work

c)

ADP is smaller and can be stored in cells easily

d)

It releases the least amount of energy, making it most efficient.

16.

Which of these is not true about the electron transport chains in photosynthesis and respiration?

a)

Only respiration produces ATP

b)

Photosynthesis breaks down water to move electrons through the ETC

c)

The ETC in photosynthesis occurs during the light reactions

d)

NADH provides the electrons for respiration that are pulled through the ETC by oxygen.

17.

Photosynthesis goal is to

a)

convert light energy into glucose energy

b)

use light energy to make oxygen gas

c)

convert sugar energy into ATP

d)

convert sugar energy into oxygen gas

18.

Rubisco is important in which step of photosynthesis

a)

energizing the electrons in chlorophyll

b)

carbon fixation when CO2 is connected to RUBP during calvin cycle

c)

regeneration phase as RUBP is made during calvin cycle

d)

reduction of the carbon chain during the calvin cycle

19.

If the proton (H+) pump in the thylakoid was not working which molecule could not be made during the light reaction?

a)

NADPH

b)

ATP

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen gas

20.

What is FALSE about the calvin cycle

a)

uses the light reactions products

b)

produces a three carbon sugar (G3P)

c)

produces carbon dioxide

d)

produces NADP+

21.

During noncyclic photophosphorylation all of the following occur EXCEPT

a)

ATP is made using electron energy that will leave on NADPH

b)

results in oxygen gas being produced

c)

water is split (photolysis)

d)

electrons from photosystem 1 return back to photosystem 1

22.

Photorespiration involves

a)

the production of oxygen gas during the break down of sugar

b)

the breakdown of sugar when CO2 levels are low.

c)

the production of massive amounts of ATP in the thylakoid

d)

water being pulled out of the plant

23.

Why does photorespiration occur?

a)

stomata are closed and CO2 levels are too low.

b)

stomata are closed and O2 levels are too low.

c)

stomata are open and too much water is leaving the plant

d)

stomata are open and the plant receives too much CO2

24.

What does a C4 plant do?

a)

stores CO2 in a separate cell from its photosynthetic cell during the day

b)

stores CO2 in a vacuole during the night.

c)

can't store CO2 so it sufferes photorespiration

d)

can't store CO2 so it speeds up cellular respiration in order to make more CO2

25.

Plants that store CO2 at night as an acid in a vacuole are called

a)

C3 plants

b)

C4 plants

c)

CAM plants

26.

Which step is anaerobic?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Krebs Cycle

c)

Oxidative Phosphorylation

27.

Which enzyme in the cristae adds the P to ADP?

a)

ADP Phosphorylase

b)

ATP Synthase

c)

Kinase

d)

Phosphatase

28.

Which is the pathway of the electron through cellular respiration?

a)

CO2 > NADH > NADPH

b)

Glucose > NADH > O2

c)

NADH > O2 > Glucose

d)

Water > ATP > NADPH

29.

What is the final electron acceptor in cellular respiration?

a)

ATP

b)

NADH

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water

30.

What donates the electron in photosynthesis?

a)

ATP

b)

NADH

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water

31.

Describe the difference between competitive and noncompetitive inhibitors.

a)

noncompetitive binds to active site and competitive binds to other site

b)

competitive binds to active site and noncompetitive binds to other site

c)

competitive is irreversible and noncompetitive is reversible binding

d)

noncompetitive is irreversible and competitive is reversible binding

32.

What is the process of an endergonic reaction being fueled by an exergonic reaction called?

a)

second law of thermodynamics

b)

energy coupling

c)

first law of thermodynamics

d)

endergonic/exergonic switch

33.

What is the function of the electron transport chain between Photosystem II and Photosystem I?

a)

establish electrochemical gradient of protons

b)

to funnel electrons into photosystem I for the Calvin cycle

c)

transport electrons to oxygen to make water

d)

to synthesize ATP using ATP synthase

34.

Describe the pathway of electrons in the light reactions.

a)

H2O → PSI → ETC → PSII → NADPH

b)

H2O → PSII → ETC → PSI → NADPH

c)

H2O → PSII → ETC → PSI → NADH

d)

H2O → PSI → ETC → PSII → NADH

35.
The sum of all chemical reactions carried out in an organism is___________________.
a)
metabolism
b)
ATP
c)
substrate
d)
enzyme
36.
Exergonic is when energy is released, digestion.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
False, Catalyst 
d)
False, endergonic
37.
Endergonic is when energy is invested into a reaction. The energy is synthesized.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
False, exergonic
d)
False, catalyst
38.
Is this reaction endergonic or exergonic?
a)
Exergonic
b)
Endergonic
39.
Is this reaction endergonic or exergonic?
a)
Exergonic
b)
Endergonic