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Biology and Cellular Processes Quiz

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The surface of a peripheral membrane protein would be best described as:

a)

hydrophobic

b)

hydrophilic

c)

amphipathic

d)

completely covered by the phospholipids

2.

Identify which of these is not a product of cellular respiration:

a)

C6H12O6

b)

ATP

c)

H2O

d)

CO2

3.

Approximately how many molecules of ATP are produced from the complete oxidation of two molecules of glucose (C6H12O6) in cellular respiration?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

38

d)

76

4.

How does a non-competitive inhibitor decrease the rate of an enzyme reaction?

a)

by binding at the active site of the enzyme

b)

by changing the structure of the enzyme

c)

by acting as a coenzyme for the reaction

d)

by decreasing the activation energy of the reaction

5.

During oxidative phosphorylation, H2O is formed. Where does the oxygen for the synthesis of the water come from?

a)

molecular oxygen, O2

b)

glucose, C6H12O6

c)

carbon dioxide, CO2

d)

pyruvate, C3H3O3-

6.

Reactants capable of interacting to form products in a chemical reaction must first overcome a thermodynamic barrier known as the reaction's:

a)

enthalpy

b)

activation energy

c)

heat content

d)

endothermic level

7.

What kinds of molecules pass through a cell membrane most easily?

a)

large and hydrophobic

b)

small and hydrophilic

c)

very polar

d)

monosaccharides (such as glucose)

8.

A cell whose cytoplasm has a concentration of 0.02 molar glucose is placed in a test tube of water containing 0.02 molar glucose. Assuming that glucose is not actively transported into the cell, which of the following terms describes the tonicity of the external solution relative to the cytoplasm of the cell?

a)

isotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

hypotonic

d)

turgor pressure

9.

Which of the following is most similar in structure to ATP?

a)

an anabolic steroid

b)

an amino acid

c)

a phospholipid

d)

an RNA nucleotide

10.

According to the second law of thermodynamics, which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Earth is an open system.

b)

A living cell can never function as a closed system.

c)

Every chemical reaction in a cell results in a loss of available energy.

d)

The synthesis of large molecules from small molecules is endergonic.

11.

The Calvin cycle goes through all the following phases except what?

a)

electron transport

b)

CO2 fixation

c)

sugar creation

d)

RuBP regeneration

12.

Which of the following is true for all endergonic reactions?

a)

The products have more total energy than the reactants.

b)

A net output of energy to the surroundings will occur.

c)

The reactions are spontaneous.

d)

The reaction causes a release of free energy.

13.

What is the effect from fermentation when it occurs in humans?

a)

a little ATP is produced, along with lactic acid

b)

ethanol is produced as a byproduct

c)

pyruvate moves to the prep reaction

d)

oxygen is used to remove carbons from a glucose molecule

14.

Where does the Calvin cycle take place?

a)

stroma of the chloroplast

b)

in the thylakoid membrane

c)

in the cell's cytoplasm

d)

within a chlorophyll molecule

15.

Where does glycolysis take place?

(a)  

16.

ATP generally energizes a cellular process by....

a)

acting as a catalyst.

b)

releasing heat upon hydrolysis.

c)

binding directly to the substrate(s) of the enzyme.

d)

breaking a high-energy bond

17.

What is the final main product of glycolysis?

a)

pyruvate

b)

ATP

c)

NADH

d)

an acetyl group

18.

What is the primary function of fermentation?

a)

getting work done quickly

b)

anaerobic breakdown of glucose

c)

rapid bursts of energy

d)

all of the above

19.

Which of the following forms of energy is not a form of kinetic energy?

a)

chemical

b)

light

c)

mechanical

d)

heat

20.

Plants appear green because they reflect which color:

a)

green

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

violet

21.

A series of enzyme catalyze the reaction X-> Y -> Z -> A. Product A binds to the enzyme that converts X to Y at a position remote from its active site. This binding decreases the activity of the enzyme.

a)

A coenzyme

b)

A non competitive inhibitor

c)

A substrate

d)

A competitive inhibitor

22.

The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can be neither created nor destroyed. For living organisms, which of the following is an importance of the first law?

a)

The energy content of an organism is a constant

b)

The organism ultimately must obtain all of the necessary energy for life from its environment

c)

The entropy of an organism decreases with time as the organism grows in complexity

d)

Organisms are unable to transform energy

23.

Which of the following types of molecules is not a major structural component of the cell membrane?

a)

phospholipids

b)

proteins

c)

cellulose

d)

cholesterol

24.

Carbon fixation involves the addition of carbon dioxide to

a)

rubisco

b)

RuBP

c)

G3P

d)

NADPH

25.

What is the final electron acceptor in the aerobic respiration process?

a)

oxygen from respiration

b)

pyruvate from glycolysis

c)

carbon from carbon dioxide

d)

carbon from the glucose

26.

What is one of the main objectives of the electron transport chain in photosynthesis?

a)

make a hydrogen ion gradient

b)

create protein-based enzymes

c)

have pyuravate accept electrons

d)

recreate the beginning carbon chain

27.

What is the primary function of the Calvin cycle?

a)

synthesize simple sugars from carbon dioxide

b)

use ATP to release carbon dioxide

c)

use NADPH to release carbon dioxide

d)

split water and release oxygen

28.

The range of all light found in the universe is known as

a)

The electromagnetic spectrum

b)

light

c)

photons

d)

wavelength

29.

In mitochondria, chemeimosis translocates protons from the matrix into the inter membrane space, whereas in chloroplasts, chemiosomosis translocates protons from…

a)

the stroma to the photosystem ll

b)

the matrix to the stroma

c)

the stroma to the thylakoid space

d)

the inter membrane space to the matrix

30.

Name the final product from the light reaction

a)

NADPH

b)

ATP

c)

O2

d)

these are all products

31.

An orderly sequence of reactions with specific enzyme mediated reactions occuring at each step is the definition of:

a)

metabolic pathyways

b)

energy carriers

c)

the induced-fit model

d)

Intermediary compunds

32.

What is known as the “magic molecule” since all necessary plant molecules can be derived from it?

a)

G3P

b)

BPG

c)

glucose

d)

cellulose

33.

How much times must the citric acid cycle repeat for every glucose used?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

more than 3 times

34.

What is NADPH?

a)

A coenzyme

b)

A factor

c)

A cofactor

d)

an enzyme

35.

Where are the proteins of the electron transport chain located?

a)

cytosol

b)

mitochondrial outer membrane

c)

mitochondrial inner membrane

d)

mitochondrial inner membrane space

36.

What is the primary function of fermentation?

a)

getting work done quickly

b)

anerobic breakdown of glucose

c)

rapid bursts of energy

d)

all of the above

37.

A series of enzyme catalyze the reactions X -> Y -> Z -> A. Product A binds to the enzyme that converts X to Y decreases the activity of the enzyme. This process describes…

a)

how coenzymes work

b)

feedback inhibitation

c)

a substrate cycle

d)

A competitive product

38.

“The capacity to do work” defines…

a)

energy

b)

diffusion

c)

entropy

d)

electron flow

39.

Approximately how much ATP molecules are generated from cellular respiration?

a)

2

b)

26

c)

30

d)

38

40.

Knowing what you know about cell membranes, what is one way that the membranes of winter wheat are able to remain fluid when it is extremely cold?

a)

by increasing the percentage of unsaturated phospholipids in the membrane

b)

by increasing the percentage of unsaturated cholesterol molecules in the membrane

c)

by increasing the number of hydrophobic proteins in the membrane

d)

by including water within the membrane

41.

When hydrogen ions are pumped from the mitochondrial matrix across the inner membrane and into the inner membrane space, the result is the….

a)

creation of protein gradient

b)

formation of ATP

c)

reduction of NAD+

d)

Lowering of ph in the mitochondrial matrix

42.

Most ATP in cell respiration is created during what process?

a)

the citric acid cycle

b)

electron transport

c)

the prep reaction

d)

fermentation

43.

All of the following processes take material into cells except:

a)

pinocytosis

b)

receptor-meditated cytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

phagocytosis

44.

Which term most precisely describes the cellular process of breaking down large molecules into smaller ones.

a)

catalysis

b)

dehydration

c)

anabolic reading

d)

catabolic reaction

45.

CAM plants keep stomata in daytime, thus reducing loss of water. They can do this because…

a)

They fix CO2 into organic acids during the night

b)

They fix CO2 into sugars in the bundle-shealth cells

c)

They fix CO2 into pyruvate in the mesophyll cells

d)

They use the enzyme phosphofructokinase, which outcompetes rubisco for CO2

46.

Which of the following is not true about an enzyme

a)

its a carbohydrate

b)

its a catalyst

c)

its shape determines its speciality

d)

It lowers the activation energy

47.

Potential energy can be defined as…

a)

the energy of motion

b)

the energy of rest

c)

the energy of change

d)

none of the above

48.

The movement of a substance across a biological membrance against its concentration gradient with the help of energy input is:

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

osmosis

d)

exocytosis

49.

The vast majority of the ATP molecules from cellular metabolism are produced when?

a)

the citric acid cycle

b)

the electron transport chain

c)

fermentation

d)

glycosis