Question 1

Can virtually any organic compound be broken down (assuming it is non-toxic)?

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Virtually any organic compound can indee...

Question 2

Which process produces alcohol or lactate?

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A)   The Krebs cycle
B)   Glycolysis
C)   The electron transport system
D)   Fermentation
E)   Oxidative phosphorylationF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Stored energy that is not doing work but has the capacity to do work is called __________ ___________.

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potential energy

Question 4

How specific are enzymes?

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A)   Many enzymes can "cross over" to catalyze reactions of different substrates in the same chemical family
B)   There are 20 amino acids and therefore 20 enzymes that control all protein metabolic reactions
C)   An enzyme catalyzes one reaction but it may produce one product one time, another product another time
D)   An enzyme catalyzes one reaction and it produces a distinct productE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Which is true of enzyme-catalyzed reactions?

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A)   All enzymes promote only catabolic reactions
B)   Reactions catalyzed by most enzymes tend to go predominantly in one direction
C)   All enzymatic reactions are reversible and produce equal amounts of products in both directions
D)   All enzymes promote only anabolic reactionsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above B

Question 6

Outline a hypothetical scenario of the evolution of metabolism.

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Hypothetically, the evolution of metabol...

Question 7

For some enzymes to function,small nonprotein groups called ________ must participate along with the enzyme molecule.

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Question 8

How do an enzyme and its substrate fit together?

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A)   The enzyme breaks down as product is released
B)   The whole enzyme is a key that fits into the substrate that is a lock forming a new molecule product
C)   Any active site is permanently changed when it interacts with the substrate
D)   As the substrate binds to the enzyme, the shape of the active site changes to accommodate the reactionE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which pairs of processes are anaerobic?

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A)   Glycolysis and the electron transport system
B)   Fermentation and the Krebs cycle
C)   Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle
D)   Fermentation and glycolysisE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

If anaerobic glycolysis is only one-eighteenth as efficient as complete oxidation of glucose to carbon dioxide,then why would an organism use such an inefficient pathway?

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There are several reasons why an organis...

Question 11

The first process in breaking down glucose is

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A)   the Krebs cycle.
B)   glycolysis.
C)   the electron transport system.
D)   fermentation.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

What establishes an electrochemical gradient across a membrane to provide energy for ATP production?

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A)   The mitochondrion's electron transport system provides the ions
B)   Hydrogen ions naturally collect on the outside of the organelle membrane
C)   Hydrogen ions are pumped across the membrane by carrier proteins
D)   All of the above establish the electrochemical gradientE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

If there are ten different intermediate products produced in stages leading to a molecule in a cell,we can expect that there

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A)   is one enzyme that carries this process through each of the ten stages to the end product.
B)   is one enzyme for degradation and another enzyme for synthesis.
C)   may not be any enzymes involved if this is a natural cell product.
D)   are about ten enzymes, at least one responsible for each step in the metabolic pathway.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C) D

Question 14

Full oxidative breakdown of glucose results in a net of ______ ATP molecules.

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A)   2
B)   4
C)   16
D)   36E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

In high levels,alcohol is toxic.Why would an animal utilize fermentation if it were wasteful of the energy in food molecules and posed the threat of killing itself?

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A)   The organism can survive short spells of anaerobic conditions and maintain growth and reproduction
B)   If glucose levels are not high, there may be time to disperse the alcohol "waste."
C)   Fermentation can provide a rapid burst of ATP since it does not have to go through the full breakdown cycle
D)   All of the choices are advantagesE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Both NADH and FADH2 are produced by

Accepted Answer

A)   the Krebs cycle.
B)   glycolysis.
C)   the electron transport system.
D)   oxidative phosphorylation.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Cellular ____________ refers to the collective total of chemical processes that occur within living cells.

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A)   energy
B)   thermodynamics
C)   potential
D)   metabolismE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Discuss the recent research that claims that food intake,and therefore the amount of fat deposition,is creating a "set point" in specific parts of the brain.

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Recent research has suggested that food ...

Question 19

The first law of thermodynamics states that

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A)   energy is not created nor destroyed, but it can change into matter.
B)   energy is not created nor destroyed, but it can change from one energy form to another.
C)   energy can be created from matter or used to produce matter.
D)   energy transfers are always 100% efficient in changing energy from one useful form to another.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Which organelle contains ATP synthetase complexes in its membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)   Golgi complexes
B)   Mitochondria
C)   Vesicles
D)   Endoplasmic reticulumE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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