Biology (Mader), 10th Edition

Chapter 6: Metabolism: Energy and Enzymes

Post-Test

1
Which of the following is an example of potential energy?
A)A big piece of chocolate cake
B)Someone running a marathon
C)A fish swimming upstream
D)A leaf unfolding
2
Which of the following statements about energy is FALSE?
A)Energy can't be created and it can't be destroyed.
B)Chemical energy in our food can be transformed into energy needed for muscle contractions.
C)When energy is transformed, all of it is available to do work.
D)A battery you just bought at the store has potential energy.
3
Reactions which require an input of energy ___________.
A)are exergonic
B)are endergonic
C)will never occur
4
In the reaction A + B --> C + D, the reactant(s) is/are ______________.
A)only A
B)A and B
C)only D
D)C + D
5
Enzymes _____.
A)slow down chemical reactions
B)increase the energy of activation
C)bring together specific molecules and causes them to react with each other
D)All of these
6
Cells that do a lot of active transport have many _____.
A)mitochondria
B)nuclei
C)chloroplasts
D)plasmids
7
The coenzyme ____ accepts electrons during cellular respiration.
A)NAD+
B)ATP
C)niacin
D)zinc
8
During cellular respiration, glucose loses hydrogen ions so it is _____.
A)oxidized
B)reduced
C)phagocytized
9
In the reaction (NADP+ + 2e- + H+ --> NADPH), NADP+ is _____.
A)oxidized
B)reduced
C)phosphorylated
10
The speed of a reaction that involves an enzyme increases as ______.
A)optimal temperature decreases
B)pH becomes less than optimal
C)substrate concentration increases
D)All of these
11
Denaturation _____.
A)changes the shape of the enzyme
B)prevents the enzyme from binding with its substrate molecules efficiently
C)occurs at temperatures above a certain point
D)All of the above
12
A very high fever (105 degrees F) is dangerous because enzymes can become _________.
A)ionized
B)denatured
C)more structured
13
Which of the following is an INCORRECT association of enzyme and substrate?
A)Maltose - maltase
B)Lipid - lipase
C)Sucrose - lactase
D)Acetylcholine - acetylcholinesterase
14
The nitrogen base in ATP is _____________.
A)guanine
B)thymine
C)uracil
D)adenosine
15
Energy is constantly supplied to ecosystems by _____.
A)radioactive elements
B)the Sun
C)heat from the ocean's thermal vents
D)gravity
16
Which of the following is part of the first law of thermodynamics?
A)Some energy is lost when it is transferred.
B)The amount of energy in the universe is decreasing.
C)The amount of energy in the universe is constant.
D)The amount of energy in the universe is increasing.
17
The sodium-potassium pump, associated with muscle and nerve cells, moves ______ to the outside of the cell and ______ to the inside of the cell.
A)K+, Na+
B)Na+, Cl+
C)Na+, K+
D)none of these
18
Without __________ organisms, life as we know it could not exist.
A)photosynthetic
B)carnivorous
C)herbivorous
D)parasitic
19
Electron transport systems used to make ATP are located in the _____.
A)mitochondria
B)nucleus
C)Golgi bodies
D)vacuole
20
ATP production in the electron transport system depends on _____.
A)the establishment of an electrochemical gradient
B)carrier proteins
C)ATP synthase
D)All of the above
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