QUIZ # 2

1. What occurs when a phosphate-phosphate bond in an ATP molecule is broken??

A. Energy is released in a cell
B. Water is transported through the cell membrane.
C. Light energy is absorbed by chloroplasts.
D. Lysosomes released their contents into the cytoplasm.
2. A scientist hydrolyzes ATP in a laboratory test tube. He finds that about 3 times as much heat is
released than when the same amount of ATP is hydrolyzed in a cell. What best explains the
scientist’s observation?
A. Cells are less efficient at producing heat.
B. ATP hydrolysis in a cell makes different products than in a test tube.
C. Enzymes in cells use heat energy to catalyze reactions.
D. Cells often convert some of the energy from ATP hydrolysis into other usable forms.
3. Which of the following molecules is used as “energy currency” for the cell?
A. ADP.
B. Water.
C. Phosphate group.
D. ATP.
4. This is an energy available to do work.
A. Activation Energy
B. Gibbs Free Energy
C. Exothermic Process
D. Endothermic Process
5. Which of the following is TRUE about Exergonic reactions that releases energy.
A. spontaneous (-ΔG)
B. spontaneous (+ΔG)
C. non-spontaneous (+ΔG)
D. non-spontaneous (-ΔG)
6. Which of the following is TRUE about Endergonic reactions that requires energy.
A. spontaneous (-ΔG) B. spontaneous (+ΔG)
C. non-spontaneous (+ΔG)
D. non-spontaneous (-ΔG)
7. Why is ATP an important molecule in metabolism?
A. Its terminal phosphate bond has higher energy than the other two.
B. It provides energy coupling between exergonic and endergonic reactions.
C. Its hydrolysis provides an input of free energy for exergonic reactions.
D. Its terminal phosphate group contains a strong covalent bond that when hydrolyzed
releases free energy.
8. The equation A+B → AB + Energy is what type of reaction?
A. Exergonic
B. B. Exothermic
C. Endergonic
D. Endothermic
9. Why ATP is considered the to be the universal source of energy for endergonic reactions but is not
the storage form of energy under physiological conditions.
A. The actual free energy of hydrolysis of ATP is only -11 to -12kcal.
B. ATP is not located in the cytoplasm where most endergonic reactions occur.
C. The half-life of ATP is too short.
D. The synthesis rate of ATP is not efficient.
10.Which of the following is the standard potential for a reaction? A. Unrelated to
the free energy of the reaction.

B. Changes in the presence of oxygen.

C. Negative for a spontaneous process.
D. Measures the tendency to donate electrons.
11. Coupled reactions involved in the trapping of free energy from fuel molecules consist of?
A. Two exergonic reactions, one of which has a lower free energy change than the other.
B. One exergonic reaction coupled to an endergonic reaction, which has a lower free energy
change than the exergonic reaction.
C. One endergonic reaction coupled to an exergonic reaction, which has a lower free energy
change than the endergonic reaction. D. All of the above.
12. Which of the following is an unfavorable reaction that requires an input of energy in order to
proceed.
A. Exergonic.
B. Endergonic.
C. Enzyme.
D. None of the above
13. Which of the following is the endergonic synthesis of the molecules?
A. Metabolism.
B. Anabolism
C. Catabolism
D. Exernism.
14. Which of the following is the exergonic breakdown of substrates?
A. Metabolism
B. Anabolism
C. Catabolism
D. Exernism
15. Which of the following is true about enzymes?
A. Enzymes are catalysts and, therefore, increase the rate of a reaction while not being
permanently altered by the reaction.
B. Enzymes are proteins that can be denatured by changes in pH or temperature.
C. Enzymes are highly specific for the substrates they react with and catalyze only one or a
limited set of possible reactions with those substrates.
D. All of these are true about enzymes.
QUIZ #4

1. Which of the following are the products of photosynthesis?

A. Carbon dioxide and Water C. Glucose and Carbon Dioxide
B. Oxygen and Water D. Glucose and Oxygen

2. What part of the chloroplast does light-dependent reaction occur?

A. Inner membrane C. Stroma
B. Outer membrane D. Thylakoid

3. Which of the following are the by-products of light-independent reaction?

A. ADP and ATP C. NADPH and ATP
B. ATP and NADP+ D. NADP+ and ADP

4. Which of the following transfers the energized electrons from PSII to b6-f complex?
A. Chlorophyll C. Plastocynanin
B. Ferredoxin D. Plastoquinone

5. Which of the following converts NADP+ to NADPH?

A. Photosystem I C. NADP Reductase
B. Photosystem II D. ATP Synthase

6. Which of the following is the reason why the color of the leaves appears green?
Green light is_________.
A. absorbed B. reflected C. deflected D. transmitted

7. Which of the following substances is the origin of the oxygen gas released by green plants
during photosynthesis?
A. Water C. Glucose
B. Carbon dioxide D. Ribulose-1,5-biphosphate (RuBP)

8. Which of the following gases is important for photosynthesis to occur and plays a vital role in
the dark reaction or calvin cycle?
A. Ozone gas C. Oxygen gas
 B. Water vapor D.Carbon dioxide

9. Light-dependent reaction of photosynthesis must come before the light Independent reaction
because its products are important to the fixation of carbon dioxide. Which of the
following is/are the product/s of light – dependent reaction?
A. ADP and NADPH C. ATP only
B. NADPH only D. NADPH and ATP

10. Which of the following is the role of ATP Synthase?

A. Phosphorylates ADP to ATP
B. Phosphorylates ATP to ADP
C. Reduce CO2 to produce 3-Phosphoglycerate
D. Acts as chlorophyll reaction center

11. What is the ultimate goal of photosynthesis?

A. Make ATP from carbon dioxide
B. Use enzymes to speed up chemical reactions
C. Convert ADP into ATP by using energy from the Sun
D. Construct glucose that serve as an energy source

12. Which of the following is TRUE about photosynthesis?

I. It takes place in chloroplast.
II. CO2 and H2O react to form glucose and oxygen.
III. Glucose and oxygen reacts to form ATP.
IV. Light energy is used to catalyzed photosynthesis.
A. I only B. II and IV C. I, II, III D. I, II, IV

13. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the Calvin Cycle?
A. Calvin cycle releases oxygen as by-product?
B. Calvin cycle occurs within the stroma of the chloroplast.
C. Calvin Cycle is the second set of reactions in photosynthesis.
D.Calvin Cycle binds carbon atoms from carbon dioxide sources into organic
compound.

14. Which of the following event of the Calvin Cycle is described by an enzymes that combines
carbon dioxide (CO2) with RuBP to produce 3phosphoglycerate (3-PGA)?
A. Carbon Fixation C. Reduction
B. Phosphorylation D. Regeneration
 15. Which of the following event of the Calvin Cycle is described by RuBP being regenerated
through 6 turns of Calvin Cycle where 6 molecules of G3P is produced and 5 of it is
use to reform RuBP?
A. Carbon Fixation C. Reduction
B. Phosphorylation D. Regeneration

QUIZ #5

1. What is the outcome of glycolysis?

A. The breakdown of NADH into NAD+
B. The breakdown of glucose into two pyruvate molecules
C. The breakdown of pyruvate into two glucose molecules
D. The breakdown of glucose into carbon dioxide molecules

2. Which process where the breakdown of pyruvate into alcohol or acid occurs?
A. Citric Acid Cycle C. Fermentation
B. Electron Transport Chain D. Glycolysis

3. Which of the following is the end product of glycolysis?

A. Pyruvate B. ATP C. FAD D. NADH

4. Which of the following is a product of citric acid?

A. O2 B. NADH C. FADH2 D. ADP

5. Which of the following is a product of electron transport chain?

A. ATP B. NADP+ C. FADH D. ADP

6. Which of the following refers to the process where a phosphate group split from ATP and
activates a protein?
A. Aerobic respiration C. Endergonic reaction
B. Anaerobic respiration D. Fermentation

7. Which of the following organelles present in the cell is associated with cellular respiration?

A. Chloroplast C. Endoplasmic reticulum

B. Mitochondrion D. Nucleus

8. Which of the following refers to the process where the breaking down of
acetyl-CoA completely into CO2 and H2O?
A. Citric Acid Cycle C. Fermentation
B. Electron Transport Chain D. Glycolysis

9. Which of the following is correctly paired?

A. Glycolysis – Stroma
B. Calvin Cycle – thylakoid
C. Krebs Cycle – Cytoplasm
D. Electron Transport Chain – Mitochondria

10. Which of the following processes produces the greatest yield of adenosine triphosphate?

A. Glycolysis C. Fermentation
B. Kreb’s Cycle D. Electron transport chain

11. Which of the following are the raw materials for cellular respiration to
occur?
A. Carbon dioxide and Water C. Glucose and Carbon Dioxide
B. Oxygen and Water D. Glucose and Oxygen

12. Which of the following are the products of cellular respiration?

A. Carbon dioxide, Water and ATP
B. Glucose, Carbon Dioxide and ATP
C. Oxygen, Water and ATP
D. Glucose, Oxygen and ATP

13. Which of the following refers to the process where oxygen is used to produce ATP?
A. Aerobic respiration C. Endergonic reaction
B. Anaerobic respiration D. Fermentation

14. Which of the following is NOT true about fermentation?

A. It is an anaerobic process

B. The product is toxic to cells

C. Muscle cells produces ethanol in the absence of oxygen

D. It results to two molecules of ATP per glucose molecules

15. Read the statements below.

Statement 1: Carbon dioxide, an organic compound, is a waste product
of cellular respiration.
Statement 2: Together with water, carbon dioxide is converted to
glucose and oxygen in the process of photosynthesis.

A. Both statements are false.

B. Both statements are true.

C. The first statement is false, and the second statement is true.
D. The first statement is true, and second statement is false.