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Altering the three-dimensional structure of an enzyme might


A) prevent the substrate from binding the enzyme's active site.
B) change the type of substrate that binds the enzyme's active site.
C) change the amount of energy needed for a reaction.
D) change the type of product produced in the reaction.
E) prevent the enzyme from adding energy to a reaction.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Bacteria that produce nitrite ( NO2- ) during anaerobic respiration would use this as their final electron acceptor.


A) N2
B) O2
C) N2O
D) NO3-

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The amount of available energy that can be used to do work is called


A) kinetic energy.
B) entropy.
C) enthalpy.
D) free energy.
E) heat.

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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All of the following are a form of potential energy that can be used by a cell EXCEPT


A) nitrogen.
B) NADH.
C) an electrical/ion gradient.
D) ATP.
E) concentration gradient.

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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A chemical reaction that has a positive Δ\Delta G is correctly described as


A) spontaneous
B) endergonic.
C) exothermiC.
D) enthalpic.
E) endothermic.

F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

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Temperature,pH,and ionic concentrations each play an important role in the proper functioning of enzymes.

A) True
B) False

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Some bacteria can use sulfur instead of oxygen as a final electron acceptor.What would they produce during anaerobic respiration?


A) S2
B) H2O
C) O2
D) H2S

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Cellular respiration produces the most energy in the form of ATP from


A) the production of lactate
B) glycolysis
C) substrate-level phosphorylation
D) oxidative phosphorylation
E) the citric acid cycle

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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If one were to double the amount of enzyme in a reaction with an initial Δ\Delta G of -5 kcal/mole,what would the Δ\Delta G be?


A) +5 kcal/mole
B) -5 kcal/mole
C) -20 kcal/mole
D) -10 kcal/mole
E) +10 kcal/mole

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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How can a living cell increase the rate of a chemical reaction?


A) By raising the pH of the cytoplasm.
B) By increasing the entropy of the reactants.
C) By lowering the pH of the cytoplasm.
D) By raising the temperature.
E) By using a catalyst.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The primary function of an enzyme or any biological catalyst is to


A) increase the rate of a reaction.
B) reduce the energy of activation of a reaction.
C) increase the rate of a reaction and change the direction of a reaction.
D) change the direction of a reaction.
E) reduce the energy of activation and increase the rate of a reaction.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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A logical consequence of the second law of thermodynamics could be stated,


A) every chemical reaction must increase the total entropy of the universe.
B) if the entropy of a system increases,there must be a corresponding decrease in the entropy of the universe.
C) every energy transfer requires activation energy from the environment.
D) if there is an increase in the energy of a system,there must be a corresponding decrease in the energy of the rest of the universe.
E) energy can be transferred or transformed,but it cannot be created or destroyed.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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During the cleavage stage of glycolysis,fructose-1,6 biphosphate is broken down into


A) citric acid.
B) two molecules of ATP.
C) two molecules of pyruvate.
D) two molecules of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate.
E) glucosE.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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In addition to ATP,what are the end products of glycolysis?


A) CO2 and NADH
B) CO2 and pyruvate
C) H2O,NADH,and citrate
D) NADH and pyruvate
E) CO2 and H2O

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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D

In photosynthesis,carbon dioxide gas is reduced and combined to form glucose.This is an example of


A) metabolism.
B) hydrolysis.
C) catabolism.
D) exergonic.
E) anabolism.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

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In the citric acid cycle,some intermediates are used in other metabolic reactions.Which of the following adaptations would need to be made by a cell in response to this?


A) Cells would have to use energy sources other than glucose for metabolism.
B) Some oxaloacetate would need to be produced through an alternative pathway to combine with acetyl CoA.
C) Some citrate would need to be produced through an alternative pathway to combine with acetyl CoA.
D) The citric acid cycle would eventually shut down when it ran out of intermediates and the cell would switch to glycolysis.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Energy released by the electron transport chain is used to pump H+ ions into which location?


A) mitochondrial matrix
B) mitochondrial outer membrane
C) cytosol
D) mitochondrial inner membrane
E) mitochondrial intermembrane space

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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What is produced during the citric acid cycle?


A) Pyruvate,ATP and NADH.
B) ATP and NAD+.
C) ATP,NADH,and FADH2.
D) Oxygen.
E) A proton gradient.

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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During glycolysis,glucose is broken down into


A) pyruvate.
B) ATP.
C) oxygen.
D) acetyl CoA.
E) NADH.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Catabolic and anabolic reactions in living cells involve the transfer of electrons from one molecule to another in reduction-oxidation reactions.

A) True
B) False

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