BIO 172 EXAM 2 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
After the citric acid cycle, which molecules hold the energy contained in glucose?
correct answer ATP and NADH
During which phase of the Calvin cycle are both ATP and NADPH required? correct
answer Reduction
When methane is oxidized, where do the electrons move? correct answer Away
from the Carbon atom
When electrons flow down the electron transport chain of mitochondria, which of
the following changes occurs? correct answer Protons are pumped into the
intermembrane space
Which of the following is true of cellular respiration? correct answer Glucose is
oxidized to CO2
Which of the following pairs incorrectly matches the structure to its function?
Golgi apparatus; digestion and recycling
Microtubules; cell motility
Mitochondria; energy production
Lysosome; autophagy correct answer Golgi apparatus; digestion and recycling
, Golgi apparatus; digestion and recycling correct answer RuBP
Which of the following structures is found in plant cells but not animal cells?
correct answer Chloroplasts
Electrophoresis separates DNA fragments on a gel according to correct answer
Size
If you performed a PCR reaction but accidentally only added one of the two
primers, what would the product be? correct answer Only one DNA strand will
be synthesized
In regards to what you learned about cell structure, which of the following would
you expect from cells producing lipids that will be transported and located in the
plasma membrane?
a. Lipids would be synthesized in vacuoles.
b. Lipids would be synthesized in the smooth ER then modified in the rough ER
before transport to the plasma membrane.
c. Lipids would be synthesized in vesicles before delivery to the lysosome.
d. Lipids would be synthesized in the smooth ER then modified in the golgi
apparatus and then transported to the plasma membrane.
e. Lipids are synthesized in the nucleus before being modified in the smooth ER,
then packaged in vesicles and shuttled to the mitochondria. correct answer D
Which of the following do you expect to correctly describe the path of a nuclear
transcription factor from mRNA transcription to protein to final destination?
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
After the citric acid cycle, which molecules hold the energy contained in glucose?
correct answer ATP and NADH
During which phase of the Calvin cycle are both ATP and NADPH required? correct
answer Reduction
When methane is oxidized, where do the electrons move? correct answer Away
from the Carbon atom
When electrons flow down the electron transport chain of mitochondria, which of
the following changes occurs? correct answer Protons are pumped into the
intermembrane space
Which of the following is true of cellular respiration? correct answer Glucose is
oxidized to CO2
Which of the following pairs incorrectly matches the structure to its function?
Golgi apparatus; digestion and recycling
Microtubules; cell motility
Mitochondria; energy production
Lysosome; autophagy correct answer Golgi apparatus; digestion and recycling
, Golgi apparatus; digestion and recycling correct answer RuBP
Which of the following structures is found in plant cells but not animal cells?
correct answer Chloroplasts
Electrophoresis separates DNA fragments on a gel according to correct answer
Size
If you performed a PCR reaction but accidentally only added one of the two
primers, what would the product be? correct answer Only one DNA strand will
be synthesized
In regards to what you learned about cell structure, which of the following would
you expect from cells producing lipids that will be transported and located in the
plasma membrane?
a. Lipids would be synthesized in vacuoles.
b. Lipids would be synthesized in the smooth ER then modified in the rough ER
before transport to the plasma membrane.
c. Lipids would be synthesized in vesicles before delivery to the lysosome.
d. Lipids would be synthesized in the smooth ER then modified in the golgi
apparatus and then transported to the plasma membrane.
e. Lipids are synthesized in the nucleus before being modified in the smooth ER,
then packaged in vesicles and shuttled to the mitochondria. correct answer D
Which of the following do you expect to correctly describe the path of a nuclear
transcription factor from mRNA transcription to protein to final destination?
