Biology 1134 (Exam 2) Questions And
Answers
________________whaswawmajorwimpactwonwreactionwrate.w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
temperature
Awcellwdoeswthreewmainwkindswofwwork:w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Mechanicalwwork-
wmovementwofwciliawandwflagella,wcontractionwofwmusclewcells,wandwmovementwofwchromoso
mesw(mitosiswandwmeiosis)
Transportwwork-
wpumpingwsubstanceswacrosswmembraneswagainstwthewdirectionwofwspontaneouswmoveme
ntw(activewtransport)
Chemicalwwork-
winvolvingwstockpiling,wbuilding,wrearranging,wandwbreakingwapartwsubstancesw(suchwaswsy
nthesiswofwpolymerswfromwmonomers)
aA+bB==cC+dDw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-AwandwBwarewthewreactants
CwandwDwarewthewproducts
a,b,c,dwarewthewnumberwofwmolesw
Thewreactionwiswreversible
ThewratewofwreactionwiswdependentwuponwamountwofwenergywandwconcentrationswofwA,B,C,
D.
ActivationwEnergyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Inworderwtowinitiatewawreaction,wawsmallwamountwofwenergywiswneeded
(Forwexample:wthewkickstartwtowawmotorcycle,wthewturningwofwthewkeywtowstartwawcar,wthewpulli
ngwbackwonwthewstringwofwthewlawnwmower)
Activewsitew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewreactantswbindswtowawspecificwlocationwonwthewenzyme
, ActivewTransportw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewmovementwofwawsolutewacrosswawmembranewagainstwitswconcentrationwgradient
AdenosinewTriphosphatew(ATP)w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewimmediatewsourcewofwenergywthatwpowerswcellularwwork
AerobicwRespirationw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
ifwoxygenwiswthewfinalwacceptorw(i.e.woxygenwiswreduced)
Allwlivingwcellswarewsurroundedwbywaw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
PlasmawMembranew(akawcellwmembrane)
AnaerobicwRespirationw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
ifwthewfinalwelectronwacceptorwiswawmoleculewotherwthanwoxygen,wandwleadswtowfermentation
Arewmembraneswsolid?w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-No,wtheywhavewfluidity.
Aswtemperaturew________________,wcollisionswbetweenwsubstrateswandwactivewsiteswocc
urwmorewfrequentlywaswmoleculeswmovew_____________.w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
increase,wfaster
Aswthewsubstratewbindswtowthewenzyme,wthewenzymewchangeswshapewresultingwinwanw____
________w____________.w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Inducedwfit
Atw_____wsubstratewconcentrations,wanw_________winwsubstratewspeedswbindingwtowavaila
blewactivewsites.w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-low,wincrease
ATPwcanwbewbrokenwdownwintow-wCORRECTwwANSWER-AdenosinewDiphosphatew(ADP)
ATPwiswawtypewofw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
nucleotidewconsistingwofwthewsugarwribose,wthewnitrogenouswbasewadenine,wandwawchainwof
wthreewphosphates.
Autotrophsw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
photosyntheticworganismswproducewtheirwownworganicwmolecules,wsuchwaswcarbohydrates
,wusedwtowmakewATP.
Cellwmembranesw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Thinwstructureswmadewmainlywofwphospholipidsw(bilayer),wproteins,wandwcarbohydrates
Chargedwandwpolarwmoleculeswwillwbewattractedwtow-wCORRECTwwANSWER-water
Chargedwandwpolarwmoleculeswwillwbewunablewtowpasswthroughwthew______________winter
iorwofwthewphospholipidwbilayer.w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-hydrophobic
Answers
________________whaswawmajorwimpactwonwreactionwrate.w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
temperature
Awcellwdoeswthreewmainwkindswofwwork:w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Mechanicalwwork-
wmovementwofwciliawandwflagella,wcontractionwofwmusclewcells,wandwmovementwofwchromoso
mesw(mitosiswandwmeiosis)
Transportwwork-
wpumpingwsubstanceswacrosswmembraneswagainstwthewdirectionwofwspontaneouswmoveme
ntw(activewtransport)
Chemicalwwork-
winvolvingwstockpiling,wbuilding,wrearranging,wandwbreakingwapartwsubstancesw(suchwaswsy
nthesiswofwpolymerswfromwmonomers)
aA+bB==cC+dDw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-AwandwBwarewthewreactants
CwandwDwarewthewproducts
a,b,c,dwarewthewnumberwofwmolesw
Thewreactionwiswreversible
ThewratewofwreactionwiswdependentwuponwamountwofwenergywandwconcentrationswofwA,B,C,
D.
ActivationwEnergyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Inworderwtowinitiatewawreaction,wawsmallwamountwofwenergywiswneeded
(Forwexample:wthewkickstartwtowawmotorcycle,wthewturningwofwthewkeywtowstartwawcar,wthewpulli
ngwbackwonwthewstringwofwthewlawnwmower)
Activewsitew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewreactantswbindswtowawspecificwlocationwonwthewenzyme
, ActivewTransportw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewmovementwofwawsolutewacrosswawmembranewagainstwitswconcentrationwgradient
AdenosinewTriphosphatew(ATP)w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewimmediatewsourcewofwenergywthatwpowerswcellularwwork
AerobicwRespirationw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
ifwoxygenwiswthewfinalwacceptorw(i.e.woxygenwiswreduced)
Allwlivingwcellswarewsurroundedwbywaw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
PlasmawMembranew(akawcellwmembrane)
AnaerobicwRespirationw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
ifwthewfinalwelectronwacceptorwiswawmoleculewotherwthanwoxygen,wandwleadswtowfermentation
Arewmembraneswsolid?w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-No,wtheywhavewfluidity.
Aswtemperaturew________________,wcollisionswbetweenwsubstrateswandwactivewsiteswocc
urwmorewfrequentlywaswmoleculeswmovew_____________.w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
increase,wfaster
Aswthewsubstratewbindswtowthewenzyme,wthewenzymewchangeswshapewresultingwinwanw____
________w____________.w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Inducedwfit
Atw_____wsubstratewconcentrations,wanw_________winwsubstratewspeedswbindingwtowavaila
blewactivewsites.w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-low,wincrease
ATPwcanwbewbrokenwdownwintow-wCORRECTwwANSWER-AdenosinewDiphosphatew(ADP)
ATPwiswawtypewofw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
nucleotidewconsistingwofwthewsugarwribose,wthewnitrogenouswbasewadenine,wandwawchainwof
wthreewphosphates.
Autotrophsw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
photosyntheticworganismswproducewtheirwownworganicwmolecules,wsuchwaswcarbohydrates
,wusedwtowmakewATP.
Cellwmembranesw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Thinwstructureswmadewmainlywofwphospholipidsw(bilayer),wproteins,wandwcarbohydrates
Chargedwandwpolarwmoleculeswwillwbewattractedwtow-wCORRECTwwANSWER-water
Chargedwandwpolarwmoleculeswwillwbewunablewtowpasswthroughwthew______________winter
iorwofwthewphospholipidwbilayer.w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-hydrophobic