BIO 172 EXAM 2 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Every time a carbon in glucose is oxidized, what molecule is
directly produced? correct answer CO2
Oxidation is a __________ in electron density; reduction is
a______________ in electron density correct answer decrease;
increase
Which molecule is not produced in the citric acid cycle? correct
answer Pyruvate
Organisms that get their energy from sunlight are called correct
answer phototrophs
Organisms that get their carbon from CO2 are called correct
answer autotrophs
Which atoms in glucose are oxidized during glycolysis? correct
answer carbon
What is an advantage to slowly metabolizing glucose in a series of
biochemical reactions? correct answer The chemical energy in
glucose is harnessed by other molecules.
, What does a motor protein do? correct answer Converts
chemical energy in ATP into mechanical energy in the form of
movement
Organisms that get their carbon from organic compounds are
called correct answer heterotrophs
Which of the following is not a function of the microtubules?
correct answer Cytoplasmic streaming
The set of chemical reactions that break down molecules into
smaller units and generate ATP is called correct answer
catabolism
Which of the following is a similarity between plasmodesmata and
gap junctions? correct answer Both act as an open passage
between two cells.
Cellular Respiration occurs in which cell type? correct answer
Both plant and animal cells
The starting reactant of glycolysis is ____________ and the end
product is _____________. correct answer glucose; pyruvate
If the reaction ATP --> ADP + Pi generates -7.8 kcal/mole of
energy, which of the following reactions can proceed if coupled to
that reaction? correct answer An endergonic reaction that has
a deltaG of +5.8.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Every time a carbon in glucose is oxidized, what molecule is
directly produced? correct answer CO2
Oxidation is a __________ in electron density; reduction is
a______________ in electron density correct answer decrease;
increase
Which molecule is not produced in the citric acid cycle? correct
answer Pyruvate
Organisms that get their energy from sunlight are called correct
answer phototrophs
Organisms that get their carbon from CO2 are called correct
answer autotrophs
Which atoms in glucose are oxidized during glycolysis? correct
answer carbon
What is an advantage to slowly metabolizing glucose in a series of
biochemical reactions? correct answer The chemical energy in
glucose is harnessed by other molecules.
, What does a motor protein do? correct answer Converts
chemical energy in ATP into mechanical energy in the form of
movement
Organisms that get their carbon from organic compounds are
called correct answer heterotrophs
Which of the following is not a function of the microtubules?
correct answer Cytoplasmic streaming
The set of chemical reactions that break down molecules into
smaller units and generate ATP is called correct answer
catabolism
Which of the following is a similarity between plasmodesmata and
gap junctions? correct answer Both act as an open passage
between two cells.
Cellular Respiration occurs in which cell type? correct answer
Both plant and animal cells
The starting reactant of glycolysis is ____________ and the end
product is _____________. correct answer glucose; pyruvate
If the reaction ATP --> ADP + Pi generates -7.8 kcal/mole of
energy, which of the following reactions can proceed if coupled to
that reaction? correct answer An endergonic reaction that has
a deltaG of +5.8.
