Chapter 8 Test Bank Biology 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jmwszp
1. 1) Which of the following statements is true of metab- C) Metabolism consists of
olism in its entirety in all organisms? all the energy transforma-
A) Metabolism depends on a constant supply of energy tion reactions in an organ-
from food. ism.
B) Metabolism uses all of an organism's resources.
C) Metabolism consists of all the energy transforma-
tion reactions in an organism.
D) Metabolism manages the increase of entropy in an
organism.
2. 2) Which of the following is an example of potential C) a molecule of glucose
rather than kinetic energy?
A) water rushing over Niagara Falls
B) light flashes emitted by a firefly
C) a molecule of glucose
D) a crawling beetle foraging for food
3. 3) Most cells cannot harness heat to perform work B) temperature is usually
because ________. uniform throughout a cell
A) heat is not a form of energy
B) temperature is usually uniform throughout a cell
C) heat can never be used to do work
D) heat must remain constant during work
4. 4) A decrease in entropy is associated with which type A) dehydration
of reaction?
A) dehydration
B) catabolic
C) depolymerization
D) hydrolysis
5.
, Chapter 8 Test Bank Biology 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jmwszp
5) Which of the following terms most precisely de- A) catabolism (catabolic
scribes the cellular process of breaking down pathways)
large molecules into smaller ones?
A) catabolism (catabolic pathways)
B) metabolism
C) anabolism (anabolic pathways)
D) dehydration
6. 6) Which of the following statements about anabolic B) They consume energy
pathways is true? to build up polymers from
A) They are usually spontaneous chemical reactions. monomers.
B) They consume energy to build up polymers from
monomers.
C) They release energy by degrading polymers to
monomers.
D) They decrease the entropy of the organism and its
environment.
7. 7) Which of the following statements describes the first A) Energy cannot be creat-
law of thermodynamics? ed or destroyed.
A) Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
B) The entropy of the universe is decreasing.
C) The entropy of the universe is constant.
D) Energy cannot be transferred or transformed.
8. 8) Which of the following statements is an important B) An organism ultimately
consequence of the first law of must obtain all of the nec-
thermodynamics for a living organism? essary energy for life from
A) The energy content of an organism is constant. its environment.
B) An organism ultimately must obtain all of the nec-
essary energy for life from its environment.
C) The entropy of an organism decreases with time as
, Chapter 8 Test Bank Biology 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jmwszp
the organism grows in complexity.
D) Organisms grow by converting energy into organic
matter.
9. 9) Living organisms increase in complexity as they B) The decrease in entropy
grow, resulting in a decrease in the entropy is associated with growth
of an organism. How does this relate to the second law of an organism. As a con-
of thermodynamics? sequence of
A) Living organisms do not obey the second law of growth, organisms cause
thermodynamics, which states that the a greater increase in en-
entropy of an organism increases with each energy tropy in their environment
transformation. than the decrease in
B) The decrease in entropy is associated with growth of entropy associated with
an organism. As a consequence of their increased complexity.
growth, organisms cause a greater increase in entropy
in their environment than the decrease in
entropy associated with their increased complexity.
C) As a consequence of growth, the decrease in en-
tropy of the organism is associated with a
corresponding decrease in the entropy of the uni-
verse.
D) Living organisms are able to transform chemical
energy into entropy.
Answer: B
10. 10) Which of the following statements is a logical con- D) Each chemical reaction
sequence of the second law of in an organism must in-
thermodynamics? crease the total entropy of
A) If the entropy of a system increases, there must be the universe.
a corresponding decrease in the entropy of
the universe.
B) If the entropy of a system decreases, there must be
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jmwszp
1. 1) Which of the following statements is true of metab- C) Metabolism consists of
olism in its entirety in all organisms? all the energy transforma-
A) Metabolism depends on a constant supply of energy tion reactions in an organ-
from food. ism.
B) Metabolism uses all of an organism's resources.
C) Metabolism consists of all the energy transforma-
tion reactions in an organism.
D) Metabolism manages the increase of entropy in an
organism.
2. 2) Which of the following is an example of potential C) a molecule of glucose
rather than kinetic energy?
A) water rushing over Niagara Falls
B) light flashes emitted by a firefly
C) a molecule of glucose
D) a crawling beetle foraging for food
3. 3) Most cells cannot harness heat to perform work B) temperature is usually
because ________. uniform throughout a cell
A) heat is not a form of energy
B) temperature is usually uniform throughout a cell
C) heat can never be used to do work
D) heat must remain constant during work
4. 4) A decrease in entropy is associated with which type A) dehydration
of reaction?
A) dehydration
B) catabolic
C) depolymerization
D) hydrolysis
5.
, Chapter 8 Test Bank Biology 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jmwszp
5) Which of the following terms most precisely de- A) catabolism (catabolic
scribes the cellular process of breaking down pathways)
large molecules into smaller ones?
A) catabolism (catabolic pathways)
B) metabolism
C) anabolism (anabolic pathways)
D) dehydration
6. 6) Which of the following statements about anabolic B) They consume energy
pathways is true? to build up polymers from
A) They are usually spontaneous chemical reactions. monomers.
B) They consume energy to build up polymers from
monomers.
C) They release energy by degrading polymers to
monomers.
D) They decrease the entropy of the organism and its
environment.
7. 7) Which of the following statements describes the first A) Energy cannot be creat-
law of thermodynamics? ed or destroyed.
A) Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
B) The entropy of the universe is decreasing.
C) The entropy of the universe is constant.
D) Energy cannot be transferred or transformed.
8. 8) Which of the following statements is an important B) An organism ultimately
consequence of the first law of must obtain all of the nec-
thermodynamics for a living organism? essary energy for life from
A) The energy content of an organism is constant. its environment.
B) An organism ultimately must obtain all of the nec-
essary energy for life from its environment.
C) The entropy of an organism decreases with time as
, Chapter 8 Test Bank Biology 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jmwszp
the organism grows in complexity.
D) Organisms grow by converting energy into organic
matter.
9. 9) Living organisms increase in complexity as they B) The decrease in entropy
grow, resulting in a decrease in the entropy is associated with growth
of an organism. How does this relate to the second law of an organism. As a con-
of thermodynamics? sequence of
A) Living organisms do not obey the second law of growth, organisms cause
thermodynamics, which states that the a greater increase in en-
entropy of an organism increases with each energy tropy in their environment
transformation. than the decrease in
B) The decrease in entropy is associated with growth of entropy associated with
an organism. As a consequence of their increased complexity.
growth, organisms cause a greater increase in entropy
in their environment than the decrease in
entropy associated with their increased complexity.
C) As a consequence of growth, the decrease in en-
tropy of the organism is associated with a
corresponding decrease in the entropy of the uni-
verse.
D) Living organisms are able to transform chemical
energy into entropy.
Answer: B
10. 10) Which of the following statements is a logical con- D) Each chemical reaction
sequence of the second law of in an organism must in-
thermodynamics? crease the total entropy of
A) If the entropy of a system increases, there must be the universe.
a corresponding decrease in the entropy of
the universe.
B) If the entropy of a system decreases, there must be
