UCF BSC 2010C Exam 3 (Thomas) Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest Update

UCF BSC 2010C Exam 3 (Thomas) Questions and Answers with
Verified Solutions | Latest Update




QUESTION
In aerobic respiration carbohydrates are ultimately broken down into:

Answer:
CO2

QUESTION
Most ATP produced in aerobic respiration occurs in the process of:

Answer:
chemiosmosis

QUESTION
Products of glycolysis include:

Answer:
2 ATP 2 NADH 2 Pyruvate

QUESTION
In glycolysis the most reduced compound formed is:

Answer:
Pyruvate

QUESTION
Products of the Krebs cycle include:

Answer:
2 ATP 2 FADH CO2

QUESTION
The final electron acceptor in aerobic respiration is:

Answer:
oxygen

, QUESTION
What is the best description of the structure of a chromosome in the nucleus of a non-dividing
cell?

Answer:
One long DNA molecule, associated with many proteins.

QUESTION
Which of the following statements best describes microtubules?

Answer:
made up of subunits of tubulin, and are structures along which substances are transported in the
cell.

QUESTION
How can a protein outside the cell cause events to happen inside the cell?

Answer:
A protein outside the cell can bind to a receptor protein on the cell surface, causing it to change
shape and sending a signal inside the cell.

QUESTION
What effect does phosphorylating a protein have on that protein?

Answer:
changes the shape of the protein, most often activating it.

QUESTION
During what stage of the cell cycle does replication occur?

Answer:
S phase (synthesis)

QUESTION
What is a construction pathway that builds complicated molecules from simlier ones?

Answer:
Anabolic pathways

QUESTION
What is chemiosmosis?

Answer:
The movement of ions across a semipermeable membrane, down their electrochemical gradient.