Biology Senior Exit Exam Questions And
Answers
4 main macromolecules -
correct answer ✅carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
monomers -
correct answer ✅building blocks of macromolecules or polymers
___ are the monomers of carbohydrates -
correct answer ✅monosaccharides
___ are the monomers of proteins -
correct answer ✅amino acids
___ are the monomers of lipids -
correct answer ✅fatty acids
___ are the monomers of DNA -
correct answer ✅nucleotides
1st law of thermodynamics -
correct answer ✅energy can't be created or destroyed, only
converted
,Biology Senior Exit Exam Questions And
Answers
second law of thermodynamics -
correct answer ✅every energy transfer or transformation
increases the entropy of the universe
entropy -
correct answer ✅measure of disorder or randomness of a system
enzyme -
correct answer ✅protein that acts as a biological catalyst and
speeds up a chemical reaction
3 ATP producing pathways -
correct answer ✅glycolysis, citric acid cycle/oxidative
phosphorylation, and beta oxidation
glycolysis -
correct answer ✅the breakdown of glucose/sugar by enzymes in
anaerobic conditions, releasing energy and pyruvic acid
,Biology Senior Exit Exam Questions And
Answers
ATP -
correct answer ✅adenosine triphosphate, main source of energy
for cells
glucose -
correct answer ✅C6H12O6
how is energy released from ATP -
correct answer ✅a phosphate is removed
hydrolysis -
correct answer ✅the chemical breakdown of a compound due to
reaction with water
fermentation -
correct answer ✅cells release energy in the absence of oxygen,
makes alcohol and lactic acid
krebs cycle -
correct answer ✅second stage of cellular respiration, in which
pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of
energy-extracting reactions in mitochondria
, Biology Senior Exit Exam Questions And
Answers
electron transport chain -
correct answer ✅series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle
high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions
ATP synthase -
correct answer ✅enzyme that catalyzes the reaction that adds a
high-energy phosphate group to ADP to form ATP
where does photosynthesis occur -
correct answer ✅chloroplasts in plant cells
where does cellular respiration occur -
correct answer ✅mitochondria and cytoplasm
transcription -
correct answer ✅DNA is converted to RNA
translation -
correct answer ✅mRNA decoded to assemble polypeptides and a
protein is produced
Answers
4 main macromolecules -
correct answer ✅carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
monomers -
correct answer ✅building blocks of macromolecules or polymers
___ are the monomers of carbohydrates -
correct answer ✅monosaccharides
___ are the monomers of proteins -
correct answer ✅amino acids
___ are the monomers of lipids -
correct answer ✅fatty acids
___ are the monomers of DNA -
correct answer ✅nucleotides
1st law of thermodynamics -
correct answer ✅energy can't be created or destroyed, only
converted
,Biology Senior Exit Exam Questions And
Answers
second law of thermodynamics -
correct answer ✅every energy transfer or transformation
increases the entropy of the universe
entropy -
correct answer ✅measure of disorder or randomness of a system
enzyme -
correct answer ✅protein that acts as a biological catalyst and
speeds up a chemical reaction
3 ATP producing pathways -
correct answer ✅glycolysis, citric acid cycle/oxidative
phosphorylation, and beta oxidation
glycolysis -
correct answer ✅the breakdown of glucose/sugar by enzymes in
anaerobic conditions, releasing energy and pyruvic acid
,Biology Senior Exit Exam Questions And
Answers
ATP -
correct answer ✅adenosine triphosphate, main source of energy
for cells
glucose -
correct answer ✅C6H12O6
how is energy released from ATP -
correct answer ✅a phosphate is removed
hydrolysis -
correct answer ✅the chemical breakdown of a compound due to
reaction with water
fermentation -
correct answer ✅cells release energy in the absence of oxygen,
makes alcohol and lactic acid
krebs cycle -
correct answer ✅second stage of cellular respiration, in which
pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of
energy-extracting reactions in mitochondria
, Biology Senior Exit Exam Questions And
Answers
electron transport chain -
correct answer ✅series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle
high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions
ATP synthase -
correct answer ✅enzyme that catalyzes the reaction that adds a
high-energy phosphate group to ADP to form ATP
where does photosynthesis occur -
correct answer ✅chloroplasts in plant cells
where does cellular respiration occur -
correct answer ✅mitochondria and cytoplasm
transcription -
correct answer ✅DNA is converted to RNA
translation -
correct answer ✅mRNA decoded to assemble polypeptides and a
protein is produced
