BIOD 171 ESSENTIAL MICROBIOLOGY
MODULE 2 EXAM
Actual Questions and Verified Answers
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Inside you will get:
➢ Module 2 Exam
➢ True & False Questions
➢ Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
➢ Expert-Verified Explanations
,1. True or False: Enzymes slow down chemical reactions to conserve energy.
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Answer choices: True / False
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Correct Answer: False WQ WQ
Expert Rationale: Enzymes function as biological catalysts that accelerate (cata
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lyze) chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy, enabling reactions t
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o proceed rapidly under physiological conditions. Slowing reactions would be e
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nergetically disadvantageous. WQ
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2. True or False: As movement requires energy, metabolism can be defined as
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a controlled set of biochemical reactions that occur only in motile organisms i
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n order to maintain life.
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Answer choices: True / False
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Correct Answer: False WQ WQ
Expert Rationale: Metabolism is universal and occurs in all living organisms reg
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ardless of motility. Non-
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motile organisms, such as plants and many bacteria, undergo metabolism to m
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aintain vital functions including growth and repair, independent of movement.
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, 3. True or False: Metabolism is a controlled set of biochemical reactions
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that occur in living organisms in order to maintain life.
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Answer choices: True / False WQ WQ WQ WQ
Correct Answer: True WQ WQ
Expert Rationale: Metabolism encompasses all enzymatic reactions that allow
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cells to extract energy from nutrients, synthesize cellular components, and reg
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ulate homeostasis. It coordinates catabolic and anabolic pathways essential for
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oduction of all living organisms. WQ WQ WQ WQ
4. True or False: Enzymes are polysaccharides that catalyze chemical reactions
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Answer choices: True / False WQ WQ WQ WQ
Correct Answer: False WQ WQ
Expert Rationale: Enzymes are primarily proteins (though some RNA molecule
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s called ribozymes also have catalytic function). They are composed of amino a
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cid polymers with tertiary and quaternary structures that allow substrate speci
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ficity and catalysis, unlike polysaccharides which are structural or storage carbo
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hydrates.
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MODULE 2 EXAM
Actual Questions and Verified Answers
100% Guarantee Pass
Portage Learning, Geneva College
Inside you will get:
➢ Module 2 Exam
➢ True & False Questions
➢ Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
➢ Expert-Verified Explanations
,1. True or False: Enzymes slow down chemical reactions to conserve energy.
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Answer choices: True / False
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Correct Answer: False WQ WQ
Expert Rationale: Enzymes function as biological catalysts that accelerate (cata
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lyze) chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy, enabling reactions t
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o proceed rapidly under physiological conditions. Slowing reactions would be e
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nergetically disadvantageous. WQ
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2. True or False: As movement requires energy, metabolism can be defined as
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a controlled set of biochemical reactions that occur only in motile organisms i
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n order to maintain life.
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Answer choices: True / False
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Correct Answer: False WQ WQ
Expert Rationale: Metabolism is universal and occurs in all living organisms reg
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ardless of motility. Non-
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motile organisms, such as plants and many bacteria, undergo metabolism to m
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aintain vital functions including growth and repair, independent of movement.
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, 3. True or False: Metabolism is a controlled set of biochemical reactions
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that occur in living organisms in order to maintain life.
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Answer choices: True / False WQ WQ WQ WQ
Correct Answer: True WQ WQ
Expert Rationale: Metabolism encompasses all enzymatic reactions that allow
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cells to extract energy from nutrients, synthesize cellular components, and reg
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ulate homeostasis. It coordinates catabolic and anabolic pathways essential for
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oduction of all living organisms. WQ WQ WQ WQ
4. True or False: Enzymes are polysaccharides that catalyze chemical reactions
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.
Answer choices: True / False WQ WQ WQ WQ
Correct Answer: False WQ WQ
Expert Rationale: Enzymes are primarily proteins (though some RNA molecule
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s called ribozymes also have catalytic function). They are composed of amino a
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cid polymers with tertiary and quaternary structures that allow substrate speci
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ficity and catalysis, unlike polysaccharides which are structural or storage carbo
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hydrates.
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