UCI Bio 93 Midterm 2 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
What |is |a |metabolic |pathway? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |pathway |that |a |molecule |goes |
through, |resulting |in |a |specific |product.
What |is |metabolism? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |totality |of |an |organisms |chemical |reactions
Gibbs |free |energy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Portion |of |a |system |that |can |perform |work |when |
temp |and |pressure |are |uniform |throughout |the |system.
What |does |a |negative |Delta |G |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |process |that |is |
spontaneous/exergonic
What |does |spontaneous |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Means |that |a |process |will |occur.
What |happens |to |the |energy |in |a |exergonic |reaction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |released
What |happens |to |the |energy |in |an |endergonic |reaction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |
consumed |in |the |reaction.
True |or |False
A |cell |must |have |endergonic |and |exergonic |reactions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Is |ATP |Hydrolysis |an |exergonic |or |endergonic |reaction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Exergonic
, Mechanical |and |Transport |work |are |what |kind |of |reactions? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Endergonic
Why |does |ATP |hydrolysis |release |so |much |energy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |3 |phosphate |
groups |are |neg. |charged, |so |there |is |mutual |repulsion |within |all |of |them
What |do |enzymes |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lower |energy |barriers |to |drive |chemical |
reactions
What |does |the |suffix |-ase |usually |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |enzyme
Enzymes |are |biological |___________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Catalysts
What |is |the |site |of |cellular |respiration |in |all |eukaryotic |cells? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Mitochondria
In |Biology, |what |is |another |word |for |the |addition |of |electrons |to |a |substance? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Reduction
In |Biology, |what |is |another |word |for |the |loss |of |electrons |to |a |substance? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Oxidation
What |is |cellular |respiration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Catabolic |reactions |used |to |generate |ATP
Where |does |glycolysis |happen? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |the |cytosol
Answers
What |is |a |metabolic |pathway? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |pathway |that |a |molecule |goes |
through, |resulting |in |a |specific |product.
What |is |metabolism? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |totality |of |an |organisms |chemical |reactions
Gibbs |free |energy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Portion |of |a |system |that |can |perform |work |when |
temp |and |pressure |are |uniform |throughout |the |system.
What |does |a |negative |Delta |G |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |process |that |is |
spontaneous/exergonic
What |does |spontaneous |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Means |that |a |process |will |occur.
What |happens |to |the |energy |in |a |exergonic |reaction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |released
What |happens |to |the |energy |in |an |endergonic |reaction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |
consumed |in |the |reaction.
True |or |False
A |cell |must |have |endergonic |and |exergonic |reactions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Is |ATP |Hydrolysis |an |exergonic |or |endergonic |reaction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Exergonic
, Mechanical |and |Transport |work |are |what |kind |of |reactions? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Endergonic
Why |does |ATP |hydrolysis |release |so |much |energy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |3 |phosphate |
groups |are |neg. |charged, |so |there |is |mutual |repulsion |within |all |of |them
What |do |enzymes |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lower |energy |barriers |to |drive |chemical |
reactions
What |does |the |suffix |-ase |usually |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |enzyme
Enzymes |are |biological |___________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Catalysts
What |is |the |site |of |cellular |respiration |in |all |eukaryotic |cells? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Mitochondria
In |Biology, |what |is |another |word |for |the |addition |of |electrons |to |a |substance? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Reduction
In |Biology, |what |is |another |word |for |the |loss |of |electrons |to |a |substance? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Oxidation
What |is |cellular |respiration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Catabolic |reactions |used |to |generate |ATP
Where |does |glycolysis |happen? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |the |cytosol
