Answers to Membranes Sample Multiple Choice Questions 7.

Which of the following does not require cell

energy?
1. Which of the following is true of the cell
membrane? a. Simple Diffusion.

*a. The cell membrane is found in plant and animal cells. b. Osmosis.

b. The cell membrane is found in only animal cells. c. Facilitated Diffusion.

c. The cell membrane is found in only plants. d. All of the above.

d. The cell membrane is only found in cells that move. 8. Which of the following is the movement across
the cell membrane of large molecules or
2. Which of the following is true of the phospholipids
in a cell membrane? ions from high concentration to low concentration?

a. The phosphate head is hydrophobic. a. Simple Diffusion.

*b. The phosphate head is hydrophilic. b. Osmosis.

c. The fatty acid tails are exposed to water. *c. Facilitated Diffusion.

d. The cell membrane consists of a single layer of d. Active Transport.

phospholipids.
9. Which of the following is the movement across
3. How does the fluid mosaic model describe the cell the cell membrane of large molecules from
membrane?
low concentration to high concentration?
a. A bilayer of protein.
a. Simple Diffusion.
b. A bilayer of protein and a bilayer of lipid.
b. Osmosis.
c. Lipid embedded in lipid.
c. Facilitated Diffusion.
*d. Proteins embedded in a phospholipid bilayer.
*d. Active Transport.
4. What will happen to a cell in a hypotonic solution?
10. Which of the following refers to the cell
a. Lose water. membrane folding around a substance and

b. Gain water. engulfing the substance?

c. Shrink. *a. Endocytosis.

d. Gain and lose water equally (dynamic equilibrium). b. Exocytosis.

5. What will happen to a cell in a hypertonic c. Osmosis.

solution?
d. Facilitated Diffusion.
*a. Lose water.
Answers to Energy and Metabolism Sample
b. Gain water. Multiple Choice Questions

c. Swell. 1. Which of the following is true of the

thermodynamic laws?
d. Gain and lose water equally (dynamic equilibrium).
a. Energy can be transformed into matter and we get
6. Which of the following requires cell energy?
something for nothing.
a. Active Transport.
b. Energy can only be destroyed.
b. Endocytosis.
c. Energy gained by one region of the universe must be
c. Exocytosis. balanced by a gain in energy in

*d. All of the above.

another region of the universe in order to maintain the b. Product.
balance of nature.
c. Substrate.
*d. Energy cannot be created or destroyed and in a change of
d. Cofactor.
energy from one form to
8. Which of the following is the term for the reactant
another some energy is lost as heat.
molecule(s) in an enzyme catalyzed
2. Which of the following refers to entropy?
chemical reaction?
a. Energy of things in motion.
a. Inhibitors.
b. Capacity to do work.
b. Enzymes.
c. Stored energy.
*c. Substrates.
d. Degree of disorder.
d. Products.
3. What form of energy is present in the chemical
9. Which of the following are organisms that feed on
bonds between atoms?
other organisms?
*a. Potential.
*a Heterotrophs.
b. Energy of motion.
b Autotrophs.
c. Kinetic.
c Algae.
d. Mechanical.
d Plants
4. Why is ATP cell fuel?
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a. ATP is an enzyme. Multiple Choice Questions

*b. ATP contains a bond usable for cell activities. 1. Which of the following organisms perform cellular
respiration?
c. ATP is a high energy carbohydrate.
a. Algae.
d. ATP can be produced from carbon dioxide and light.
b. Plants.
5. What happens to energy when ATP is broken
down into ADP and P? c. Animals.

a. All of the energy released is transferred to *d. All of the above.

anothermolecule.
2. What are the substrates in the summary chemical
b. The energy in ADP is greater than in ATP. equation of cellular respiration?

*c. The energy may be used for muscle contraction. a. Glucose and Carbon Dioxide.

d. All of the above. b. Glucose and Water.

6. How do enzymes function in chemical reactions? *c. Glucose and Oxygen.

a. Enzymes are consumed during chemicalreactions. d. Carbon Dioxide and Water.

*b. Enzymes increase the rate of chemicalreactions. 3. What are the products in the summary chemical
equation of cellular respiration?
c. Enzymes are an energy source in chemical reactions.
a. Glucose and Carbon Dioxide.
d. All of the above.
b. Glucose and Water.
7. What part of an enzyme binds to or is specific for
the reactant(s)? c. Glucose and Oxygen.

*a. Active Site. *d. Carbon Dioxide and Water.

 4. Which of the following is not a product of cellular 10. How many NADH molecules are produced from
respiration? the Krebs cycle using two molecules of

*a. Glucose. acetyl CoA?

b. Carbon Dioxide. a. 2.

c. Heat. b. 4.

d. Water. *c. 6.

5. Which of the following molecules function as a d. 8.

carrier of high energy electrons and
11. Where is the Krebs cycle located?
hydrogen ions?
a. Inner Mitochondrial Membrane.
a. Carbon dioxide.
b. Outer Mitochondrial Membrane.
b. NADH.
*c. Mitochondrial Matrix.
c. FADH2.
d. Cytoplasm.
*d. All of the above.
12. Where is the electron transport chain located?
6. Which of the following produces pyruvate?
*a. Inner Mitochondrial Membrane.
*a. Glycolysis.
b. Outer Mitochondrial Membrane.
b. Acetyl CoA Formation.
c. Mitochondrial Matrix.
c. Krebs Cycle.
d. Cytoplasm.
d. Electron Transport Chain.
13. What is the final electron acceptor at the end of
7. Which of the following is an anaerobic process? the electron transport chain?

a. Krebs Cycle. a. Glucose.

b. Glycolysis. b. Acetyl CoA.

c. Electron Transport Chain. c. Carbon Dioxide.

d. Acetyl CoA Formation. *d. Oxygen Gas.

8. What becomes of pyruvate during acetyl CoA 14. Which of the following is a product of the
formation? electron transport chain?

a. Acetyl CoA. a. Carbon Dioxide.

b. Carbon Dioxide. b. Oxygen and ADP.

c. Water. c. Glucose and Oxygen.

*d. Both a and b. *d. Water and ATP

9. How many carbon atoms are present in one 15. What happens to the oxygen atoms from a
glucose molecule? molecule of oxidized down by cellular

a. 1. respiration?

b. 2. a. The oxygen atoms end up in NADH.

c. 3. b. The oxygen atoms end up in FADH2.

*d. 6. c. The oxygen atoms end up in water.

*d. The oxygen atoms end up in carbon dioxide. 21. What is true of a yeast cell in an anaerobic
environment?
16. What happens to the hydrogen atoms from a
molecule of oxidized down by cellular a. Glycolysis is performed.

respiration? b. Ethanol and carbon dioxide are produced.

a. The hydrogen atoms end up in NADH. c. Only 2 ATP are produced per molecule of glucose.

b. The hydrogen atoms end up in ATP. *d. All of the above.

*c. The hydrogen atoms end up in water. 22. What is the purpose of fermentation by cells?

d. The hydrogen atoms end up in carbon dioxide. a. Fermentation is a process to produce water.

17. How many net ATP molecules are produced from b. Fermentation is a process to produce oxygen gas.
glycolysis using one molecule of
c. Fermentation is a process to produce glucose.
glucose?
*d. Fermentation is a process to produce NAD for glycolysis.
*a. 2.
23. Which of the following contains the energy
b. 4. released from glucose during cellular

c. 30. respiration that is not captured in the chemical bonds of ATP?

d. 32. a. Glucose.

18. How many net ATP molecules are produced from b. NAD.
the Krebs cycle using two molecules of
c. Oxygen.
acetyl CoA?
*d. Heat.
*a. 2.
24. What part of a food molecule contains the
b. 4. energy to produce ATP?

c. 8. a. Hydrogen bonds.

d. 28. b. Ionic bonds.

19. Starting with one glucose molecule, what is the *c. Covalent bonds.
estimated net yield of ATP molecules by
d. All of the above.
aerobic cellular respiration?
25. What is the ultimate source of energy for most
a. 2. life on earth?

b. 6. a. Oxygen.

*c. 30. b. Glucose.

d. 32. *c. Sunlight.

20. When muscular activity exceeds the rate of d. Carbohydrates.

cellular respiration, what is a common product
Answers to Photosynthesis Sample Multiple
that accumulates in muscle? Choice Questions

a. Glucose. 1. Which of the following refers to the capture of

light energy and its conversion into the
b. Ethanol and Carbon Dioxide.
chemical bonds of glucose?
c. Acetyl CoA
*a. Photosynthesis.
*d. Lactic Acid.
b. Cellular Respiration. c. Chlorophyll b is a pigment.

c. Endosymbiotic Theory. *d. All of the above.

d. Secretion. 8. Which of the following is the primary or most

abundant pigment in photosynthesizing
2. Which of the following organisms perform
photosynthesis? eukaryotic organisms?

*a. Algae. *a. Chlorophyll a.

b. Fungi. b. Chlorophyll b.

c. Animals. c. Xanthophyll.

d. Molds. d. Carotene.

3. What are the products in the overall or summary 9. Which of the following is true of the accessory
chemical equation of photosynthesis? pigments?

a. Glucose and Carbon Dioxide. a. Carotene and xanthophyll are accessory pigments.

b. Glucose and Water. b. Chlorophyll b is an accessory pigment.

*c. Glucose and Oxygen. c. Accessory pigments allow the absorption of a wider range
of visible light.
d. Carbon Dioxide and Water.
*d. All of the above.
4. What is needed from the environment to perform
photosynthesis? 10. Which of the following colors of light do
photosynthetic organisms absorb best?
a. Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen.
a. Green.
b. Oxygen, Water and Sunlight.
* b. Blue.
c. Sugar, Water and Sunlight.
c. Yellow.
*d. Carbon Dioxide, Water and Light.
d. Orange.
5. Which of the following is true of visible light?
11. Where in the chloroplast is light energy
a. Visible light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
captured?
b. Red light has a longer wavelength than does blue light.
a. Stroma.
c. Violet light has more energy than red light.
*b. Thylakoid.
*d. All of the above.
c. Matrix.
6. Why does photosynthesis use visible light as an
d. Stoma.
energy source?
12. Which of the following are molecules produced
a. Visible light breaks chemical bonds and destroys molecules.
in the light-dependent reactions of
*b. Visible light excites electrons in molecules to higher
photosynthesis and later used in the carbon reactions?
energy levels.
a. ADP and NADPH.
c. Visible light is not absorbed by plant pigments.
b. ATP and DNA.
d. All of the above.
*c. ATP and NADPH.
7. Which of the following is true of chlorophyll b?
d. ATP and NADH.
a. Chlorophyll b is in the chloroplast.
13. Which of the following molecules replaces
b. Chlorophyll b is green.
electrons lost by chlorophyll a during the lightdependent
reactions? *d. Carbon Dioxide.

*a. Water. 19. During photosynthesis, which of the following

molecules contribute the hydrogen atoms
b. NADPH.
in the formation of glucose?
c. ATP.
a. Oxygen Gas.
d. Oxygen Gas.
*b. NADPH.
14. Which of the following is true of the light-
dependent reactions? c. ATP.

a. Excited electrons from chlorophyll a are produced from d. Carbon Dioxide.

light energy.
20. Which of the following refers to an opening in a
b. Electron transport drives the formation of ATP. leaf for the exchange of gases such as

c. Oxygen gas forms from the splitting of water. carbon dioxide and oxygen gas?

*d. All of the above. *a. Stoma.

15. Where in the chloroplast do the carbon reactions b. Stroma.

of photosynthesis take place?
c. Thylakoid.
*a. Stroma.
d. Matrix
b. Thylakoid.

c. Matrix.

d. Cytoplasm.

16. Which of the following is true of the carbon

reactions?

a. The carbon reactions occur only at night.

b. The carbon reactions occur in animals.

*c. The carbon reactions require an energy source.

d. All of the above.

17. Which of the following is produced during the

carbon reactions of photosynthesis?

a. Oxygen Gas.

*b. Glucose.

c. NADPH.

d. ATP.

18. During photosynthesis, which of the following

molecules contribute the oxygen atoms in

the formation of glucose?

a. Oxygen Gas.

b. NADPH.

c. ATP.