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Which of the following statements is TRUE?


A) In aerobic respiration, ATP is released in the very first reaction.
B) The process of glycolysis is restricted to anaerobic organisms.
C) Ribose is a substitute for glucose in some pathways.
D) Glycolysis occurs free in the mitochondria.
E) Enzymes lower the activation energy for each step in the chemical reactions in respiration.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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Photosystems are mainly


A) a grouping of energy-trapping molecules.
B) enzymes for splitting water.
C) a cluster of ATP molecules.
D) a sugar assembly site.
E) assemblies of thylakoids.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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If an aerobic organism stopped taking in oxygen gas, which of the following processes would stop first?


A) the splitting of glucose into two pyruvates
B) the reduction of NAD+ to NADH
C) the release of carbon dioxide
D) electron transfer phosphorylation
E) the initiation of the Krebs Cycle

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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In the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, how do hydrogen ions get back into the stroma?


A) passive diffusion directly across the thylakoid membrane
B) active transport accross the thylakoid membrane
C) facilitated diffusion across the thylakoid membrane
D) active transport through ATP synthase
E) passive diffusion through ATP synthase

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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Which of the following statements related to photosynthesis is INCORRECT?


A) The first stage of photosynthesis occurs in thylakoid membranes and requires light.
B) The second stage of photosynthesis takes place in the stroma and does not require light.
C) During the light-dependent reactions, glucose is produced.
D) Water molecules are converted to oxygen gas.
E) The light independent reactions occur in the stroma.

F) All of the above
G) None of the above

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The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by approximately___ percent since 1990.


A) 5
B) 15
C) 25
D) 50
E) 100

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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After a meal,


A) ATP production slows.
B) blood glucose levels remain constant.
C) insulin levels rise.
D) glycogen is used.
E) glucagon levels rise.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following organisms is responsible for the production of cheese, yogurt, and sour cream?


A) Lactobacillus
B) Saccrharomyces
C) Clostridium
D) E. coli
E) more than one of these

F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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For a glucose molecule which is completely oxidized during the process of cellular respiration, what is the correct sequence of series of reactions? I. glycolysis II. phosphorylation III. Krebs cycle


A) I >>> II >>> III
B) I >>> III >>> II
C) II >>> I >>> III
D) II >>> III >>> I
E) III >>> I >>> II

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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The net result of glycolysis is


A) 2 NADH, 2 ATP, and 2 pyruvates
B) 8 NADH, 2 ATP, and 6 carbon dioxides
C) 36 ATP
D) 2 NADH, 4 ATP, and 2 pyruvates
E) 2 NADH, 2 ATP, and 2 acetyl-CoAs

F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Photosynthesis converts the energy of light into


A) pigments.
B) chemical bond energy.
C) carbohydrates.
D) electrons and protons.
E) heat energy.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

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The enzyme that fixes carbon dioxide into the Calvin-Benson cycle is


A) rubisco
B) carbon dioxide oxidase
C) ATP synthase
D) carbon hydrogenase
E) pepsin

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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According to evidence from ice layers from the Antarctic, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been rising since


A) the dinosaurs went extinct.
B) for the last 10, 000 years.
C) the industrial revolution began.
D) the 1970s.
E) human evolved 200, 000 years ago.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Most of the colors we see around us result from


A) reflected light.
B) direct sunlight.
C) absorbed light.
D) the inherent color of the objects we are looking at.
E) a combination of absorbed and reflected light.

F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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Classification . The processes listed below represent major chemical pathways in the photosynthetic process. Answer the questions with reference to these five processes:

Premises
Process that fixes carbon twice.
This process leads to the formation of glucose.
This process is catalyzed by an enzyme called rubisco.
Water is split in this process.
Process that is minimized by C4 plants.
Responses
C4 pathway
light-dependent reactions
photorespiration
Calvin-Benson cycle
carbon dioxide fixation

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Process that fixes carbon twice.
This process leads to the formation of glucose.
This process is catalyzed by an enzyme called rubisco.
Water is split in this process.
Process that is minimized by C4 plants.

The carbon dioxide acceptor in the Calvin-Benson cycle of photosynthesis is


A) phosphoglycerate (PGA) .
B) ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP) .
C) phosphoglyceraldehyde (PGAL) .
D) glucose.
E) phosphoenolpyruvate.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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How many ATP form in the third stage of aerobic respiration?


A) 4
B) 16
C) 23
D) 32
E) 36

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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The splitting of water in photosynthesis


A) releases oxygen.
B) results in accumulation of H+ inside the thylakoid.
C) releases electrons.
D) helps to fill an electron hole in the second photosystem.
E) does all of these.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following molecules did the first life on earth more likely use for extracting energy and carbon?


A) oxygen
B) ATP
C) NADPH
D) water
E) methane

F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Photosystems are located in


A) the first chloroplastic outer membrane.
B) the second chloroplastic outer membrane.
C) the stroma.
D) the thylakoid membranes.
E) the intermembrane space.

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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