BSC 2010C Sample test questions: Test 3

These questions will be similar to the ones on lecture test 3 (Chapters 5 Membranes, 7 Metabolism & 8 Respiration).
1).  How thick is the plasma membrane?  ___________________


2).  An animal or plant can make the cell membrane more viscous by 
     using :  _____________________ fatty acids.


3).  What happens to an animal cell in a hypertonic solution ?
     a) it shrinks         b) it stays the same size
     c) it bursts          d) it swells slightly


4).  In which direction do the sodium ( Na+ ) and potassium  ( K+ ) ions
     move in the sodium/potassium pump ?
     a) Na+ into the cell, K+ out     b) K+ into the cell, Na+ out
     c) Na+ into the cell, K+ in      d) K+ out of the cell, Na+ out


5).  Respiration is a __1__ reaction that __2__ energy.
     a) catabolic  ; requires           b) catabolic  ; releases
     c) anabolic   ; requires           d) anabolic   ; releases


6).  In anaerobic respiration, pyruvate is converted into ___________ in

     animals and ________________ in plants.


7).  Krebs cycle turns __1__ into CO2, and produces __2__ NADH molecules
     a) pyruvate ; 6             b) glucose ; 2
     c) pyruvate ; 2             d) glucose ; 6


8).  In aerobic respiration, how many carbon dioxide molecules are
     produced from the breakdown of one glucose molecule ?
     a) 1           b) 2           c) 4	          d) 5         e) 6


9).  Apart from ATP and NADH, Krebs cycle also stores chemical energy as
     the molecule : __________


10). Give an example of exocytosis : _________________________________


11). State the second law of thermodynamics : __________________________
     ___________________________________________________________________


12). Energy of movement is called ______________ energy.


13). In the catabolism of food, apart from the electron transport chain (ETC)
     amino acids are broken down by:
     a) glycolysis and Krebs cycle         b) Krebs cycle only
     c) glycolysis only                    d) none of these


14). An inhibitor which attaches to the active site of an enzyme is
     called a : ______________________ inhibitor.


15). Why does the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction typically
     decrease if the temperature rises above 40oC ?
     ___________________________________________________________________


16). What is phagocytosis? ______________________________________


17). How many carbon atoms are there in a molecule of pyruvate?
     a) 2      b) 3      c) 4      d) 5      e) 6


18). The electron transport chain of respiration produces __ ATP molecules.
     a) 2      b) 32      c) 16      d) 34      e) 36


19). Give an example of a coenzyme: __________________________________


20). How many oxygen molecules react with one glucose molecule in 
     aerobic respiration?
     a) 1      b) 2      c) 4      d) 5      e) 6      


21). What is the function of the oligosaccharides that stick up from the 
     surface of the cell membrane?
                                    ___________________________________


22). Enzymes are:
     a) lipids      b) carbohydrates     c) proteins     d) steroids


23). ATP stands for:
     a) Adenosine Tri Phosphate       b) Adenine Tri Phosphate
     c) Adenosine Tri Potassium       d) Adeine Tri Potassium


24). The area in an enzyme that fits around the substrate is called the:
     ____________________________________


25). Which stage in aerobic respiration produces carbon dioxide?
     a) Krebs cycle                   b) glycolysis
     c) Calvin cycle                  d) electron transport chain