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AP BIOLOGY 2026 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
CURRENT QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWER|TOP-RATED A+.
BIOLOGY
Prepare for your AP Biology Final Exam with this thorough review
guide. It covers key topics including genetics, evolution, ecology,
and cellular processes. Perfect for reinforcing core concepts
and boosting exam performance. Suitable for high school
students and AP Biology exam candidates.
Which metabolic pathway is common to both fermentation
and cellular respiration of a glucose molecule? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Glycolysis
How many molecules of ATP are created in the Electron
Transport Chain? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 0
How many electron carriers are created per glucose
molecule in cellular respiration? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
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Substrate level phosphorylation in the Krebs cycle occurs ✓
✓ ...... ANSWER ....... in the conversion of succinyl CoA to
succinate.
An electron deposited by FADH2 passes through the
following ETC components ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
complex II,, Q, complex III, cyt c, complex IV
The rate limiting step in glycolysis is catalyzed by the enzyme
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Phosphofructokinase
Which electrons flow along the electron transport chains of
the mitochondria, which of the following changes occur? ✓
✓ ...... ANSWER ....... the pH of the matrix increases
Anaerobic respiration differs from fermentation in that ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... Anaerobic respiration utilizes an
electron transport chain while fermentation does not.
Substrate level phosphorylation in glycolysis is catalyzed by
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Pyruvate Kinase and
Phosphoglycerokinase
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According to the chemiosmotic theory, the energy required
to move protons from the mitochondrial matrix to the
intermembrane space against a concentration gradient
comes most directly from... ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Electrons flowing along the ETC
During respiration, most ATP is formed as a direct result of
the net movement of ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Protons
down a concentration gradient
Oxygen consumption can be used as a measure of a
metabolic rate because oxygen is ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Necessary for ATP synthesis by oxidative phosphorylation
Which of the following is a process by which CO2 is released
as a by-product of oxidation reduction reactions? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Krebs cycle
In which process is two 3 carbon molecules generated from
one 6 carbon molecule ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Glycolysis
AP BIOLOGY 2026 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
CURRENT QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWER|TOP-RATED A+.
BIOLOGY
Prepare for your AP Biology Final Exam with this thorough review
guide. It covers key topics including genetics, evolution, ecology,
and cellular processes. Perfect for reinforcing core concepts
and boosting exam performance. Suitable for high school
students and AP Biology exam candidates.
Which metabolic pathway is common to both fermentation
and cellular respiration of a glucose molecule? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Glycolysis
How many molecules of ATP are created in the Electron
Transport Chain? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 0
How many electron carriers are created per glucose
molecule in cellular respiration? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
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Substrate level phosphorylation in the Krebs cycle occurs ✓
✓ ...... ANSWER ....... in the conversion of succinyl CoA to
succinate.
An electron deposited by FADH2 passes through the
following ETC components ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
complex II,, Q, complex III, cyt c, complex IV
The rate limiting step in glycolysis is catalyzed by the enzyme
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Phosphofructokinase
Which electrons flow along the electron transport chains of
the mitochondria, which of the following changes occur? ✓
✓ ...... ANSWER ....... the pH of the matrix increases
Anaerobic respiration differs from fermentation in that ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... Anaerobic respiration utilizes an
electron transport chain while fermentation does not.
Substrate level phosphorylation in glycolysis is catalyzed by
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Pyruvate Kinase and
Phosphoglycerokinase
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According to the chemiosmotic theory, the energy required
to move protons from the mitochondrial matrix to the
intermembrane space against a concentration gradient
comes most directly from... ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Electrons flowing along the ETC
During respiration, most ATP is formed as a direct result of
the net movement of ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Protons
down a concentration gradient
Oxygen consumption can be used as a measure of a
metabolic rate because oxygen is ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Necessary for ATP synthesis by oxidative phosphorylation
Which of the following is a process by which CO2 is released
as a by-product of oxidation reduction reactions? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Krebs cycle
In which process is two 3 carbon molecules generated from
one 6 carbon molecule ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Glycolysis
