UMKC BIO 108 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026

UMKC BIO 108 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026




Correctly identify the description to the Law of Thermodynamics.

1st Law - ANS energy is neither created nor destroyed



Correctly identify the description to the Law of Thermodynamics.

2nd Law - ANS entropy of the universe always increases



Enzymes are not consumed (destroyed) in a chemical reaction. - ANS Correct



Enzymes decrease the free energy change of a reaction. - ANS Incorrect



The potential energy of a molecule is _________. - ANS due to location or structure



Select the correct cellular locations for the following pathways.

1.) The Kreb's cycle

2.) Glycolysis


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, 3.)Fermentation - ANS 1.) Matrix

2.) Cytosol

3.) Cytosol



Provide one example of a catabolic pathway. - ANS glycolysis, or fermentation, or cellular
respiration



If a molecule becomes oxidized, it ______. - ANS loses electrons



Where do the light reactions of photosynthesis occur in the chloroplast? - ANS thylakoids



What products will be produced if the reactants are 3 CO2, 9 ATP, and 6 NADPH? -
ANS glyceraldehydes-3-phospate (G3P)



During photosynthesis, light is absorbed by ___________ pigments. - ANS chlorophyll



These pigments are found in ___________ membranes. - ANS thylakoid



For each type of organism, identify the mechanism used for cell division.

1.) Animals

2.)Bacteria

3.)Plants - ANS 1.)mitosis

2.)binary fission

3.)mitosis




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