• Question 1
________ organisms build their own energy-rich molecules using solar energy.
Selected Answer: Autotrophic
• Question 2
An allosteric enzyme
Selected Answer: possesses a second site that binds a regulatory molecule.
• Question 3
The physicist’s definition of energy is _______________ for use in defining
energy changes within a living cell.
Selected Answer: not comprehensive enough
• Question 4
The process of aerobic respiration begins with
Selected Answer: glycolysis.
• Question 5
Accessory pigments enable the chloroplast to
Selected Answer: absorb and thus use a wider range of wavelengths of light.
• Question 6
To derive energy from an ATP molecule
Selected Answer: a bond between two phosphates must be broken.
• Question 7
, The process of __________ can be defined as about 30 individual, sequential
chemical reactions that form three metabolic pathways: one in the cytoplasm
and two within the mitochondrion.
Selected Answer: aerobic respiration
• Question 8
One of the laws governing the behavior of energy in living things describes
energy conversion as inefficient, with much energy being lost in the form of
Selected Answer: heat.
• Question 9
In photosynthesis, ______ and ______ are used to build_______ and
release______.
Selected Answer: carbon dioxide, water, sugar, oxygen
• Question 10
An endergonic reaction always
Selected Answer: requires the addition of outside energy to make it go.
• Question 11
The immediate source of electrons for electron transfer phosphorylation is
Selected Answer: NADH.
• Question 12
New molecules of glucose are produced
Selected Answer: within the stroma of the chloroplast.