BIOD 171- Exam 2 (2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded.

BIOD 171- Exam 2 (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded




True .or .False: .Metabolism .is .a .controlled .set .of .biochemical .reactions .that
.occur .in .living .organisms .in .to .maintain .life .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-True




T/F: .Enzymes .are .polysaccharides .that .catalyze .chemical .reactions .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-False .(enzymes .are .proteins)




What .are .usually .metal .ions .and .assists .enzyme .during .the .catalysis .reaction?
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cofactors




Define .catabolism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .process .of .breaking .down .larger
.molecules .into .useful .energy .sources.




Upon .cellular .injury, .which .metabolic .process .is .involved .during .the .growth
.and .repair .phases .of .the .cell? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .anabolic .process
.would .be .active .as .it .is .involved .in .the .building .up .of .small .complexes .into
.larger .complexes




Describe .energy .transfer .process .relative .to .both .ATP .and .ADP .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-ATP .has .the .energy .(phosphate .group) .to .donate .while .ADP .can
.accept .energy .in .the .form .of .a .phosphate .group. .Thus .ATP .can .be .reduced
.(ATP-ADP+Pi) .while .ADP .can .be .built .into .ATP .(ADP+Pi-ATP)




An .organism .that .derives .its .energy .(generates .ATP) .from .photons .of .light .is
.called .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Phototrophic .microorganism




An .organism .that .derives .its .energy .by .removing .electrons .from .elemental
.sulfur .would .be .classified .as .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Lithotroph