ASU BIO 181 FINAL EXAM 2026 BANK GENERAL BIOLOGY I: COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND 100% DETAILED ANSWERS FOR ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS,NEWEST EXAM PREPARATION, AND BIOLOGY REVIEW GUIDE//brand new!!!

ASU BIO 181 FINAL EXAM 2026 BANK
GENERAL BIOLOGY I: COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100% DETAILED ANSWERS
FOR ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS,NEWEST EXAM PREPARATION, AND
BIOLOGY REVIEW GUIDE//brand new!!!
Tracing the metabolism of one glucose molecule, how

many carbon atoms are fully oxidized to CO2 at the

completion of aerobic respiration?

A) 2

B) 1

C) 6

D) 4

E) 3 - ANSWER-C




During pyruvate oxidation, pyruvate is broken down into

CO2 and an acetyl group. The CO2 is:

,A) more reduced than the acetyl group.

B) less oxidized than the acetyl group.

C) less energetic than the acetyl group.

D) more energetic than the acetyl group. - ANSWER-C

Which statement is true regarding pyruvate oxidation?

A) Pyruvate oxidation directly follows the citric acid cycle

during cellular respiration.

B) Pyruvate oxidation ends with the oxidation of an acetyl

group, which forms CO2.

C) Pyruvate oxidation forms the same number of NADH

(per glucose molecule) as glycolysis.

D) Like glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation is carried out in the

mitochondria. - ANSWER-C

, Which of the following is one explanation for why

glycolysis is believed to have arisen very early in the

evolution of life?

A) It produces only a small amount of ATP.

B) It does not require oxygen.

C) It requires a source of NAD+.

D) It produces no CO2.

E) It splits glucose into two 3-carbon compounds. -

ANSWER-B