BIO CHAPTER 6 Flashcards
Which of the following statements regarding muscle fibers is false?
A) All human muscles contain fast and slow muscle fibers.
B) The proportion of fast and slow fibers is genetically determined.
C) Training usually converts one type of muscle fiber into another.
D) The percentage of each fiber type varies from person to person.
E) Fast fibers are better able to produce ATP anaerobically.
C) Training usually converts one type of muscle fiber into another.
The term anaerobic means A) without bacteria. B) without ATP. C) without CO2. D) with O2. E) without O2.
E) without O2.
Which of the following statements regarding fast-twitch muscles is false?
A) Fast-twitch muscles are thicker than slow-twitch muscles.
B) Fast-twitch muscles have fewer mitochondria than slow-twitch muscles.
C) Fast-twitch muscles have less myoglobin than slow-twitch muscles.
D) Fast-twitch muscles are better at generating short bursts of power than slow-twitch muscles.
E) Fast-twitch muscles produce more ATP per glucose than slow-twitch muscles.
E) Fast-twitch muscles produce more ATP per glucose than slow-twitch muscles.
Which of the following statements regarding photosynthesis and cellular respiration is true?
A) Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts, and cellular respiration occurs in mitochondria.
B) Photosynthesis occurs in mitochondria, and cellular respiration occurs in chloroplasts.
C) Photosynthesis occurs in mitochondria and in chloroplasts.
D) Cellular respiration occurs in mitochondria and in chloroplasts.
E) Neither cellular respiration nor photosynthesis occurs in either mitochondria or chloroplasts.
A) Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts, and cellular respiration occurs in mitochondria.
How do cells capture the energy released by cellular respiration?
A) They produce ATP.
B) They produce glucose.
C) They store it in molecules of carbon dioxide.
D) The energy is coupled to oxygen.
E) They store it as thermal energy.
A) They produce ATP.
The processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration are complementary. During these energy conversions, some energy is
A) lost in the form of heat.
B) created in the form of heat.
C) used to create light.
D) destroyed when the chemical bonds of glucose are made.
E) saved in the chemical bonds of water, CO2 and O2.
A) lost in the form of heat.
Respiration ________, and cellular respiration ________.
A) produces ATP . . . is gas exchange
B) is gas exchange . . . produces ATP
C) produces glucose . . . produces oxygen
D) uses glucose . . . produces glucose
E) produces glucose . . . is gas exchange
B) is gas exchange . . . produces ATP
Which of the following are products of cellular respiration?
A) oxygen and carbon dioxide
B) energy to make ATP and carbon dioxide
C) oxygen and glucose
D) oxygen and energy to make ATP
E) glucose and carbon dioxide
B) energy to make ATP and carbon dioxide
Which of the following statements regarding cellular respiration is false?
A) Cellular respiration consumes glucose.
B) Cellular respiration is a single chemical reaction with just one step.
C) Cellular respiration produces water.
D) Cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide.
E) Cellular respiration releases heat.
B) Cellular respiration is a single chemical reaction with just one step.
The overall equation for the cellular respiration of glucose is
A) C5H12O6 + 6 O2 → 5 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy.
B) 5 CO2 + 6 H2O → C5H12O6 + 6 O2 + energy.
C) C6H12O12 + 3 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy.
D) C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy.
E) C6H12O6 + energy → 6 CO2+ 6 H2O + 6 O2.
D) C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy.
Which of the following statements about the energy yields from cellular respiration is true?
A) Cellular respiration is more efficient at harnessing energy from glucose than car engines are at harnessing energy from
gasoline.
B) Cellular respiration converts all of the energy in glucose into high-energy ATP bonds.
C) Cellular respiration converts the kinetic energy of glucose into chemical energy.
D) The heat produced during cellular respiration is only a tiny fraction of the chemical energy available in a glucose
molecule.
E) Most energy conversion systems are more efficient than cellular respiration.
A) Cellular respiration is more efficient at harnessing energy from glucose than car engines are at harnessing energy from
gasoline.
Humans use the calories they obtain from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ as their source of energy. A) food B) water C) sunlight D) minerals E) carbon dioxide
A) food
Humans use about \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of their daily calories for involuntary life-sustaining activities such as digestion, circulation, and breathing. A) 10% B) 25% C) 50% D) 75% E) 90%
D) 75%
A kilocalorie is defined as
A) the quantity of glucose needed to increase the body temperature by 1°C.
B) the quantity of water heat needed to solubilize 1 g of glucose.
C) the quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1°C.
D) the quantity of food used to maintain normal bodily functions.
E) the quantity of food consumed during a given type of exercise.
C) the quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1°C.
The label on the box of breakfast cereal lists one serving as containing 200 calories per serving. How many calories are actually in one serving? A) 20 B) 2,000 C) 20,000 D) 200,000 E) 2,000,000
D) 200,000
During cellular respiration, the energy in glucose
A) becomes stored in molecules of ammonia.
B) is used to manufacture glucose.
C) is released all at once.
D) is carried by electrons.
E) can be used to oxidize NADH.
D) is carried by electrons.
During redox reactions,
A) the loss of electrons from one substance is called reduction.
B) a substance that gains electrons is said to be oxidized.
C) electrons are lost from one substance and added to another substance.
D) protons from one molecule replace the electrons lost from another molecule.
E) the reduction of a substance does not need to be coupled to the oxidation of another substance.
C) electrons are lost from one substance and added to another substance.
Oxidation is the ________, and reduction is the ________.
A) gain of electrons . . . loss of electrons
B) loss of electrons . . . gain of electrons
C) loss of oxygen . . . gain of oxygen
D) gain of oxygen . . . loss of oxygen
E) gain of protons . . . loss of protons
B) loss of electrons . . . gain of electrons
In biological systems, an important enzyme involved in the regulation of redox reactions is A) glucose. B) dehydrogenase. C) oxygen. D) water. E) ATP.
B) dehydrogenase.
During cellular respiration, NADH
A) is converted to NAD+ by an enzyme called dehydrogenase.
B) is chemically converted into ATP.
C) is reduced to form NAD+.
D) delivers its electron load to the first electron carrier molecule.
E) is the final electron acceptor.
D) delivers its electron load to the first electron carrier molecule
During cellular respiration, electrons move through a series of electron carrier molecules. Which of the following statements about this process is true?
A) The electrons move from carriers that have more affinity for them to carriers that have less affinity for them.
B) Molecular oxygen is eventually oxidized by the electrons to form water.
C) The electrons release large amounts of energy each time they are transferred from one carrier to another.
D) The carrier molecules are found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
E) Molecular oxygen is reduced when it accepts electrons and forms water.
E) Molecular oxygen is reduced when it accepts electrons and forms water.
The functioning of an electron transport chain is analogous to
A) a Slinky toy going down a flight of stairs.
B) a canoe going over a waterfall.
C) a person climbing a flight of stairs one step at a time.
D) a person leaping from the top to the bottom of a flight of stairs in one jump.
E) playing Ping-Pong.
A) a Slinky toy going down a flight of stairs.
Which of the following options lists the stages in cellular respiration in the correct order?
A) glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation
B) glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, and the citric acid cycle
C) the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, and glycolysis
D) oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis, and the citric acid cycle
E) oxidative phosphorylation, the citric acid cycle, and glycolysis
A) glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation
A drug is tested in the laboratory and is found to create holes in both mitochondrial membranes. Scientists suspect that the drug will be harmful to human cells because it will inhibit
A) the citric acid cycle.
B) oxidative phosphorylation.
C) glycolysis.
D) the formation of alcohol.
E) the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.
E) the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.