BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD ACTIVITY

BOOK Metabolism

TEST-1
1- Which of these is exhibiting kinetic energy?
A) a rock on a mountain ledge
B) the high-energy phosphate bonds of a molecule of
ATP
C) a person sitting on a couch while watching TV
C)
D) an archer with a flexed bow
E) a space station orbiting Earth

2- "Conservation of energy" refers to the fact that

_____.
A) the entropy of the universe is always increasing
B) if you conserve energy you will not be as tired D)
C) the net amount of disorder is always increasing
D) no chemical reaction is 100 percent efficient
E) energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be
converted from one form to another

3- Chemical energy is a form of _____ energy.

E)
A) kinetic energy B)heat energy
C)potential D)motion
7- What type of reaction breaks the bonds that join
E)entropic
the phosphate groups in an ATP molecule?
A)anabolism B)hydrolysis
4- In your body, what process converts the chemical
C)dehydration decomposition D)dehydration
energy found in glucose into the chemical energy
synthesis
found in ATP?
E)entropic
A)potentiation B)cellular respiration
C)digestion D)anabolism
8- In this reaction _____.
E)redox

5- Which of these are by-products of cellular

respiration?
A) ATP, carbon dioxide, and water
B) glucose, carbon dioxide, and water
C) ATP and carbon dioxide
D) heat, carbon dioxide, and water
E) carbon dioxide and water

6- Which of these is ATP?

A)the products have less potential energy than the

reactants
B) CD is a product
A) C) entropy has decreased
D) the products have been rearranged to form reactants
E) AC is a reactant

9- In this reaction _____.

B)
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B)exergonic
C)synthesis
D)ADP + P --> ATP
E)glucose + glucose --> maltose

16- What is the fate of the phosphate group that is

removed when ATP is converted to ADP?
A)It is acquired by a reactant in an endergonic reaction.
B)It is used to convert an ATP into an AQP.
C) It is acquired by a reactant in a spontaneous
reaction.
D) It is acquired by a reactant in an exergonic reaction.
E) It is broken down into one phosphorus and four
oxygen atoms.

A) the chemical energy of the products is greater than

that of the reactants 17- This graph illustrates a(n) _____ reaction.
B) the kinetic energy of the reactants is less than that of
the products
C) entropy has decreased
D) disorder has decreased
E) heat has been released to the environment

10- The reaction A --> B + C + heat is released in

a(n) _____ reaction.
A) endergonic B)dehydration synthesis
C)exergonic D)exchange
E)anabolic

11- A(n) _____ reaction occurs spontaneously.

A)anabolic B)endergonic A)spontaneous B)endergonic
C)chemical D)exergonic C)hydrolysis D)exergonic
E)kinetic E)catabolic

12- Which of these reactions requires a net input of 18- Select the INCORRECT association.
energy from its surroundings? A) potential energy ... positional energy
A)exergonic B)hydrolysis B) exergonic ... uphill
C)endergonic D)ATP --> ADP + P C) enzyme ... protein
E)catabolic D) exergonic ... spontaneous
E) kinetic energy ... motion
13- In cells, what is usually the immediate source of
energy for an endergonic reaction? 19- What is energy coupling?
A) glucose A) a description of the energetic relationship between
B) as spontaneous reactions, endergonic reactions do the reactants and products in an exergonic reaction
not need an addition of energy B) the use of an enzyme to reduce EA
C) ADP C) a barrier to the initiation of a reaction
D) ATP D) the use of energy released from an exergonic
E) sugar reaction to drive an endergonic reaction
E) the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP + P

14- The reaction ADP + P --> ATP is a(n) _____ 20- Enzymes are _____.
reaction. A)carbohydrates B)minerals
A)hydrolysis B)exergonic C)lipids D)nucleic acids
C)chemical D)endergonic E)proteins
E)spontaneous
21- Enzymes work by _____.
15- The energy for an endergonic reaction comes A) adding a phosphate group to a reactant
from a(n) _____ reaction. B) decreasing the potential energy difference between
A)anabolic reactant and product
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C) adding energy to a reaction

D) increasing the potential energy difference between
reactant and product
E) reducing EA

22- An enzyme _____.

A) is a source of energy for endergonic reactions
B) is an organic catalyst
C) increases the EA of a reaction
D) is a inorganic catalyst
E) can bind to nearly any molecule

23- What name is given to the reactants in an

enzymatically catalyzed reaction?
A)EA B)products C)active sites
D)reactors E)substrate

24- As a result of its involvement in a reaction, an

enzyme _____.
A) loses a phosphate group
B) permanently alters its shape.
C) loses energy
D) is unchanged
E) is used up

25- What is the correct label for "A"?

A)ATP B)energy of activation

C)substrate energy D)enzyme energy
E)uphill