DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DIVISION OF CEBU PROVINCE

DALAGUETE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION
GENERAL BIOLOGY 1

Name:__________________________________________________ Year and Section________________________ Date:_________________

Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully and write the letter of the best answer on the space provided before each
number.

______1. What is the structural difference between ATP and ADP?

a. ADP has three phosphates while ATP has two c. ADP has two phosphates while ATP has four
b. ADP has two phosphates while ATP has three d. Both ADP and ATP has two phosphates
______2. Which molecules are contained in both ATP and ADP?
I. Adenosine II. Phosphate III. Ribose IV. Sucrose
a. I and II only b. II and IV only c. I, II, III d. I, II, III, IV
______3. In the structure of ATP and ADP, ATP has more energy stored. Where is this energy stored?
a. 1st Phosphate b. 2nd Phosphate c. 3rd Phosphate d. All of the above
______4. How many phosphate groups are found in one molecule of ATP?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
______5. Animals and plants uses ATP - ADP cycle to carry out cellular respiration.
a. True b. False
______6. Identify the low energy molecule.

a. ADP b. Pi (inorganic phosphate) c. Ribose sugar d. AMP

______7. What is the name of the pentagonal shaped structure?

a. Adenine b. Carbonate c. Ribose sugar d. Phosphate groups

______8. When 1 ADP molecule gains one phosphate it is called:
a. ADP b. ATP c. AMP d. Kreb’s Cycle
______9. An Adenosine triphosphate molecule contains three phosphate radicals, ribose sugar, and:
a. Guanine b. Adenine c. Cytosine d. Uracil
______10. ATP is considered a(n)_____ energy molecule when the outer most phosphate bond is broken.
a. Low b. Medium c. High d. Ethereal
______11. Two phosphate groups can be added to one ADP molecule.
a. True b. False
______12. ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) is a _____ with three energy-storing phosphate groups.
a. Carbohydrate b. Nucleotide c. Starch d. Saccharide
______13. When AMP (Adenosine Monophosphate) gains 1 phosphate group. What is the product called?
a. ATP b. ADP c. 2 AMP d. All of the above
______14. Which energy molecule has the most chemical energy?
a. ATP b. ADP c. AMP d. GTP
______15. Which one of the following energy molecules is shown in structural formula?

a. NAD+ b. ADP c. NADPH d. FAD+

______16. At midday, what is happening in the leaf of a plant?

a. Respiration c. Photosynthesis
b. Mainly Photosynthesis and some respiration d. None of the above

______17. At midnight, what is happening in the leaf of a plant?

a. Respiration c. Photosynthesis
b. Photosynthesis and respiration d. None of the above
______18. What three things do plants need for the process of photosynthesis?
a. sunlight, oxygen, and sugar c. water, soil, and oxygen
b. sunlight, soil, and water d. sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
______19. Where does photosynthesis take place?
a. in the chloroplasts b. in the cell wall c. in the nucleus d. in the ribosome
______20.  If plants breathe in carbon dioxide, what do they breathe out?
a. Nitrogen b. Oxygen c. Hydrogen d. Helium
______21. What is the compound that plants use to absorb the energy from light?
a. DNA b. Carbon dioxide c. Water d. Chlorophyll
______22. What is the name of the chemical where the energy is stored during the first phase of photosynthesis?
a. ATP b. Carbon dioxide c. DNA d. Oxygen
______23. What is the Calvin Cycle?
a. The second phase of photosynthesis c. Another name for the water cycle
b. Where energy from sunlight is stored in ATP d. All of the above

______24. What are the end product(s) of photosynthesis in plants?

a. Oxygen and glucose c. Oxygen and starch
b. Starch and Sucrose d. Both B and C

______25.  Thinking about photosynthesis and respiration in plants, which statement is correct?
a. Photosynthesis is the opposite of respiration c. Only photosynthesis occurs in plants
b. Photosynthesis and respiration both occur in plants d. Respiration for maintenance and growth only
occurs in the dark
______26. Light energy captured by photosynthesis is used in a plant for the synthesis of:
a. Carbohydrates c. Fatty Acids and Proteins
b. Carbohydrates, Fatty acids and Proteins d. Water

______27. When a photon of light energy reaches a reaction center chlorophyll molecule, what becomes excited?
a. a molecule of water vapor c. an electron
b. carbon dioxide d. Nitrogen

______28. The products of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis are:

a. sugar and water c. sugar and oxygen
b. ATP, NADPH, and oxygen d. ATP and sugar

______29. Why do plants appear green?

a. They absorb green light c. They excite electrons which emit green light in the visible spectrum
b. They reflect green light d. They absorb electrons by green pigments when exposed to sunlight

______30. When electrons are passed through an electron transport chain, released energy
a. splits water into hydrogen and oxygen c. fuses carbon dioxide molecules into a sugar
b. is lost as heat d. is transformed into a hydrogen ion gradient to drive ATP synthesis