Biol309 Test Question Bank Cellular Energy
Multiple Choice
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(review ‘activation energy’ in Chapter 3)
1. The ‘activation energy’ of a chemical reaction would be best described as:
A. the difference in energy content of the substrate and the product.
B. the difference in energy content of the substrate and the transition state.
C. the amount of energy that remains in the products after the reaction.
D. the amount of energy an enzyme must contribute to the reaction.
2. Which of the following figures correctly shows the effect of an enzyme on the energy curve of a chemical reaction? (solid line without enzyme, dashed line with enzyme)
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3. During the process called "substrate level phosphorylation":
A. The energy for ATP synthesis comes directly from a substrate molecule.
B. ATP synthesis is catalyzed by the enzyme ‘ATP synthase’.
C. ATP is produced spontaneously, without the aid of enzymes.
D. Phosphorylation occurs on the "substrate side" of a membrane.
4. The “proton-motive force” that drives ATP synthesis in mitochondria and chloroplasts is an example of:
A. a membrane transport protein
B. a hydrogen ion pump
C. an electrochemical gradient
D. substrate-level phosphorylation
5. Cytochrome proteins bind to electrons via (select all correct answers):
A. NADB. Fe-S groupsC. O2D. amino acidsE. Heme
6. The terminal electron acceptor of mitochondrial electron transport is:
A. O2B. H2OC. CO2D.ATPE. NADH
7. During oxidative phosphorylation:
A. Acetyl-CoA is oxidized to yield NADH and FADH.
B. 4 ATP are produced per NADH.
C. energy is transferred directly from NADH to ATP.
D. a H+ gradient powers ATP synthesis.
8.Within a plant, the Calvin cycle occurs:
A. only when O2 in abundantD. only in the absence of carbohydrates
B. in the light and in darknessE. only in the presence of light
C. only in the dark
9. The function of the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis is to:
A. release O2.C. fix CO2 into organic molecules.
B. breakdown glucose and release CO2.D. produce ATP and NADPH.
10. The “water-splitting” reaction of photosynthesis occurs:
A. in the final step of electron transport.
B. in the stroma of the chloroplasts.
C. in the reaction center of photosystem II.
D. During both photosystem I and photosystem II.
11. During photosynthesis:
A. CO2 is released during the Calvin cycle.
B. CO2 is absorbed during the light-independent reactions.
C. O2 is released in the light and CO2 is produced during the dark.
D. O2 is absorbed during the light-dependent reactions.
12. The Z-scheme diagram is used to depict:
A. the positions of the proteins in the cristae membrane of mitochondria.
B. changes in the energy level of electrons during the light-dependent reactions.
C. the path of energy flow between the light-dependent reactions and Calvin cycle.
D. None of the above answers are correct.
13. Which of the following statements correctly describes the process in plants called photorespiration?
A. The process begins when the Rubisco enzyme reacts with O2 instead of CO2.
B. This refers to the activity of cellular respiration as it occurs in photosynthetic cells.
C. When photorespiration occurs, plants derive extra energy from photosynthesis.
D. During photorespiration, CO2 is a product of photosynthesis, instead of O2.
14. Ammonia (NH3)will shuttle H+across a membrane from the more acidic side to the more basic side. This happens because NH3 is protonated under acidic conditions (NH3 + H+ NH4+), then can freely diffuseacross the membrane, and then is deprotonated under the more alkaline side (NH4+ NH3 + H+). If mitochondria are treated with NH3, what would be the expected effect on respiration?
A. NADH will accumulate in the mitochondria.
B. The rate of ATP synthesis will increase dramatically.
C. Chemiosmotic ATP synthesis will cease.
D. O2 consumption will decrease.
True or false
1. Energy is released during the following reaction: ATP ------> ADP + Pi
2. The more negative its redox potential, the more strongly does a protein bind electrons.
3. In this process:NADH + ATP + Pi NAD + ATP
- NADH is oxidized.
- ATP is reduced.
4. The pH of the matrix is normally lower than that of the intermembrane space.
5. Like all enzymes, the ATP synthase reaction is reversible under suitable conditions.
6. Thylakoid and cristae membranes serve similar functions.
7. In both mitochondria and chloroplasts, H+ are stored in the space between the inner and outer membranes of the organelle.
8. ATP and NADPH are used by Rubisco during the CO2 fixation reaction.
9. An “antenna complex” is associated with both PSI and PSII.
10. ATP is the terminal electron acceptor of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.
11. The end-product of photosynthesis that is exported from the chloroplast is glyceraldehyde-phosphate.
12. The electrons transported during photosynthetic electron transport originate from NADH.
13. ATP is the terminal electron acceptor of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.
14. The ATP synthases of mitochondria and chloroplasts are structurally and functionally similar.
15. O2 is a waste product of photosynthesis.
Fill-in, etc.
1. In mitochondria, electrons are stripped from NADH by the ______complex and pass to the small lipid-soluble molecule called ______.
2. The NADH used for oxidative phosphorylation are produced during the ______and ______stages of cellular respiration.
3. The chlorophyll molecule is embedded in the ______membranes of the chloroplast by its hydrophobic tail. The light-absorbing part of the molecule is called the ______ring.
4. During photosynthetic electron transport,light energy is absorbed into a cluster of pigment molecules called a ______and resonantly focused into the ______of Photosystem ___.
5. The electrons used in photosynthesis originate from ______, and then pass through an electron transport complex called ______to Photosystem- ___.
6. What three components needed to make ATP via oxidative phosphorylation are missing from this list: membrane, electron-transporting H+ pumps, ATP synthase, ADP, H+
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7. Choosing from the following list, identify the cellular compartment(s) in which each of the following is located
cytosol, stroma, thylakoid membranes, thylakoid lumen, chloroplast intermembrane space
matrix, cristae, mitochondrial intermembrane space, mitochondrial outer membrane
Krebs cycle enzymes______Cytochrome oxidase ______
Rubisco______ATP synthase ______
glycolytic enzymes ______P680 reaction center ______
Calvin-Bensen cycle enzymes ______high [H+] ______
8. What is wrong with this statement: “In plants, O2 is produced during photosynthesis so that it is available for use during cellular respiration.”?
9. Draw a line connecting the compartments and membranes that serve analogous functions in chloroplasts and mitochondria. (not all will be connected)
ChloroplastsMitochondria
outer chloroplast membraneouter mitochondrial membrane
inner chloroplast membranecristae membrane
intermembrane spaceintermembrane space
stromamatrix
thylakoid membrane
thylakoid lumen
10. The electron transport chain and ATP synthase of prokaryotes exists within the cell membrane, and hydrogen ions are pumped to the outside of the cell.
- Draw a simple diagram of a prokaryotic cell showing this arrangement, and indicate the directions of H+ flow linked to the e- transport proteins and through the ATP synthase.
- How does the endosymbiotic theory explain the origin of the mitochondria inner and outer membranes?
- Explain how the location of chemiosmotic ATP synthase in prokaryotes supports the endosymbiotic theory of mitochondrial origin.
- What is other evidence of the endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria?
11. In the Hill reaction experiment that we perform in the lab, spinach leaves are fractionated to yield thylakoid membranes free of the surrounding stroma and metabolites. These can be stimulated to carry on electron transport in the light if the electron acceptor DCPIP is provided. DCPIP absorbs electrons from the b6/f cytochrome complex, and changes in color from blue to clear as it becomes reduced – a change that can be measured to follow the rate of electron transport.
A capstone student studied the effect of 3substanceson the rate of photosynthetic electron transport (PET) as measured by the Hill reaction:
Hydroxylamine -- an electron donor to the P680 reaction center
Simazine -- a PET inhibitor at P680
DSPD -- a PET inhibitor after P700
For each experiment, PET was allowed to proceed for a while only in the presence of DCIP. [Note that because DCPIP becomes clearas it accepts electrons, the absorbance of the thylakoid suspension decreases as PET occurs.] After initially establishing that PET was occurring normally, a test substance was then added to the mixture (at the time points indicated by the arrows in the Figure). Unfortunately, the student forgot to label the test tubes, and thus was unsure which molecule was used in each experiment. Based upon the results shown below, which substance appears to have been added in experiments 1, 2, and 3? Explain each.
12. Complete the following diagram of the cristae membrane of mitochondria
13. Identify the metabolites labeled in this diagram:
A. ______& B. ______
C. ______& D. _____
E. ______& F. ______
G. ______H. ______
J. ______
choose from: ATP, ADP + Pi, NAD, NADH
NADP, NADPH, CO2, H2O
FAD, FADH
14. Identify each component, reactant and product of the photosynthetic reactions labeled with a “?” in the diagram below.
15. If we are measure the rate of photosynthesis in intact leaves, as we do in the photosynthesis experiment of Intro Biology, we get a curve (the ‘light saturation curve’) similar to that shown here.
- Do the light dependent or independent reactions limit the rate of photosynthesis during the linear phase? Explain.
- Which of the following conditions will increase the value of X?
1. Increasing the number of reaction centers
2. Adding an uncoupler
3. Increasing the concentration of CO2
4. Further increasing the light intensity
16.As we discussed, chloroplasts can be purified and fractionated into either purified thylakoids or the enzymes of the stroma. Suppose that you wanted to demonstrate the different reactions of photosynthesis, what are the minimum constituents that you need to combine together in order to have a system that will produce:
A. 3-phosphogyceraldehyde
B. 3-phosphoglyceric acid
C. NADPH
D. O2
E. The rate of the reaction would increase for which of the above reactions if an ATP synthesis uncoupler were added? Explain.
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