Chapter 11 Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation

Chapter 11 Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in a cell is called
   A.anabolism.
   B. catabolism.
   C. metabolism.
   D.  None of the choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 03.02 The interactions of microorganisms among themselves and with their environment are determined by their metabolic abilities (e.g., quorum sensing, oxygen consumption, nitrogen transformations).
ASM Objective: 03.03 The survival and growth of any microorganism in a given environment depends on its metabolic characteristics.
ASM Topic: Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 11.01.01 Use the terms that describe a microbe’s carbon source, energy source, and electron source
Section: 11.01
Topic: Biochemistry

True / False Questions

2. Although most metabolic reactions are freely reversible, a few irreversible catabolic steps are bypassed during biosynthesis with special enzymes that catalyze the reverse reaction in order to allow for independent regulation of catabolic and anabolic pathways.
   TRUE

ASM Objective: 03.02 The interactions of microorganisms among themselves and with their environment are determined by their metabolic abilities (e.g., quorum sensing, oxygen consumption, nitrogen transformations).
ASM Objective: 03.03 The survival and growth of any microorganism in a given environment depends on its metabolic characteristics.
ASM Topic: Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 11.02.03 Propose an explanation that accounts for the existence of amphibolic pathways
Section: 11.02
Topic: Biochemistry

3. Metabolic pathways can be either catabolic or anabolic but not both.
   FALSE

ASM Objective: 03.02 The interactions of microorganisms among themselves and with their environment are determined by their metabolic abilities (e.g., quorum sensing, oxygen consumption, nitrogen transformations).
ASM Objective: 03.03 The survival and growth of any microorganism in a given environment depends on its metabolic characteristics.
ASM Topic: Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 11.02.03 Propose an explanation that accounts for the existence of amphibolic pathways
Section: 11.02
Topic: Biochemistry

Fill in the Blank Questions

4. __________ pathways are those that function both catabolically and anabolically.
   Amphibolic

ASM Objective: 03.02 The interactions of microorganisms among themselves and with their environment are determined by their metabolic abilities (e.g., quorum sensing, oxygen consumption, nitrogen transformations).
ASM Objective: 03.03 The survival and growth of any microorganism in a given environment depends on its metabolic characteristics.
ASM Topic: Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 11.02.03 Propose an explanation that accounts for the existence of amphibolic pathways
Section: 11.02
Topic: Biochemistry

True / False Questions

5. The catabolism of glucose begins with one or more of the glycolytic pathways that yield pyruvate.
   TRUE

ASM Objective: 03.02 The interactions of microorganisms among themselves and with their environment are determined by their metabolic abilities (e.g., quorum sensing, oxygen consumption, nitrogen transformations).
ASM Objective: 03.03 The survival and growth of any microorganism in a given environment depends on its metabolic characteristics.
ASM Topic: Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 11.04.01 List the three major pathways that catabolize glucose to pyruvate
Section: 11.04
Topic: Aerobic/Anaerobic Respiration
Topic: Biochemistry