Biology Terminology Quiz

What is an organism that requires oxygen to live called?

• Decomposer

• Consumer

• Aerobe

• Anaerobe

Which enzyme catalyzes the conversion of phosphate and adenosine diphosphate into adenosine triphosphate?

• ATP synthase

• Chlorophyll

• Glycolysis

• Krebs Cycle

What is the term for the energy of a chemical compound that must undergo a change equal and opposite to the change of heat energy in a reaction?

• Nutrient

• Matter

• Chemical energy

• Light energy

What is the name of the green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants?

• Chloroplast

• Stomata

• Chlorophyll

• Glucose

What is the process by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source?

• Decomposition

• Photosynthesis

• Glycolysis

• Fermentation

What is the smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance?

• Atom

• Molecule

• Nutrient

• Substrate

What is the term for the breakdown or decay of organic materials?

• Decomposition

• Electron transport chain

• Phosphorylation

• Fermentation

What is the term for an organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter?

• Anaerobe

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

What is the term for the metabolic breakdown of glucose and other sugars that releases energy in the form of ATP?

• Photosynthesis

• Glycolysis

• Fermentation

• Krebs Cycle

What is the term for a photosynthetic green plant or chemosynthetic bacterium that constitutes the first trophic level in a food chain?

• Substrate

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Consumer