Cellular Respiration Quiz

What is the main currency of cellular energy?

• Glucose

• NADH

• Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

• FADH2

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Which of the following pathways is characteristic of all living things?

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Glycolysis

• Fermentation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

What is the function of a coenzyme in cellular respiration?

• To break down glucose

• To transfer electrons to enzyme-catalyzed reactions

• To produce ATP directly

• To convert pyruvate into acetyl-CoA

What is the main role of the Krebs Cycle?

• To produce glucose

• To generate ATP directly

• To produce electron carrier molecules

• To convert pyruvate into lactate

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Which molecule is converted into Acetyl-CoA during cellular respiration?

• Glucose

• Pyruvate

• NADH

• FADH2

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

How many ATP molecules are produced during glycolysis?

• 1 ATP

• 2 ATP

• 4 ATP

• 6 ATP

What happens to carbon atoms by the end of the Krebs Cycle?

• They are stored as glycogen

• They are converted to carbon dioxide waste molecules

• They are used to form ATP

• They are converted into water

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Which of the following is a product of the Electron Transport Chain (ETC)?

• Oxygen

• Water

• Glucose

• Pyruvate

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

What is the role of NADH in cellular respiration?

• To act as a structural component of the cell

• To carry electrons to the Electron Transport Chain

• To directly produce ATP

• To convert glucose into pyruvate

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Which process occurs if oxygen is not available during cellular respiration?

• Krebs Cycle

• Fermentation

• Electron Transport Chain

• Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3