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Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the primary compound that is made in this process?
a)
NADH
b)
ATP
c)
Oxygen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
2.
What molecule donates the electrons to the electron transport chain in this picture? (Hint: What starts the whole process?)
a)
NADH
b)
ATP
c)
Oxygen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
3.
In which eukaryotic organelles does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
4.
The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.
a)
the Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
the food we eat/make
5.
The reactants of photosynthesis are
a)
sugar and water.
b)
sugar and oxygen.
c)
carbon dioxide and water.
d)
carbon dioxide and oxygen.
6.
Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?
a)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
b)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
c)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
d)
Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.
7.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
Carbon dioxide and water
b)
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
c)
Glucose and oxygen
d)
Glucose and water
8.
What pigment absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis?
a)
chloroplast
b)
thylakoid
c)
grana
d)
chlorophyll
9.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
6CO2 + 6H2O --> 6O+ C6H12O6
b)
6CO+ C6H12O6 + 6H2O --> O
c)
6O2 + 6H2O --> 6CO+ C6H12O6
d)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6H2O + 6CO2 
10.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
11.
Where do the light-dependent reactions occur? 
a)
thylakoid membrane
b)
stroma
c)
mesophyll
d)
mitochondria
12.
What is the primary function of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis?
a)
To produce glucose
b)
To convert light energy into ATP and NADPH
c)
To use ATP
d)
To produce RuBP
13.
Which of the following is NOT a product of the light-dependent reactions?
a)
ATP
b)
NADPH
c)
Oxygen
d)
Glucose
14.
What is the function of NADPH and ATP?
a)
They absorb light
b)
They power the light-dependent reactions
c)
They are light-reflecting pigments
d)
They carry energy to the light-independent reactions
15.
Which substance from the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis is a source of energy for the light-independent reactions?
a)
ADP
b)
H2O
c)
NADPH
d)
pyruvic acid
16.
Plants need carbon dioxide from their environment to produce glucose during which stage of photosynthesis? 
a)
The light-dependent stage
b)
The light-independent stage (The Calvin Cycle)
c)
The electron transport chain
d)
ATP formation
17.
What characteristic sets heterotrophs apart from autotrophs?
a)
Heterotrophs can be classified only as mammals.
b)
Heterotrophs use energy from the sun to make their own food.
c)
Heterotrophs obtain food from consuming other living or once-living things.
d)
Heterotrophs obtain food through the process of photosynthesis.
18.
Which of the following best describes photosynthesis?
a)
Photosynthesis converts radiant energy into chemical energy.
b)
Photosynthesis produces complex carbohydrates.
c)
Photosynthesis functions to release oxygen into the atmosphere.
d)
Photosynthesis aids in the cycle of nutrients.
19.
What type of organism uses photosynthesis?
a)
plants
b)
bacteria
c)
animals
d)
both plants and bacteria
20.
Carbon dioxide and oxygen both enter and leave the leaf at the 
a)
pore
b)
spongy measophyll
c)
guard cells
d)
stomata
21.
 The expression "feel the burn" means that a person exercising is doing 
a)
lactic acid fermentation
b)
alcoholic fermentation
c)
photosynthesis
d)
aerobic respiration
22.
The mitochondria is responsible for ...
a)
photosynthesis
b)
anaerobic respiration
c)
aerobic respiration
d)
fermentation
23.
What is one of the reactants of cellular respiration?
a)
energy
b)
glucose
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
water
24.
______________ produces the most ATP.
a)
photosnthesis
b)
aerobic respiration
c)
anaerobic respiration
d)
glycolysis
25.
Aerobic respiration is different from anaerobic respiration in that aerobic respiration needs...
a)
chlorophyll
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
glucose
d)
oxygen
26.
How many ATP are produced in aerobic respiration?
a)
2
b)
33
c)
4
d)
36
27.
How many ATP are produced in glycolysis/fermentation?
a)
2
b)
33
c)
4
d)
36
28.
you breathe in oxygen for
a)
photosynthesis
b)
anaerobic respiration
c)
 fermentation
d)
aerobic respiration
29.
Which of the following structure is where cellular respiration occurs in the cell?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuoles
30.
What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?
a)
6O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
b)
6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O
c)
6CO2 + 6H2O -> 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy
d)
6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> 6O2 + C6H12O6
31.
Cellular Respiration's goal is to
a)
make water
b)
make ATP
c)
make glucose
d)
make  oxygen
32.
What is cellular respiration?
a)
the breakdown of glucose  to release ATP
b)
the breakdown of glucose to release NADH
c)
the breakdown of glucose to release FADH
d)
the breakdown of glucose to release carbon
33.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
34.
Which is not a product of cellular respiration?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water
d)
energy (ATP)
35.
If all four plants were watered daily but placed in a closet, receiving no sunlight, what process would NOT occur?
a)
Ingestion of carbon dioxide
b)
Filtration of water through the soil
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Water absorbtion
36.
Why will a plant die if you water it with salt water?  Because the salt water is a.......
a)
hypotonic solution
b)
hypertonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
d)
endocytosis solution
37.
Bacteria can do fermentation (glycolysis) because it happens where...
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
cytoplasm
d)
Golgi
38.
cellular respiration and fermentation both...
a)
break down glucose and release ATP
b)
create glucose from the sun
c)
move things in and out 
d)
use oxygen 
39.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Passive
b)
Osmosis
c)
Active
d)
Diffusion
40.
Lactic acid fermentation occurs in your muscles after a workout because your cells are struggling to get...
a)
Glucose
b)
Sunlight
c)
Oxygen
d)
Water
41.
Fermentation is cellular respiration without which molecule?
a)
CO2
b)
O2
c)
C6H12O6
42.
Because fermentation takes place in the absence of oxygen, it is said to be
a)
aerobic
b)
anaerobic
c)
cyclic
d)
oxygen-rich
43.
The process carried out by yeast that causes bread to rise is
a)
alcoholic fermentation
b)
lactic acid fermentation
c)
cellular respiration
d)
yeast mitosis
44.
Fermentation is:
a)
Cellular Respiration 
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Aerobic
d)
Anaerobic
45.
Energy is required for a variety of life processes including:
a)
growth and reproduction
b)
movement
c)
transport of materials across cell membrane
d)
all of the above
46.
After intense activity, your muscles feel sore because:
a)
the accumulation of NAD+
b)
the accumulation of lactic acid 
c)
the accumulation of ATP
d)
the accumulation of carbon dioxide
47.
What substance produced by alcoholic fermentation makes bread rise?
a)
lactic acid
b)
oxygen
c)
alcohol
d)
carbon dioxide
48.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
49.
A cell in a hypotonic solution like distilled water will
a)
swell
b)
shrink 
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
50.
Where are proteins made? These are small, grain-like or rod shaped organelles.
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
51.
Which organelle breaks down worn-out cell parts and digests substances in the cell?
a)
lysosome
b)
centriole
c)
vacuole 
d)
nucleus
52.
Plants perform photosynthesis through this organelle.  It captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.
a)
Chlorophyll
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Apparatus
53.
Which of the following correctly classifies the cell pictured here?
a)
Animal cell; Prokaryote
b)
Plant cell; Eukaryote
c)
Bacteria cell: Prokaryote
d)
Animal cell; Eukaryote
54.
Which of the following is NOT classified as a eukaryotic cell?
a)
Human Cells
b)
Animal Cells
c)
Bacteria Cells
d)
Fungus Cells
55.
Most of the cell's energy is produced within these rod-shaped organelles. This organelle is considered the "powerhouse" of the cell.
a)
ribosomes
b)
mitochondria
c)
vacuole
d)
endoplasmic reticulum