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Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Quiz

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
2.
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.
3.
The raw materials or reactants of photosynthesis are
a)
sugar and water.
b)
sugar and oxygen.
c)
carbon dioxide and water.
d)
carbon dioxide and oxygen.
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.
Where does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
6.
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 
7.
Where does cellular respiration take place in the cell?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
8.
What is the purpose of cellular respiration?
a)
to break down food
b)
to create energy in the body
c)
to release energy from food
d)
there is none; it's a waste of time
9.
Plants need ________ for photosynthesis
a)
oxygen
b)
soil
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sugar
10.
Leaves look green because.....
a)
they eat their vegetables
b)
to blend into their environment
c)
they contain a pigment named chlorophyll
d)
they are sick
11.
Glucose is broken down into pyruvate in a process known as 
a)
glycolysis
b)
electron transport
c)
the Krebs cycle
d)
phosphorylation
12.
This is the "powerhouse" of the cell. Most of an eukaryotic cell's energy is made here.
a)
mitochondria
b)
ribosomes
c)
chloroplasts
d)
nucleus
13.

Cellular respiration uses 1 molecule of glucose to produce approximately _______.

a)

2 ATP

b)

4 ATP

c)

32 ATP

d)

36 ATP

14.
How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration related?
a)
They have opposite equations
b)
they have the same equation
c)
they both produce carbon dioxide
d)
they both produce oxygen
15.
What gas is released into the air during photosynthesis?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
water 
d)
glucose
16.
What gas is released into the air during cellular respiration?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water 
d)
glucose
17.
This is the equation for...
a)
photosynthesis
b)
cellular respiration
18.
Cellular Respiration's goal is to
a)
make water
b)
make ATP
c)
make glucose
d)
make  oxygen
19.
What is glucose?
a)
A form of stored energy
b)
A type of sugar
c)
A necessary ingredient for life
d)
All of the above
20.

In terms of energy, how are cellular respiration and photosynthesis related?

a)

The energy captured in photosynthesis is used to power cellular respiration.

b)

The energy transformed in cellular respiration is used to power photosynthesis.

c)

Photosynthesis and respiration perform the same task in terms of energy transformation

d)

Energy is not involved in either photosynthesis or cellular respiration.

21.
Two test tubes were filled with a solution of bromthymol blue. A student exhaled through a straw into each tube, and the bromthymol blue turned yellow. An aquatic green plant was placed into each tube, and the tubes were corked. One tube was placed in the dark, and one was placed in direct sunlight. The yellow solution in the tube in sunlight turned blue, while the one in the dark remained yellow. Which statement best explains why the solution in the tube placed in sunlight returned to a blue color?
a)
Oxygen was produced by photosynthesis.
b)
Carbon dioxide was removed by photosynthesis.
c)
Carbon dioxide was produced by respiration.
d)
Oxygen was removed by respiration.
22.
Why are there less air bubbles as the plant is place further away from the light source
a)
because cellular respiration decreases when there is less light
b)
because the light independent reaction decreases when there is less light
c)
because photosynthesis decreases as a plant is moved further away from a light source
d)
the wavelength increases as a plant is placed further away from a light source
23.
One of the principal compounds that living things use to store energy is
a)
DNA
b)
ATP
c)
H20
d)
CO2
24.
Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from external sources are called
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
c)
thylakoids
d)
plants
25.

The correct order of the steps withing the cellular respiration cycle are:

a)

Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, and the Electron Transport Chain

b)

Glycolysis, Electron Transport Chain, Krebs Cycle

c)

Electron Transport Chain, Gycolysis, Krebs Cycle

d)

Krebs Cycle, Glycolysis, Electron Transport Chain

26.
The part of the chloroplast that converts light energy into chemical energy in the form of ATP is the _____________.
a)
Stomata
b)
Thykaloid
c)
The double membrane
d)
Stroma
27.

What is the byproduct of the Calvin Cycle within photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Glucose

d)

ATP energy

28.
What is this image showing?
a)
Glucose
b)
ATP energy
c)
Cellular Respiration
d)
Photosynthesis
29.
Where does glycolysis take place?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Stroma
c)
Thylakoid
d)
Mitochondria
30.
Where does aerobic respiration take place?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Stroma
d)
Thylakoid
31.
What is the net gain of ATP during glycolysis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
34
32.
Which type of respiration occurs in the presence of oxygen?
a)
Aerobic
b)
Anaerobic
33.
What are the two reactants of cellular respiration?
a)
C6H12O6 & 6CO2
b)
6 CO2 & 6H2O
c)
C6H12O& 6O2
d)
6CO2 & 6O2
34.
Along with 2ATP, what is produced during glycolysis?
a)
6CO2
b)
6O2
c)
C6H12O6
d)
2 pyruvate
35.
___ produces the most ATP.
a)
Aerobic respiration
b)
Anaerobic respriation
c)
Glycolysis
d)
Photosynthesis
36.
Which is a product of Kreb's Cycle?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Glucose
c)
Pyruvate
d)
Water
37.
What is the name of the process that helps make beer and wine?
a)
Fermentation
b)
Alcoholic fermentation
c)
Lactic acid fermentation
d)
Glycolysis
38.
Which type of fermentation occurs in muscles?
a)
Alcoholic 
b)
Lactic acid
39.
How does the amount of energy resulting from fermentation compare with that of aerobic respiration? 
a)
Aerobic respiration results in less energy.
b)
Each process results in equal amounts of energy.
c)
Aerobic respiration results in more energy.
d)
Each process results in variable amounts of energy. 
40.
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 are short term energy carriers
41.
Which of the following is NOT a product of the light-dependent reactions?
a)
ATP
b)
NADPH
c)
Oxygen
d)
Glucose
42.
What is the primary function of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis?
a)
To produce glucose
b)
To produce NADPH and ATP
c)
To use ATP
d)
To produce RuBP
43.
Use the diagram to answer the question. Between which parts of the molecule must the bonds be broken to form an ADP molecule?
a)
A and B
b)
A and C
c)
B and C
d)
C and D
44.
Use the diagram to answer the question. Which chemical is an electron carrier molecule?
a)
H2O
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
NADP+
d)
oxygen
45.
From which molecule does a plant get most of its mass?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
water
c)
sunlight
d)
soil
46.

Whch pigments absorbs green and blue light but reflects orange and red light?

a)

Carotenoids

b)

Chlorophylls

47.
Light energy is used to 
a)
split water into H and O
b)
weld C, H and O together
c)
make water
48.
If H is combined with CO2 glucose can be made.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE