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UNIT II - Energy (Cell.resp, fermen,photo,biogeo.,symbio)

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 59mins

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Class
Date
1.

Photosynthesis involves the transformation of light energy into ___.

a)

kinetic energy.

b)

chemical energy.

c)

mechanical energy.

d)

hydroelectric energy.

2.

Glycolysis provides a cell with a net gain of____ molecules.

a)

2 ATP

b)

36 ATP

c)

4 ATP

d)

18 ATP

3.

Which of these processes takes place in the cytoplasm of a cell?

a)

glycolysis

b)

Kreb's cycle

c)

electron transport chain

d)

all of these

4.

Lactic acid fermentation occurs in____.

a)

yeast cells

b)

muscle cells and some bacteria

c)

mitochondria

d)

any environment containing oxygen

5.

Plants undergo photosynthesis to produce glucose, a usable form of chemical energy. In the picture what reactant is missing in order for photosynthesis to occur?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

chlorophyll

d)

radiant energy

6.

The energy of the electrons passing along the electron transport chain is used to make____.

a)

citric acid

b)

ATP

c)

lactic acid

d)

alcohol

7.

What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?

a)

6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy → 6CO2 + 6H2O

b)

6O2 + C6H12O6 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

c)

6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy → 6O2 + C6H12O6

d)

6CO2 + 6H2O → 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy

8.

Cellular respiration is called an aerobic process because it requires_____

a)

exercise

b)

light

c)

glucose

d)

oxygen

9.

Which process is used to produce beer and wine?

a)

lactic acid fermentation

b)

glycolysis

c)

the Krebs cycle

d)

alcoholic fermentation

10.

The starting molecule for glycolysis is ____.

a)

glucose.

b)

pyruvic acid

c)

ADP + P

d)

citric acid

11.

The Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain do not occur if ____.

a)

oxygen is not present.

b)

glycolysis occurs.

c)

fermentation occurs.

d)

carbon dioxide is present.

12.

Which of the following passes high-energy electrons into the electron transport chain?

a)

acetyl – CoA

b)

ATP and ADP

c)

citric acid

d)

NADH and FADH2

13.

How are cellular respiration and photosynthesis almost opposite processes?

a)

Photosynthesis removes oxygen from the atmosphere, and cellular respiration puts it back.

b)

Photosynthesis releases energy, and cellular respiration stores energy.

c)

Photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and cellular respiration puts it back.

d)

all of the above

14.

The products of photosynthesis are the____.

a)

reactants of cellular respiration.

b)

products of cellular respiration.

c)

reactants of fermentation.

d)

products of glycolysis.

15.

Bromothymol blue (BTB) is a pH indicator that is also used to detect carbon dioxide (CO2). BTB is blue when pH is basic and CO2 is low. BTB is yellow when pH is acidic and CO2 is high. BTB is green when pH is neutral. A group of students are planning to perform an investigation in which they will place either a stalk of the aquatic plant elodea or a snail in a test tube that contains water with a neutral pH of 7 and BTB. The students will also include a test tube that contains elodea and a snail. Observing color change once the tubes have been placed under a growth light for several hours will allow the students to answer which TWO of the following questions? (Choose 2 answers!)

A) Do both elodea and snails require oxygen to survive?

B) Does elodea produce oxygen during photosynthesis?

C) Do snails respire faster when placed in a tube with elodea?

D) Do snails use the CO2 produced by elodea to produce oxygen?

E) Does photosynthesis performed by elodea remove CO2 from the water?

F) Does cellular respiration occur at a higher rate than photosynthesis in the tube with only elodea?

a)

A & B

b)

C & D

c)

E & F

d)

A & E

16.

What reaction does ATP synthase catalyze when an H+ ion passes through its channel in Figure 9-3?

a)

It converts ADP into ATP.

b)

It converts H+ and O2 into H2O.

c)

It converts ATP into ADP.

d)

It converts NADH to NAD+.

17.

In Figure 9-1, how many ATP molecules are formed by fermentation?

a)

6

b)

36

c)

2

d)

40

18.

In Figure 9-1, only the pathway labeled _?_ requires oxygen.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

19.

In Figure 9-1, what is the difference in products in Pathway B and Pathway C?

a)

Pathway B produces ethyl alcohol and 2 ATP while Pathway C produces water and 36 ATP

b)

Pathway B produces lactic acid and 2 ATP while Pathway C produces water and 36 ATP

c)

There is no difference in Pathways B and C.

d)

Pathway B produces carbon dioxide but Pathway C does not.

20.

In Figure 9-1, which pathway would represent the type of fermentation that occurs in yeast?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

21.

In Figure 9-1, how many ATP molecules are formed by cellular respiration?

a)

2

b)

36

c)

4

d)

40

22.

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from the foods they eat are called____.

a)

autotrophs

b)

heterotrophs

c)

plants

d)

thylakoids

23.

How does the Calvin cycle differ from the light-dependent reactions?

a)

It takes place in the stroma.

b)

It takes place in the thylakoid.

c)

It requires light.

d)

It takes place in chloroplasts.

24.

Where do the light-dependent reactions take place?

a)

in the stroma

b)

only in chlorophyll molecules

c)

in the thylakoid membranes

d)

outside the chloroplasts

25.

If carbon dioxide is removed from a plant’s environment, what would you expect to happen to the plant’s production of high-energy sugars?

a)

The same number of sugars will be produced but without carbon dioxide.

b)

More sugars will be produced.

c)

Fewer sugars will be produced.

d)

Carbon dioxide does not affect the production of high-energy sugars in plants.

26.

What is the correct equation for photosynthesis?

a)

6 O2 + C6H12O6 ---->6 CO2 + 6 H2O + Energy

b)

6 CO2 + 6 H2O ---->6 O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy

c)

6 CO2 + 6 H2O + Energy ----> C6H12O6 + 6 O2

d)

6 O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy ----> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O

27.

What process is shown in Figure 8-6?

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

glycolysis

d)

fermentation

28.

What are the products of the Calvin cycle shown in Figure 8-6?

a)

light, water, sugar

b)

sugars, NADP+, ADP + P

c)

oxygen, ATP, NADPH

d)

water, carbon dioxide, NADP+

29.

What are the products of the light-dependent reactions shown in Figure 8-6?

a)

water, carbon dioxide, sugars

b)

light, oxygen, sugars

c)

oxygen, NADPH, ATP

d)

sugars, NADP+, ADP + P

30.

In Figure 8-6, what chemical is converted to sugar in the Calvin cycle?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

light

d)

water

31.

What are the reactants of the light dependent reactions?

a)

H2O, light, ADP + P, and CO2,

b)

sugar and oxygen

c)

CO2, ATP, NADPH

d)

H2O, light, ADP + P, and NADP+

32.

Which lettered graph represents the affect of carbon dioxide and light intensity on photosynthetic rate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

33.

Which lettered graph represents the effect of temperature and water on photosynthetic rate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

a)

They point to the organism that is being eaten.

b)

They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

c)

It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

d)

They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

35.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

a)

transpiration

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

36.

Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the black sea bass's body (usually in the mouth). This is like dental floss for the fish and both species benefit. This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

37.

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria live in the roots of some plants. They provide nitrogen in a form the plants need and obtain a “home” and nourishment from the plant. What type of relationship is this?

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

herbivory

38.

What may happen if the grains were removed from the food web pictured?

a)

The rabbit population in the habitat would increase.

b)

The mice population would decrease because its the only food for them.

c)

The grass population would decrease because all the birds are eating it.

d)

Foxes would dies due to no food source.

39.

The diagram represents different levels of a terrestrial food pyramid. Between which two levels is the greatest amount of energy transferred?

a)

grass; zebra

b)

zebras; cheetah

c)

cheetah; lion

d)

grass; lion

40.

Gases such as carbon dioxide and oxygen enter and exit a plant leaf through their ___.

a)

stroma

b)

stomata

c)

thylakoid membrans

d)

chloroplasts

41.

The movements of energy and nutrients through living systems are different because ____.

a)

nutrients flow in one direction and energy recycles.

b)

energy flows in one direction and nutrients recycle.

c)

energy forms chemical compounds and nutrients are lost as heat.

d)

energy is limited in the biosphere and nutrients are always available.

42.

Nitrogen fixation is carried out primarily by ____.

a)

producers

b)

bacteria

c)

consumbers

d)

humans

43.

CO2 is returned to the atmosphere by all methods EXCEPT ____.

a)

combustion.

b)

decomposition.

c)

photosynthesis.

d)

respiration.

44.

Matter can recycle through the biosphere because ____.

a)

biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it.

b)

matter is assembled into chemical compounds.

c)

biological systems use only carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen.

d)

matter is passed out of the body as waste.

45.

Only 10 percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic level. Of the remaining energy, some is used for the organism’s life processes, and the rest is ____.

a)

eliminated as heat by movement, etc.

b)

stored as waste.

c)

used in cellular respiration.

d)

stored as fat.

46.

Investigating a pond, you note that snails in the pond have thin, weak shells. This is most likely the result of a(an) ____.

a)

calcium carbonate deficiency.

b)

ammonia deficiency.

c)

phosphorus deficiency.

d)

oxygen deficiency.

47.

The trophic levels in Figure 3–2 illustrate ____.

a)

that the producers outnumber first-level consumers.

b)

the relative amount of energy at each level.

c)

the relative number of individual organisms at each level.

d)

the amount of living organic matter at each level.

48.

What type of pyramid is shown? How would a large omnivore change the flow of energy?

a)

Biomass pyramid; the omnivore would use energy from just the producer level disrupting the flow to higher consumers.

b)

Energy pyramid; the omnivore would use energy from just the producer level disrupting the flow to higher consumers.

c)

Energy pyramid; the omnivore would use energy from all levels disrupting the flow to higher consumers.

d)

Biomass pyramid; the omnivore would use energy from all levels disrupting the flow to higher consumers.

49.

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the detriment (ill effect) of the spruce. This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

d)

predation

50.

What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems?

a)

carbon

b)

sunlight

c)

water

d)

nitrogen

51.

How does this cycle relate to plants and producing food?

a)

When plants die, the produce food for decomposers.

b)

As plants perform decomposition, they use CO2 to make sugars.

c)

Plants produce food for other animals.

d)

Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere and use it in photosynthesis to produce sugars.

52.

Plants are considered producers. What ELEMENTS are rearranged to make glucose in plants?

a)

water and oxygen

b)

carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide and sulight

d)

carbon, oxygen, and solar energy

53.

What is a correct conclusion about the inputs & outputs of photosynthesis?

a)

without light energy from the sun, photosynthesis would still occur

b)

oxygen is an input into photosynthesis; carbon dioxide is an output

c)

carbon dioxide is the source of energy; oxygen is the chemical energy produced

d)

sunlight is the source of energy; plant sugars are the chemical energy produced

54.

What term best describes light independent reaction and where does it occur?

a)

Calvin cycle; stroma

b)

Kreb's cycle; stroma

c)

Calvin cycle; thylakoid membrane

d)

Kreb's cycle; thylakoid membrane

55.

In the food pyramid, the greatest biomass appears at the level of ____.

a)

Birds and Mammals.

b)

Insects and Zooplankton.

c)

Phytoplankton and Bacteria.

d)

Small Fish and other Aquatic Species

56.

In the pyramid, the amount of potential food available for each trophic level _____

a)

remains the same.

b)

increases over time.

c)

decreases from the bottom to top.

d)

increases from bottom to top.

57.

In this food chain, we could hypothetically assume that for every kilogram of biomass in the osprey eagle, it would require __________ kilograms of shrimp to keep the food chain balanced.

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

58.

What is the major component missing from this food chain in order to see the flow of energy?

a)

There are no producers.

b)

There should be a higher level consumer.

c)

These fish do not actually live in the same aquatic habitat

d)

The bird should not be there as it is the only terrestrial organism

59.

In the aquatic ecosystem shown, which organism would be considered a secondary consumer?

a)

pike

b)

perch

c)

mosquito larvae

d)

dragonfly larvae

60.

During the second set of photosynthetic reactions, called the Calvin cycle, all BUT ONE of the following occurs.

a)

Glucose is the end product of the Calvin cycle.

b)

By-products of the Calvin cycle include water vapor and oxygen.

c)

Carbon dioxide, a reactant of photo synthesis, is utilized during the Calvin cycle.

d)

ATP and NADPH, high energy molecules, are utilized to produce stored chemical energy.

61.

In photosynthesis, there are two subunits (photosystem I and photosystem II). These systems occur in the __?__ membranes of the chloroplast. Photosystem I (PS I) and photosystem II (PS II) are _?_ reactions.

a)

stroma; light-dependent

b)

stroma; light-independent

c)

thylakoid; light-dependent

d)

thylakoid; light-independent

62.

The picture shows a series of reactions in a biochemical pathway. Which of these is CORRECT for this cycle?

a)

It is an aerobic process that releases 4 ATP molecules.

b)

It is an anaerobic process that takes place in the cytoplasm.

c)

It is an aerobic process that converts a 3-carbon compound to CO2.

d)

It is an anaerobic process, involving the breakdown of a carbohydrate molecule.

63.

If you were to place the bear into the energy pyramid, the bear would go on level _____ and have ________ amount of energy available to it.

a)

A; the least

b)

C; the least

c)

A; the greatest

d)

B; an intermediate

64.

In a food chain 90% of the energy is lost in the transfer at each trophic level, and only 10% passes as usable biological energy. What will happen if secondary consumers are removed from a food chain?

a)

Energy transfer in the food chain would be completely stopped.

b)

Energy transferred to the tertiary consumers would be increased by 40%.

c)

Energy transfer to the subsequent trophic levels of the food chain will be disturbed.

d)

Producers will transfer more energy to the subsequent trophic levels of the food chain.

65.

Much like carbon, the recycling of nitrogen through Earth's spheres relies heavily on what type of organism?

a)

decomposers

b)

autotrophs

c)

producers

d)

parasites

66.

The movements of energy and nutrients through living systems are different because ____.

a)

nutrients flow in one direction and energy recycles.

b)

energy flows in one direction and nutrients recycle.

c)

energy forms chemical compounds and nutrients are lost as heat.

d)

energy is limited in the biosphere and nutrients are always available.

67.

Nitrogen in the atmosphere must be "fixed" before it can be used by plants. Atmospheric nitrogen is "fixed" by ___.

a)

bacteria and lightning

b)

bacteria and insects.

c)

plants

d)

bacteria only

68.

According to the law of conservation of matter, matter is never created or destroyed. Yet in a food pyramid the amount of biomass decreases as we move up through the pyramid, from producers to top level consumers. Why?

a)

Matter is decomposed at different levels in a food chain.

b)

Matter is recycled at each level of the food chain and returned back to the producers.

c)

Matter is taken back by the producers after it is left unused by consumers at each level.

d)

Matter changes to other forms that might not continue to be a part of the same food chain.

69.

If the bald eagle was removed from this food web, what effect would this have on the population of the other species?

a)

The bivalves would increase in population size because they are eaten by sea ducks and the phytoplankton would decrease in population size.

b)

The tundra swans would decrease in population size because they are eaten by the bald eagle and the vegetation would increase in population size.

c)

The benthic invertebrates would decrease in population size because they are eaten by the sea ducks and the phytoplankton would increase in population size.

d)

The wading birds would increase in population size because they are eaten by the ospreys and the small planktivorous fish would increase in population size.

70.

Fungi have been used for thousands of years to modify foods and beverages. Bread made without yeast fungi is flat. The addition of yeast to flat bread dough causes the dough to rise during baking. Yeast uses the process of fermentation to release energy and that process produces carbon dioxide as a by-product. The carbon dioxide is responsible for making the bread dough rise. Based on the data collected, the highest rising bread would use yeast, warm water and the addition of ___.

a)

glucose

b)

sucrose

c)

oxygen

d)

sunlight

71.

The purpose of a biology lab was to measure the oxygen consumption during seed germination as evidence of the rate of cellular respiration. Both germinating and non-germinating peas at different temperatures were used. Glass beads placed in one respirometer served as the control. Considering the chemical reaction for cellular respiration, what must be included in the respirometer containing the germinating seeds?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

boiled water

c)

oxygen

d)

warm water and light

72.

A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which ecological terms describe the bird?

a)

herbivore, decomposer

b)

carnivore, consumer

c)

producer, heterotroph

d)

autotroph, herbivore

73.

Hermit crabs will move into an old abandoned shell when their shell is no longer big enough to contain them. As the shell is inanimate (not living) it is not affected by this relationship. This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

a)

commensalism

b)

mutalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation