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Metabolism and Cellular Respiration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This pathway releases stored energy by breaking down complex molecules

a)

Anabolic Pathways

b)

Catabolic Pathways

c)

Fermentation

d)

Thermodynamic pathways

2.

Which is correct regarding cellular respiration?

a)

Glucose is oxidized, oxygen is reduced

b)

Glucose is reduced, oxygen is oxidized

3.

When NAD+ gains a hydrogen atom, it becomes

a)

oxidized

b)

redoxed

c)

reduced

d)

hydrolyzed

4.

Which step would happen normally whether oxygen is present or not?

a)

ETC

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Kreb Cycle

d)

Oxidative Phosphorylation

5.

Why are carbs and fats a good source of energy in food?

a)

They have lots of oxygen

b)

They have long carbon skeletons

c)

They do not contain nitrogen

d)

They have lots of electrons associated with hydrogen

6.

After glucose splits into two molecules of pyruvate through glycolysis, most of the potential energy left from glucose is where?

a)

transferred to ADP making ATP

b)

Stored in NADH

c)

Retained in the two pyruvates

d)

lost as heat

7.

The energy containing products of glycolysis are

a)

2 NAD+, 2 Pyruvates, and 2 ATP

b)

2 NADH. 2 Pyruvates, and 2 ATP

c)

6 CO2, 2 Pyruvates, and 2 ATP

d)

6 CO2, 2 Pyruvates, and 36 ATP

8.

Carbon Dioxide is released during which stages of cellular respiration?

a)

Glycolysis and Pyruvate Oxidation

b)

Pyruvate Oxidation and Citric Acid Cycle

c)

Citric Acid Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation

d)

Citric Acid Cycle only

9.

Which is the correct sequence in which electrons travel during aerobic respiration

a)

Glucose → Citric Acid Cycle → ATP → NAD+

b)

Glucose → NADH → ETC → Oxygen

c)

Glucose → Pyruvate → ATP → Oxygen

d)

Glucose → Citric Acid Cycle → NADH → ATP

10.

In cellular respiration, the energy for most ATP synthesis is supplied by

a)

Converting pyruvate from glucose

b)

Transferring electrons from organic molecules

c)

Generating carbon dioxide in the Krebs cycle

d)

A concentration gradient across a membrane

11.

What primary role does oxygen play in cellular respiration?

a)

combines with carbon to form CO2

b)

catalyze the reactions of glycolysis

c)

acts as an acceptor for electrons and hydrogen, forming water

d)

acts as a co-enzyme holding on to electrons

12.

Which step produces the most ATP if glucose is completely broken down into carbon dioxide and water?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Pyruvate Oxidation

c)

Citric Acid Cycle

d)

Electron Transport Chain

e)

Oxidative Phosphorylation (Chemiosmosis)

13.

Which step(s) produce NO ATP?

a)

Glycolysis and Citric Acid Cycle

b)

Electron Transport Chain

c)

Oxidative Phosphorylation

d)

Electron Transport Chain and Pyruvate Oxidation

14.

Which is true regarding anabolic pathways?

a)

they consume energy to build up polymers from monomers

b)

they do not depend on enzymes

c)

they release energy breaking polymers into monomers

d)

they are spontaneous chemical reactions

15.

Which is true regarding an organism's metabolism?

a)

metabolism is the sum of all exergonic reactions in an orgamism

b)

metabolism consists of all of the chemical reactions in an organism

c)

metabolism depends on a constant supply of energy from food

d)

metabolism always increases the entropy in an organism

16.

what happens to the heat that is lost from an organism's chemical reactions?

a)

It's used to power more cellular work

b)

it's used to store energy as more ATP

c)

it's lost to the enviornment

d)

it's transported to other organs

17.

Which is true regarding enzymes?

a)

They increase the rate of a reaction by making the reaction more exergonic

b)

They increase the rate of a reaction by lowering the activation energy barrier

c)

They increase the rate of a reaction by reducing the rate of reverse reactions

d)

They change the point at which a reaction reaches equilibrium

18.

How does a noncompetitive inhibitor affect an enzyme's activity?

a)

by binding at the active site

b)

by acting as a coenzyme for the reaction

c)

by decreasing the activation energy

d)

by changing the shape of the active site

19.

Which of the following represents the activation energy required for the enzyme-catalyzed reaction?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Neither

20.

Which would be the same in either an enzyme-catalyzed or a noncatalyzed reaction?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Neither