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Cell Respiration and Photosynthesis

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration related?

a)

Photosynthesis Products = cellular respiration reactants

b)

Photosynthesis Reactants = Cellular Respiration Products

c)

The other two options are both correct

2.

What types of organisms use cellular respiration to produce energy?

a)

Only plants

b)

Only animals

c)

Both plants and animals

3.
Where does cellular respiration take place?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Nucleus
4.
What are the reactants found in Cellular Respiration?
a)
 Oxygen (O2) and Carbon dioxide (CO2)
b)
Oxygen (O2) and Glucose (C6H12O6) 
c)
Carbon dioxide (CO2),Water (H2O) and Energy
5.
What are the products found in Cellular respiration?
a)
Oxygen (O2) and Carbon dioxide (CO2)
b)
Oxygen (O2) and Glucose (C6H12O6) 
c)
Carbon dioxide (CO2),Water (H2O) and Energy
6.

Where does the glycolysis take place?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

stoma

7.
The process to obtain energy from glucose without the presence of oxygen is called ____
a)
Cellular respiration
b)
Fermentation
c)
Glycolisis
d)
Photosynthesis
8.
One of the following is not a phase in Cellular respiration
a)
Calvin cycle
b)
krebs cycle
c)
electron transport chain
d)
glycolysis
9.

Which of the following best explains the purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

In photosynthesis, sunlight is used to make sugar

b)

In photosynthesis, sunlight is used to make ATP

c)

In photosynthesis, glucose is used to make ATP

d)

In photosynthesis, oxygen is used to make sugar

10.

Which of the following best explains the purpose of cell respiration?

a)

In cell respiration, sunlight is used to make sugar

b)

In cell respiration, sunlight is used to make ATP

c)

In cell respiration, glucose is used to make energy

d)

In cell respiration, oxygen is used to make sugar

11.

Which of the following are needed for photosynthesis?

a)

Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide

b)

Glucose, oxygen

c)

Sunlight, water, oxygen

d)

Glucose, carbon dioxide

12.

Which of the following are needed for cell respiration?

a)

Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide

b)

Glucose, oxygen

c)

Sunlight, water, oxygen

d)

Glucose, carbon dioxide

13.

Which of the following best explains the affect of cell respiration?

a)

Oxygen is released into the atmosphere

b)

Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere

c)

Glucose is released into the atmosphere

d)

ATP is released into the atmosphere

14.

Which of the following best explains the affect of photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen is released into the atmosphere

b)

Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere

c)

Glucose is released into the atmosphere

d)

ATP is released into the atmosphere

15.

Where in the cell does photosynthesis occur?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cytoplasm

16.

Where in the cell does cell respiration occur?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cytoplasm

17.
Cells use the energy stored in food to make
a)
ADP
b)
ATP
c)
Glucose
d)
Water
18.
The net gain of energy from glycolysis is
a)
8 ADP molecules
b)
4 ATP molecules
c)
3 pyruvic acid molecules
d)
2 ATP molecules
19.
Because fermentation takes place without oxygen, it is said to be
a)
aerobic
b)
anaerobic
c)
cyclic
d)
oxygen-rich
20.
The process carried out by yeast that causes bread dough to rise is
a)
alcoholic fermentation
b)
cellular respiration
c)
lactic acid fermentation
d)
mitosis
21.
What are organisms called that cannot make their own food?
a)
heterotrophs or consumers
b)
autotrophs or producers
c)
all of these are correct
d)
herbivores or plants
22.
Where is lactic acid produced?
a)
in muscles
b)
in bread
c)
in plants
d)
in cheese
23.
What is another name for fermentation?
a)
aerobic respiration
b)
anaerobic respiration
c)
lactic acid
d)
mineral deficiency 
24.

(Accelerated Only) Which is the more reduced form?

a)

NAD+

b)

NADH

25.

When ATP is converted to ADP

a)

an oxygen atom is released

b)

energy is stored

c)

a phosphate group is released

d)

a bond is created

26.

(Accelerated only) When something like NAD+ is reduced that means that the molecule...

a)

Gains protons, electrons, and energy.

b)

Releases protons, electrons, and energy.

c)

Loses energy to the environment.

d)

Experiences catabolic reactions that cause an overall emission of energy.

27.
Energy flows into an ecosystem as _____ and leaves as ____.
a)
heat; sunlight
b)
sunlight; heat
c)
photosynthesis; respiration
d)
glucose; carbon dioxide
28.

(Accelerated only) During cell respiration, glucose is...

a)

reduced

b)

oxidized

c)

built and ends up with more energy

d)

produced by photosynthesis

29.
Which has more energy?
a)
ATP
b)
ADP + Pi
30.
Which of the following is not one of the steps of cellular respiration?
a)
Glycolysis
b)
Krebs (Citric Acid) Cycle
c)
Electron Transport Chain
d)
Calvin Cycle
31.

How many ATP molecules can a glucose molecule produce in total?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

34

d)

38

32.

(Accelerated only) NADH is a ______ form of NAD+.

a)

Reduced

b)

Oxidized

c)

Catabolized

d)

Hydrolyzed

33.
In this photo, what do the explosions represent?
a)
Glucose
b)
ATP
c)
Pyruvate
d)
Cleavage
34.

Which molecule enters Kreb's Cycle? This answer is different for Accelerated.

a)

Pyruvate

b)

Glucose

c)

Acetyl CoA

d)

reducing powers

35.
Which cell process is represented by this equation:
C6H12O6 + 6O2 →          6CO2  +  6H2O +  ATP
a)
diffusion
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cell respiration
d)
mitosis
36.
What are the products of anaerobic respiration?
a)
Glucose and oxygen
b)
Carbon dioxide and water
c)
Lactic acid
d)
Carbon monoxide
37.

What are the three stages that make up cellular respiration?

(Accelerated you learned 4 stages)

a)

light reactions, Calvin cycle (dark reactions) and electron transport

b)

glycolysis, Kreb's cycle and Calvin cycle (dark reactions)

c)

Glycolysis, Kreb's cycle and electron transport

d)

Light Reactions, Calvin Cycle (dark reactions) and Glycolysis

38.
How many ATP are produced in Alcoholic respiration?
a)
2
b)
33
c)
4
d)
36
39.

site of the Krebs cycle

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.
When muscles work at their maximum ability, blood flow is often unable to provide enough oxygen to continue to produce ATP. Which process allows muscles to continue ATP production in this situation? 
a)
beta oxidation 
b)
aerobic respiration 
c)
lactic acid fermentation 
d)
alcoholic fermentation 
41.
Fermentation...
a)
requires a ton of oxygen and makes little ATP.
b)
occurs without oxygen and produces a large amount of ATP.
c)
requires no oxygen and produces a minimal amount of ATP
42.
Aerobic respiration requires...
a)
spandex
b)
oxygen
c)
no oxygen
d)
a cell without mitochondria
43.
Folds in the mitochondrion are called:
a)
Cristae
b)
Matrix
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Carbuncles
44.
The energy you need to play basketball comes from
a)
Using ATP
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Protein
d)
Fermentation
45.

Which of the following cannot go through photosynthesis?

a)

Humans

b)

Algae

c)

Some bacteria

d)

Plants

46.
What is the first step of photosynthesis
a)
Chlorophyll absorbs light from the sun
b)
ATP is produced
c)
The plant releases oxygen
d)
Glucose is made
47.
Glucose is 
a)
A carbohydrate
b)
A plant
c)
A protein
d)
A lipid
48.

Which of these is not a phase of glycolysis?

a)

Production of CO2

b)

Cleavage (breaking bond in glucose)

c)

Energy Investment

d)

Energy Release

49.

ATP hydrolysis is _________.

a)

energy releasing

b)

energy absorbing

c)

anabolic

d)

dehydration synthesis reaction

50.

(Accelerated only)

What is wrong with the following statement?

Glucose enters glycolysis and produces pyruvate. The pyruvate then enters the Krebs cycle where it produces many NADH. The NADH then go to ETC where ATP is then created.

a)

Glucose does not enter glycolysis.

b)

Krebs cycle produces ATP

c)

ETC comes before Krebs

d)

Pyruvate does not enter Krebs cycle