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Respiration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where in the cell does respiration take place?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell membrane

2.

What body system exchanges O2 for CO2

a)

respiration

b)

excretion

c)

digestion

d)

nervous

3.

_________ is the main passageway into and out of the respiratory system.

a)

mouth

b)

nose

c)

ear

d)

skin pores

4.

The respiratory system works with the ________ to help with Cellular Respiration

a)

Nervous system

b)

Circulatory System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Endocrine System

5.

______________is the process through which the respiratory system moves air into and out of the lungs.

a)

Sweating

b)

Digesting

c)

Blood clotting

d)

Breathing

6.
The purpose of cellular respiration is to 
a)
make water
b)
make ATP
c)
make glucose
d)
make  oxygen
7.
What are the reactants of cellular respiration?
a)
glucose & carbon dioxide
b)
glucose & oxygen
c)
water & oxygen
d)
water & carbon dioxide
8.

Which of these is a product of cellular respiration?

a)

ATP

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Water

d)

All of these are a product of cellular respiration

9.
Which of the following structure is where cellular respiration occurs in the cell?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuoles
10.
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
11.
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
12.
What will most likely be the result if all of the mitochondria are removed from a plant cell? 
a)
It will be unable to carry out respiration. 
b)
It will lose water through osmosis. 
c)
It will break down the ribosomes in the cell. 
d)
It will be unable to photosynthesize
13.
This organelle could likely be found in 
a)
plant cells only.
b)
animal cells only.
c)
prokaryotes only.
d)
plant and animal cells.
14.

Glucose/sugar and oxygen are...

a)

products of cell respiration

b)

reactants of cell respiration

15.

carbon dioxide and water are

a)

reactants of cell respiration

b)

products of cell respiration

16.

Which organisms do cellular respiration? Select all that apply.

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

protists (amoebas, paramecium)

d)

fungi (mushrooms, yeast, mold, mildew)

e)

bacteria

17.

Why does cell respiration and photosynthesis rely on each other?

a)

They are the same process

b)

Cell respiration must occur first, then photosynthesis

c)

They are opposites, meaning the products of one process is needed by the other process

18.

When do humans/animals carry out respiration?

a)

all the time because it is the best way to release energy (ATP)

b)

only at night

c)

only during the day

d)

when there is less energy available

19.

Plants absorb oxygen through __________________

a)

Stomata

b)

Lungs

c)

Stroma

d)

Lenticles

20.

Identify the above structure

a)

Kidney

b)

Nephron

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Mitochondria