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Cell Processes and Energy

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another name for a heterotroph is a

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

carnivore

d)

omnivore

2.

Which of the following is NOT true about the products of photosynthesis?

a)

Some of the sugar is made into other compounds, such as cellulose.

b)

Some of the sugar is stored in the plant's cells for later use.

c)

The waste product carbon dioxide is given off through tiny openings on the underside of the leaves.

d)

The products are used by both plants and animals for energy.

3.

Which of the following represents the raw materials of photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and water

c)

glucose and oxygen

d)

water and glucose

4.

The main characteristic of the first stage of photosynthesis is

a)

the production of hydrogen and energy.

b)

the production of hydrogen and glucose.

c)

the release of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

d)

the storage of glucose in the plant's cell.

5.

Autotrophs are also known as producers.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The ultimate source of energy for all living things is the leaf.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Plants are able to carry out photosynthesis because they contain the organelle known as a mitochondrion.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

One important sugar that results from photosynthesis is cellulose.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Light energy is changed to cell energy in Stage 1 of photosynthesis.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The green pigment that absorbs light energy is chlorophyll.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Fermentation is the opposite process of cellular respiration.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Fermentation in yeast produces lactic acid.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

In the first stage of respiration, very little energy is released.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Oxygen is a product of cellular respiration.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Glucose is a product of photosynthesis.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Pain and weakness in human muscles are often the result of the build-up of

a)

lactic acids

b)

nucleic acids

c)

carbon dioxide

17.

Plant and animal cells release energy from food as a result of the process of

a)

photosynthesis

b)

fermentation

c)

cellular respiration

18.

The energy-releasing process that does not require oxygen is

a)

oxidation

b)

fermentation

c)

respiration

19.

__________ are the powerhouses of the cell because they are the organelles in which the second stage of cellular respiration takes place.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Nuclei

c)

Ribosomes

20.

The products of photosynthesis are the __________ of cellular respiration.

a)

gases

b)

chloroplasts

c)

raw materials

21.

The total number of cells in an organism increases as a result of which process?

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

cell division

d)

fermentation

22.

The formation of a cell plate is a characteristic of

a)

cytokinesis in plant cells.

b)

cytokinesis in animal cells.

c)

both A and B.

d)

neither A nor B.

23.

Chromatids are held together by a

a)

spindle fiber.

b)

centromere.

c)

cell plate.

d)

centriole.

24.

The correct order for the parts of mitosis are

a)

prophase, interphase, metaphase, anaphase.

b)

telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase.

c)

interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase.

d)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase.

25.

Cell division allows organisms to grow, repair damaged structures, and produce energy.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Mitosis results in the formation of two daughter cells.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The process in which the cell makes an exact copy of the DNA in its nucleus is replication.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Cell growth and production of new organelles and enzymes are characteristics of prophase.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The two rod-like parts that make up a chromosome are called chromatids.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What stage of the cell cycle is shown in the picture?

a)

mitosis

b)

interphase

c)

anaphase

d)

metaphase

31.

What stage of the cell cycle is shown in the picture?

a)

prophase

b)

interphase

c)

anaphase

d)

metaphase

32.

What stage of the cell cycle is shown in the picture?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

cytokinesis

33.

What stage of the cell cycle is shown in the picture?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

telophase

d)

cytokinesis

34.

What stage of the cell cycle is shown in the picture?

a)

anaphase

b)

metaphase

c)

interphase

d)

telophase

35.

What process is show in the equation?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

36.

What process is show in the equation?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

37.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide and water

b)

oxygen and water

c)

carbon dioxide and sugars

d)

oxygen and sugars

38.

Under which of the following conditions is lactic acid fermentation most likely to occur?

a)

a very fast run

b)

a long walk

c)

sleeping

d)

playing video games

39.

The regular cycle of growth and division that cells undergo is called

a)

replication

b)

the cell cycle

c)

mitosis

d)

anaphase

40.

Carbon dioxide enters plants through the

a)

pigments

b)

chloroplasts

c)

chlorophyll

d)

stomata

41.

What is the structure labeled "X" on the picture?

a)

centromere

b)

chloroplasts

c)

centrioles

d)

stomata

42.

What structure is responsible for moving the chromosomes during mitosis?

a)

nucleolus

b)

chloroplasts

c)

spindle fibers

d)

cytoplasm

43.

Which phase occurs directly after metaphase?

a)

anaphase

b)

telophase

c)

metaphase

d)

prophase

44.

During which phase does the DNA make a copy of itself?

a)

anaphase

b)

telophase

c)

metaphase

d)

interphase

45.

Each chromosome consists of 2 _____.

a)

chromatids

b)

daughter cells

c)

centrioles

d)

spindle fibers

46.

During which stage of mitosis do the centromeres split?

a)

prophase

b)

interphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase