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Cellular Respiration

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Glycolysis occurs in both anaerobic and aerobic organisms

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What us the correct order of cellular respiration?

a)

Glycolysis, oxidation of pyruvate, Krebs Cycle, electron transport chain and chemiosmosis

b)

Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, oxidation of pyruvate, electron transport chain and chemiosmosis

c)

Electron transport chain and chemiosmosis, glycolysis, oxidation of pyruvate, Krebs cycle,

d)

Glycolysis, electron transport chain and chemiosmosis, Krebs cycle, oxidation of pyruvate

3.

What happens if your body does not have enough oxygen during a workout?

a)

All cells will undergo apoptosis

b)

Cells will begin lactic acid fermentation

c)

Cells will continue with cellular respiration

d)

Cells will begin photosynthesis

4.

What is the purpose of cellular respiration?

a)

To make ATP and remove excess carbon dioxide

b)

To make NADH and FADH

c)

To make glucose

d)

To release stored energy from glucose and make it available to the body

5.

Where does glycolysis take place?

a)

Outer mitochondrial membrane

b)

Cristae membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondrial matrix

6.

Where does the Krebs Cycle take place?

a)

outer mitochondrial membrane

b)

mitochondrial matrix

c)

cristae membrane

d)

cytoplasm

7.

Where do the electron transport chain and chemiosmosis take place?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cristae membrane

c)

mitochondrial matrix

d)

outer mitochondrial membrane

8.

How is the majority of ATP produced during cellular respiration ?

a)

Oxidative phosphorylation

b)

Substrate level phosphorylation

9.

What process(es) produce ATP through substrate level phosphorylation?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Krebs Cycle

c)

Electron transport chain

d)

Chemiosmosis

10.

What process(es) are associated with oxidative phosphorylation?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Krebs Cycle

c)

Electron Transport Chain

d)

Chemiosmosis

11.

What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?

a)

Water

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

ATP

12.

How many times does the Krebs cycle turn for each glucose?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

13.

True or False: The electron transport chain couples an exergonic reaction with an endergonic reaction.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: The electron transport chain does not consist of cytochromes.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: Oxygen is very electropositive.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False: Glucose reacts easily with other molecules

a)

True

b)

False

17.

How many binding sites does ATP synthase have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

Which of the following are other terms for the Krebs Cycle?

a)

Gycolysis

b)

Citric acid cycle

c)

Chemiosmosis

d)

tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA)

19.

How many ATP are used in glycolysis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

How many ATP are made in glycolysis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

How many ATP are made in the Krebs Cycle?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

Approximately how many ATP are made in oxidative phosphorylation?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

16

d)

28

23.

About how many ATP are made through cellular respiration in total?

a)

2-4

b)

16-20

c)

32-34

d)

64-68

24.

What is the purpose of oxygen in cellular respiration?

a)

Oxygen is a catalyst for reactions

b)

Oxygen is an electron carrier

c)

Oxygen is not necessary for cellular respiration

d)

Oxygen is the final electron acceptor

25.

What is pyruvate converted to in lactic acid fermentation?

a)

Lactic acid (lactate)

b)

Lactic acid and CO2

c)

ethyl alcohol

d)

ATP

26.

What us pyruvate converted to in alcohol fermentation?

a)

Ethyl alcohol (ethynol)

b)

Ethyl alcohol and CO2

c)

Lactic acid

d)

ATP

27.

Who discovered the Citric Acid Cycle? (Krebs Cycle)

a)

Hans Krebs

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase

d)

Reiji Okazaki

28.

How many pyruvates are made from 1- 6 carbon glucose molecule after glycolysis?

a)

1-6 carbon pyruvate

b)

2-3 carbon pyruvates

c)

3-2 carbon pyruvates

d)

2-4 carbon pyruvates

29.

True or False: The electron transport chain couples an exergonic reaction with an endergonic reaction.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Energy stored in food is expressed in units of ________.

a)

Grams

b)

Kilocalories

c)

Jules

d)

Calories

31.

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water, one degree Celsius is

a)

one kilocalorie

b)

one thousand calories

c)

one calorie

d)

one thousand kilocalories

32.

True or False: The energy stored in all macromolecules is the same.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What is the overall equation for cellular respiration?

a)

C6H12O6+6O2

= 6CO2+6H2O+ (36-38) ATP

b)

C6H12O6+6O2

= 12CO2+12H2O+ (36-38) ATP

c)

6CO2+6H2O

=C6H12O6+6O2+(36-38) ATP

d)

C6H12O6+6O2+ (36-38) ATP

= C6H12O6+6O2

34.

Why is the Krebs Cycle considered an aerobic process?

a)

It uses oxygen

b)

It is not an aerobic process

c)

It relies on another process (the ETC) that does require oxygen

d)

It can use oxygen if it is available but oxygen is not required for glycolysis

35.

What processes can occur in the absence of oxygen?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

The ETC and chemiosmosis

c)

Lactic Acid Fermentation

d)

Alcohol Fermentation

e)

The Krebs Cycle

36.

What are the correct inputs and outputs for glycolysis?

a)

Input: 2 glucose, 2 ATP, 4 NAD+

Output: 2 pyruvates, 4 ATP, 2NADH

b)

Input: 1 glucose, 2 ATP, 3NAD+

Output: 4 pyruvates, 4 ATP, 3NADH

c)

Input: 2 glucose, 4 ATP, 2 NADH

Output: 4 pyruvates, 2 ATP, 2 NAD+

d)

Input: 1 glucose, 2 ATP, 2 NAD+

Output: 2 pyruvates, 4 ATP, 2 NADH

37.

Why is it known as the "Citric Acid Cycle"?

a)

Hans Krebs felt it was an appropriate name

b)

The mitochondrial matrix is acidic

c)

Citric acid is the last product of glycolysis

d)

Citrate (Citric acid) is the first compound created in the cycle

38.

Where do NADH and FADH2 ultimately "drop off" their high energy electrons?

a)

The electron transport chain

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Chemiosmosis

d)

The Krebs Cycle

39.

What are the products of the Krebs Cycle? (per glucose molecule)

a)

2 ATP, 2 FADH2, 4 CO2, 6 NADH

b)

4 ATP, 6 FADH2, 2 CO2, 6 NADH

c)

6 ATP, 4 FADH2, 6 CO2, 2 NADH

d)

2 ATP, 4 FADH2, 8 CO2, 8 NADH

40.

True or False: Anabolic processes construct molecules using energy while catabolic processes break down molecules to to release energy.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What are the inputs for the Krebs Cycle?

a)

4 CO2, 6NAD+, 2FADH 2 ADP

b)

6 NAD+, 2 FAD, 6 ATP, 4 Acetyl CoA

c)

2 Acetyl CoA, 6 NAD+, 2 FAD, 2 ADP

d)

4 NADH. 4 FADH, 12 ATP, 2 Acetyl CoA

42.

What type of macromolecule is ATP?

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Protein

d)

Lipid

43.

What is this?

a)

ATP

b)

Acetyl Coenzyme A

c)

ATP synthase

d)

Coenzyme Q

44.

When NADH is _______ it becomes NAD+

a)

Oxidized

b)

Reduced

45.

When FADH2 is _______ it becomes FAD

a)

Oxidized

b)

Reduced

46.

When NAD+ is _______ it becomes NADH

a)

Oxidized

b)

Reduced

47.

When FAD is _______ it becomes FADH2

a)

Oxidized

b)

Reduced

48.

Cellular respiration is __________.

a)

Exergonic

b)

Endergonic

c)

Neither exergonic nor endergonic

d)

It depends

49.

How many carbons does glucose have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

50.

How many carbons does pyruvate have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

9

51.

What step(s) do not produce ATP?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Oxidation of pyruvate

c)

Krebs Cycle

d)

ETC and Chemiosmosis

52.

When pyruvate is oxidized it becomes ______.

a)

Oxaloacetate

b)

Acetyl CoA

c)

Glucose

d)

Citrate

53.

The oxidizing agent is _______

a)

Oxidized

b)

Reduced

c)

Nothing happens to the oxidizing agent

d)

It depends on the reaction

54.

The reducing agent is

a)

Oxidized

b)

Reduced

c)

Nothing happens to the reducing agent

d)

It depends on the reaction

55.

The reducing agent ______.

a)

Gains electrons

b)

Loses electrons

56.

The oxidizing agent _____.

a)

Gains electrons

b)

Loses electrons

57.

When something is oxidized it ______.

a)

Gains electrons

b)

Loses electrons

58.

When something is reduced it _______.

a)

Gains electrons

b)

Loses electrons

59.

When something is oxidized it ______.

a)

Gains electrons

b)

Loses electrons

60.

True or False: Membrane potential is the difference in electric potential between the interior and the exterior of a cell or organelle

a)

True

b)

False

61.

What is the starting molecule for glycolysis?

a)

Glucose

b)

Pyruvate

c)

Acetyl CoA

d)

Oxaloacetate

62.

What enzyme catalyzes phosphorylation?

a)

Kinase

b)

Fumarase

c)

Citrate synthase

d)

Aldolase

63.

True or false: The mitochondria has only one membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

How many membranes does the mitochondria have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

65.

What is H2O a byproduct of?

a)

Oxidative phosphorylation

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Krebs Cycle

d)

The oxidation of pyruvate

66.

What is respiratory quotient (RQ)?

a)

The amount of carbon dioxide produced in cellular respiration

b)

The amount of carbon dioxide consumed prior to cellular respiration

c)

The difference between the carbon dioxide consumed and the carbon dioxide produced

d)

The ratio of carbon dioxide produced to oxygen consumed

67.

True or False: The energy value of lipids is about twice as much as that of carbohydrates.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

This diagram shows how glucose can be used to produce ATP without the use of oxygen. Which compounds are represented by each letter?

a)

X: ethanol Y: pyruvate Z: lactate

b)

X: lactate Y: ethanol Z: pyruvate

c)

X: pyruvate Y: ethanol Z: lactate

d)

X: pyruvate Y: lactate Z: ethanol

69.

True or False: Dehydrogenation is the reverse of decarboxylation

a)

True

b)

False

70.

What is decarboxylation?

a)

The removal of a carbon

b)

The removal of a carboxyl group

c)

The addition of oxygen and a carbon

d)

The addition of a carboxyl group

71.

What is dehydrogenation?

a)

The removal of hydrogen

b)

The addition of hydrogen

c)

The removal of a carboxyl group

d)

The addition of carbon

72.

How many carbons does oxaloacetate have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

73.

How many carbons does citrate have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

74.

How many carbons does oxaloacetate have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

75.

What pumps H+ ions into the intermembrane space?

a)

ATP synthase

b)

The electron transport chain

c)

NADH

d)

ATP