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Unit 3: cellular resp. & photosynthesis

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of organism would MOST likely benefit directly from increased levels of CO2?

a)

mushroom

b)

tree

c)

bird

d)

fish

2.

Which of the following is produced during the process of cellular respiration?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

sodium chloride

c)

oxygen

d)

sugar

3.

Which two things are produced when a plant breaks down sugar to release energy?

a)

oxygen and food

b)

carbon dioxide and food

c)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

d)

carbon dioxide and water

4.

If a single-celled organism that uses photosynthesis has its source of light removed, it will

a)

divide repeatedly.

b)

produce less energy.

c)

grow in size.

d)

generate more waste.

5.

Which process is considered to be a part of the carbon cycle?

a)

precipitation

b)

metamorphosis

c)

condensation

d)

photosynthesis

6.

How will clear-cutting of forests affect the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

It will decrease because of increased respiration.

b)

It will increase because of decreased photosynthesis.

c)

It will decrease because of decreased photosynthesis.

d)

It will remain constant as respiring animals remove the carbon dioxide.

7.

6. Which of the following represents the process of photosynthesis?

a)

C6H12O6+6O2→6CO2+6H2O

b)

6CO2+6H2O→C6H12O6+6O2

c)

2H2O→2H2+O2

d)

2H2+O2→2H2O

8.

Which of the following BEST describes the flow of energy in a cabbage plant?

a)

Chemical energy is absorbed by mitochondria, stored in sugars, and released in chloroplasts.

b)

Chemical energy is absorbed by chloroplasts, stored in sugars, and released in mitochondria.

c)

Solar energy is absorbed by chloroplasts, converted and stored in sugars, and released in mitochondria.

d)

Solar energy is absorbed by mitochondria, converted and stored in sugars, and released in chloroplasts.

9.

People take in and release gases from the air when they breathe. Which exhaled gas is a waste product of respiration?

a)

helium

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

hydrogen

10.
What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis?
a)
Chlorosynthesis
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
ADP
d)
Electron Transport
11.
Which organelle from the plant cell is primarily responsible for converting sunlight to energy?
a)
Mitochonria
b)
Nucleus
c)
Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
12.
Autotroph or Heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
13.
Autotroph or heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
14.
Autotroph or Heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
15.
Autotroph or heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
16.
What is the purpose of cellular respiration?
a)
To turn energy from the sun into glucose
b)
To turn oxygen into glucose
c)
To turn ATP into glucose
d)
To turn glucose into energy in the form of ATP
17.
What is the purpose of photosynthesis?
a)
To use glucose to produce energy in the form of ATP
b)
To use energy from sunlight to produce glucose
c)
To use oxygen to produce glucose
d)
To produce energy for all cells in an animal's body
18.
Glucose is...
a)
A product of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
b)
A reactant of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
c)
A product of photosynthesis and a reactant of cellular respiration
d)
A reactant of photosynthesis and a product of cellular respiration
19.
Oxygen is...
a)
A product of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
b)
A reactant of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
c)
A product of photosynthesis and a reactant of cellular respiration
d)
A reactant of photosynthesis and a product of cellular respiration
20.
Carbon dioxide is...
a)
A product of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
b)
A reactant of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
c)
A product of photosynthesis and a reactant of cellular respiration
d)
A reactant of photosynthesis and a product of cellular respiration
21.
Water is...
a)
A product of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
b)
A reactant of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
c)
A product of photosynthesis and a reactant of cellular respiration
d)
A reactant of photosynthesis and a product of cellular respiration
22.
ATP is...
a)
A form of energy the cell can use that is produced by cellular respiration
b)
A kind of sugar produced in photosynthesis
c)
A battery
23.
Sunlight is...
a)
Needed for photosynthesis and cellular respiration
b)
Needed for photosynthesis to provide energy
c)
Needed for cellular respiration to provide oxygen
24.
Animals can...
a)
Only use photosynthesis
b)
Only use cellular respiration
c)
Use photosynthesis and cellular respiration
25.
Plants can...
a)
Only use photosynthesis
b)
Only use cellular respiration
c)
Use photosynthesis and cellular respiration
26.
Reactants are...
a)
Substances present at the beginning of a chemical reaction
b)
substances present at the end of a chemical reaction
27.
Products are...
a)
Substances present at the beginning of a chemical reaction
b)
substances present at the end of a chemical reaction
28.
Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are related because...
a)
They both make glucose
b)
They both require oxygen
c)
The products of one reaction are the reactants of the other reaction
d)
They both make carbon dioxide
29.
Which of the following best describes photosynthesis?
a)
Photosynthesis converts radiant energy into chemical energy.
b)
Photosynthesis produces carbohydrates.
c)
Plants need sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, nutrients, and chlorophyll to complete photosynthesis.
d)
Plants use chlorophyll, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugar.
30.
What is another name for glucose?
a)
Chlorophyll
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Stomata
d)
Sugar
31.
Where does a plant absorb the water that it uses during photosynthesis?
a)
Leaves
b)
Stem
c)
Roots
d)
Petals
32.
Cellular respiration occurs in 
a)
chloroplasts 
b)
mitochondria
c)
golgi aparatus 
d)
thylakoid 
33.
Cellular respiration is...
a)
the process by which cells break down glucose into energy. 
b)
the process by which cells break light down into energy. 
c)
the process by which cells communicate with other cells. 
34.

What is the name of the organelle with the green plate like structures

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Golgi Body

35.

The first step of Cellular Respiration means splitting sugars or...

a)

Glycolisis

b)

Krebs cycle

c)

Calvin Cycle

d)

Kit-Kat bars

36.

Which of the following organisms perform cellular respiration?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

B and C

d)

All of these

37.

Fermentation is an anaerobic process for releasing energy from glucose. Anaerobic means it takes place in:

a)

An oxygen-rich environment.

b)

an environment devoid of light

c)

an environment devoid of oxygen

38.

What are the products in the light independent or Calvin Cycle of photosynthesis?

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

glucose

39.

What are the reactants in the light independent reaction or Calvin Cycle in photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

ATP

c)

NADPH

d)

All of the above

40.

In cellular respiration, the first step in releasing the energy of glucose in the cell is known as:

a)

electron transport

b)

glycolysis

c)

the Krebs Cycle

d)

the Calvin Cycle

41.

After the bond depicted in the photo is broken, what will be the correct name of the molecule?

a)

ATP

b)

Glucose

c)

ADP

d)

NADPH

42.

The light dependent portion of photosynthesis takes place in what part of the chloroplast?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

thylakoids

d)

stroma

43.

What are the correct steps, in order, of cellular respiration?

a)

Light Dependent Reaction, Calvin Cycle, Dark Reaction

b)

Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chain

c)

Photosynthesis, Glucose, Respiration

d)

Krebs Cycle, Glycolysis, Electron Transport Chain

44.
Where does glycolysis take place in cells?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
d)
Ribosomes
45.
The first step of glycolysis results in the formation of:
a)
Glucose-6-Phosphate
b)
Fructose-6-Phosphate
c)
ATP
d)
1,6 Bis-PhosphoGlycerate
46.
Glycolysis results in the total production of:
a)
2 ATP
b)
4 ATP
c)
4 NADH
d)
2 Acetyl CoA
47.
Glycolysis occurs during aerobic or anaerobic conditions.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Which of the following is not a requirement for glycolysis?
a)
Oxygen
b)
ATP
c)
NAD+
d)
Glucose
49.
Which of the following is not a product of glycolysis?
a)
FADH2
b)
NADH
c)
ATP
d)
Pyruvate
50.

Which is a product of glycolysis?

a)

2 molecules of pyruvic acid

b)

1 molecule of glucose

c)

NAD+

d)

oxygen

51.

Where does the pyruvic acid produced by glycolysis go next?

a)

the Calvin Cycle

b)

the electron transport chain

c)

the Krebs Cycle

d)

back through the glycolysis process

52.

Glycolysis is the second stage of cellular respiration.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Which of these is broken down into pyruvic acid?

a)

glucose

b)

oxygen

c)

water

54.

How many high-energy electrons are passed to the carrier NAD+ to produce NADH in glycolysis?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

5

d)

4

55.

Glycolysis has a net gain of how many ATP molecules?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

56.

How many ATP molecules are required to start glycolysis?

a)

Four

b)

Three

c)

Two

d)

One

57.

Finish the phrase: “As the bonds in glucose are _______ and rearranged, energy is __________.”

a)

broken, released

b)

built, trapped

c)

broken, trapped

d)

built, released

58.

Glycolysis has the potential to produce lots of energy very quickly.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Main products of the Calvin Cycle

a)

Oxygen, NADP+, ADP

b)

Glucose, CO2, ADP

c)

ADP, NADP+, Glucose

d)

ATP, NADPH, Oxygen

60.

The Calvin Cycle occurs in the

a)

Thylakoid

b)

Grana

c)

Inner membrane of chloroplast

d)

Stroma

61.

5 carbon sugar that combines with CO2 in the Calvin Cycle

a)

3-PGA

b)

G3P

c)

RuBP

d)

Glucose

62.

Tiny pores on the underside of leaves

a)

Stroma

b)

Stomata

c)

Thylakoids

d)

Chloroplasts

63.

The six carbon sugar initially made in the Calvin Cycle is unstable and breaks into two molecules of

a)

ATP

b)

G3P

c)

RuBP

d)

3-PGA

64.

The six carbon sugar initially made in the Calvin Cycle is unstable and breaks into two molecules of

a)

ATP

b)

G3P

c)

RuBP

d)

3-PGA

65.

Plants can close their stomata when the temperature is hot

a)

To prevent water loss

b)

To prevent loss of oxygen

c)

To prevent loss of carbon dioxide

d)

To bring in more carbon dioxide

66.

A plant using the C4 pathway will

a)

fix CO2 into a four carbon sugar instead of a three carbon sugar

b)

close the stomata during the day

c)

produce a four carbon sugar instead of glucose

d)

not need ATP from the light reactions

67.

Which is not a C4 plant?

a)

Cactus

b)

Corn

c)

Sugar cane

d)

Crab grass

68.

Which of the following is a CAM plant?

a)

Corn

b)

Sugar cane

c)

Crabgrass

d)

Pineapple

69.

Which of the following is true of the Light Reactions?

a)

carbon dioxide and energy (ATP and NADPH) are used to make organic compounds

b)

energy is absorbed from sunlight and converted to chemical energy stored in ATP and NADPH

c)

Occurs in the stroma

d)

Occurs in the cytoplasm

70.

Which of the following is true of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

carbon dioxide and energy (ATP and NADPH) are used to make organic compounds

b)

energy is absorbed from sunlight and converted to chemical energy stored in ATP and NADPH

c)

Occurs in the thylakoid

d)

Occurs in the cytoplasm

71.

Rate of photosynthesis ________ as light intensity _________

a)

increases, increases

b)

decreases, increases

c)

increases, decreases

72.

Temperatures that are too high can slow photosynthesis because

a)

stomata stay open

b)

enzymes are ruined

c)

there is not enough CO2

d)

there is too much water

73.

It is the first of two stages in the process of photosynthesis. During the light reactions, photosystem II and photosystem I absorb light energy and produce ATP, NADPH, and O2

a)

Light Dependent Reaction

b)

Light Independent Reaction

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Glycolysis

74.

It is an energy intermediate that provides the energy and electrons to drive the Calvin cycle during photosynthesis

a)

NADP+

b)

ATP

c)

NADPH

d)

NAPDH

75.

The combined action of photosystem II and photosystem I in which electrons flow in a linear manner to produce

a)

Cyclic electron flow

b)

Noncyclic electron flow

c)

Cyclic proton flow

d)

Noncyclic proton flow

76.

A distinct complex of proteins and pigment molecules in chloroplasts that generates oxygen from water during the light reactions of photosynthesis

a)

Carotenoid

b)

Photosystem II

c)

Photosystem I

d)

Chlorophyll c

77.

The molecule in which a high-energy electron from an excited pigment molecule such as P680* is transferred during photosynthesis

a)

Cytochrome Complex

b)

Primary electron acceptor

c)

Plastoquinone

d)

Plastocyanin

78.

Where is the site of the light-dependent reactions?

a)

Stroma

b)

Thylakoid membranes

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Chemiosmosis

79.

It is the movement of ions across a semipermeable membrane-bound structure, down their electrochemical gradient. An example of this would be the formation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by the movement of hydrogen ions (H+) across a membrane during cellular respiration or photosynthesis

a)

Chemiosmosis

b)

ETC

c)

Diffusion

d)

None of the above

80.
What are the two products of the light reactions that are needed for the calvin cycle?
a)
NAD and NADPH
b)
NADP + and Glucose
c)
NADPH and ATP
d)
Oxygen and NADPH
81.
The gel-like material that surrounds the grana is called ____
a)
lamellae
b)
granum
c)
thylakoid
d)
stroma
82.
What supplies the electron that is lost in PS II?
a)
oxygen
b)
water
c)
glucose
d)
rubisco
83.
In the ________________________, energy from the sun is used to make ATP 
a)
light-independent reaction
b)
dark reaction
c)
light-dependent reaction
d)
Calvin cycle
84.

Which of the following colors is not absorbed by chlorophyll pigments?

a)

green

b)

blue

c)

violet

85.

Which of the following is not needed to start the light reaction

a)

H2O

b)

ADP + P

c)

CO2