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Cellular Respiration

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The purpose of cellular respiration is to produce ?
a)
energy
b)
oxygen
c)
sugar
d)
protein
2.
What is the sugar that carbs are broken down to?
a)
sucrose
b)
maltose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
3.
What is the energy molecule?
a)
DNA
b)
ATP
c)
RNA
d)
AAA
4.
What is the energy organelle?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosomes
d)
lysosomes
5.
The splitting of the glucose molecule is called?
a)
synthesis
b)
denaturalization
c)
glycolysis
d)
dissolving
6.
The two type of fermentation are alcohol and _____________ acid fermentation. 
a)
lactic
b)
sulfuric
c)
hydrochloric
d)
acetic 
7.
To get the most ATP molecules for energy in cellular respiration, you have to have lots of ?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
water
8.
The waste gas given off by cellular respiration is?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
nitrogen
d)
methane
9.

What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?

a)

oxygen + sugar -> carbon dioxide + water + Energy

b)

carbon dioxide + sugar + Energy -> carbon dioxide + water

c)

carbon dioxide + water -> oxygen + sugar + Energy

d)

carbon dioxide + water + Energy -> oxygen + sugar

10.

What is important about cellular respiration?

a)

It produces energy from the sun.

b)

It forms sugar.

c)

It transforms sugar into a usable form of energy (ATP)

d)

Only plants perform this process.

11.
What happens to your breathing rate when you exercise?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases
c)
It stays the same
12.

One molecule needed for cellular respiration is

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

glucose

c)

water

d)

chlorophyll

13.

One molecule produced by animals during cellular respiration is

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

glucose

c)

oxygen

d)

chlorophyll

14.

Which of the following structure is where cellular respiration (Kreb's Cycle and Electron Transport Chain) occurs in the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondria

d)

vacuoles

15.

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

16.

Cellular Respiration's goal is to

a)

make water

b)

make ATP

c)

make glucose

d)

make oxygen

17.

What type of respiration requires oxygen?

a)

Aerobic

b)

Anaerobic

18.

What are the products (what is released) of cellular respiration? (Mark all of them!)

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

e)

ATP (energy)

19.
What is the name of the 1st step of cellular respiration?
a)
Glycolysis
b)
Kreb's Cycle
c)
ETC
d)
Anaerobic respiration
20.

A decrease in the amount of oxygen available will....

a)

not have an effect on the amount of energy produced during cellular respiration

b)

decrease the amount of glucose produced during cellular respiration

c)

cause the amount of water produced during cellular respiration to increase

d)

decrease the amount of energy produced during cellular respiration

21.

What's the chemical formula for glucose?

a)

6C6HO6

b)

C12H6O12

c)

C6H12O6

d)

CHO

22.

True or False: Only animals can undergo Cellular Respiration.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What type of respiration does not require oxygen?

a)

Aerobic

b)

Anaerobic

24.
Fermentation involves
a)
aerobic respiration
b)
anaerobic respiration 
25.
Why is yeast used to bake bread? 
a)
The waste gas, CO2, makes bread rise
b)
The alcohol produced makes bread dangerous
c)
The yeast consumes O2, causing bread to rise
26.
What cells in the body may undergo lactic acid fermentation during exercise? 
a)
Muscle cells
b)
Fat cells
c)
Liver cells
d)
Skin cells
27.

Cellular respiration is called an aerobic process because it requires_____

a)

exercise

b)

light

c)

glucose

d)

oxygen

28.

The term "anaerobic" means :

a)

with oxygen.

b)

without oxygen.

c)

alive.

d)

nonliving.

29.
Type of fermentation conducted by yeast
a)
alcoholic fermentation
b)
lactic acid fermentation
30.
Type of fermentation conducted by bacteria
a)
lactic acid fermentation
b)
alcoholic fermentation