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Unit 2: Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 22mins

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1.

What is the purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

To convert chemical energy in food to chemical energy stored in the form of ATP

b)

To make food for plants

c)

To make ATP for plants

d)

To make light energy

2.

What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide, oxygen, light

b)

Oxygen, water, light

c)

Oxygen, glucose, light

d)

Carbon dioxide, water, light

3.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide, glucose

b)

Oxygen, glucose

c)

Water, oxygen, light

d)

Carbon dioxide, water

4.

What is the general equation for photosynthesis?

a)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → ATP + 6H2O + 6CO2

b)

6H2O + 6CO2 + Light → C6H12O6 + 6O2

c)

6H2O + 6CO2 → ATP + C6H12O6 + 6O2

d)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 + Light → 6H2O + 6CO2

5.

Where does photosynthesis take place?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Lysosome

6.

What is the primary pigment in leaves that absorbs light and gives leaves their green color?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Anthocyanin

c)

Carotene

d)

Xanthophyll

7.

Where does light get absorbed?

a)

Stroma

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Thylakoids

d)

Cytoplasm

8.

Where does carbon get fixed?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Thylakoids

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Stroma

9.

What are the inputs of the Light Reaction?

a)

Light

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen

e)

ATP & NADPH

10.

What are the outputs of the Light Reaction?

a)

Light

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen

e)

ATP & NADPH

11.

What are the inputs of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Glucose

c)

ATP & NADPH

d)

Oxygen

e)

Water

12.

What are the outputs of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Glucose

c)

ATP & NADPH

d)

Oxygen

e)

Water

13.

Where do plants get the water needed to make food?

a)

Air

b)

Roots

c)

Rain

d)

Leaves

14.

Why do leaves change color in the fall?

a)

The amount of chlorophyll decreases

b)

The amount of chlorophyll increases

c)

The amount of pigments other than chlorophyll decreases

d)

The amount of pigments other than chlorophyll increases

15.

What are the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis?

a)

Light intensity

b)

Temperature

c)

Carbon dioxide concentration

d)

All of the above

e)

Only light intensity

16.

What is the purpose of cellular respiration?

a)

To convert chemical energy in food to chemical energy stored in the form of ATP

b)

To make food for plants

c)

To make ATP for plants

d)

To make light energy

17.

Which statement about ATP is false?

a)

ATP stands for adenosine triphosphate.

b)

Energy is a form of stored energy.

c)

In order to release energy from ATP, a phosphate bond is broken.

d)

In order to release energy from ATP, a phosphate bond is formed.

18.

True or false: The folds of the inner membrane of the mitochondria increase the surface area and increase ATP production.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How do cells get energy from ATP?

a)

Breaking a phosphate bond

b)

Forming a phosphate bond

c)

Absorbing sunlight

d)

Photosynthesis

20.

What are the reactants of cellular respiration?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Glucose

d)

Oxygen

e)

ATP

21.

What are the products of cellular respiration?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Glucose

d)

Oxygen

e)

ATP

22.

What is the general equation for cellular respiration?

a)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → ATP + 6H2O + 6CO2

b)

6H2O + 6CO2 + Light → C6H12O6 + 6O2

c)

6H2O + 6CO2 → ATP + C6H12O6 + 6O2

d)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 + Light → 6H2O + 6CO2

23.

Where does cellular respiration take place?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Mitochondria

24.

What type of cells do photosynthesis?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Both plant & animal

25.

What type of cells do cellular respiration?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Both plant & animal

26.

What are the 3 steps of cellular respiration in the correct order?

a)

Glycolysis → Electron Transport Chain → Krebs Cycle

b)

Fermentation → Glycolysis → Electron Transport Chain

c)

Krebs Cycle → Glycolysis → Electron Transport Chain

d)

Glycolysis → Krebs Cycle → Electron Transport Chain

27.

What are the inputs of glycolysis?

a)

Glucose

b)

ATP

c)

NADH

d)

Pyruvate

e)

NAD+

28.

What are the outputs of glycolysis?

a)

Glucose

b)

ATP

c)

NADH

d)

Pyruvate

29.

Where does glycolysis take place?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Thylakoids

d)

Stroma

30.

What are the inputs of the Krebs cycle?

a)

Glucose

b)

Pyruvate/Acetyl CoA

c)

NADH

d)

ATP

31.

What are the outputs of the Krebs cycle?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

ATP

d)

NADH

e)

FADH2

32.

Where does the Krebs cycle take place?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondria (Matrix)

c)

Mitochondria (Inner Membrane)

d)

Stroma

33.

What are the inputs of the Electron Transport Chain?

a)

ATP

b)

NADH

c)

FADH2

d)

Carbon dioxide

34.

What are the outputs of the Electron Transport Chain?

a)

ATP

b)

Water

c)

NADH

d)

FADH2

e)

Oxygen

35.

Where does the Electron Transport Chain take place?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondria (Matrix)

c)

Mitochondria (Inner Membrane)

d)

Stroma

36.

What is the process that turns sugar into energy?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Biosynthesis

d)

Decomposition

37.

What is the process that turns energy into sugar?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Biosynthesis

d)

Decomposition