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G12 BIOLOGY REVISION

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A chemical reaction in which small molecules are built into larger ones.

a)

metabolic

b)

catabolic

c)

anabolic

d)

cathartic

2.

The transfer of phosphate from a substrate molecule directly to ADP to produce ATP, using energy provided by another chemical reaction.

a)

respiration

b)

substrate-linked reaction

c)

chemiosmosis

d)

photosynthesis

3.

The synthesis of ATP using energy released by moving hydrogen ions down their concentration gradient across a membrane in a mitochondrion or chloroplast.

a)

respiration

b)

substrate-linked reaction

c)

chemiosmosis

d)

photosynthesis

4.

A cycle of aerobic respiration reactions in the mitochondrion matrix in which hydrogen passes to hydrogen carriers for subsequent ATP synthesis.

a)

Calvin cycle

b)

Krebs cycle

c)

water cycle

d)

nitrogen cycle

5.

Reorder the following stages of glycolysis.

a)

phosphorylation

b)

lysis

c)

oxidation

d)

ATP Formation

1)
2)
3)
4)
6.

Reorder the following stages of the link reaction.

a)

Pyruvate is transported from the cytosol into the mitochondrial matrix by carrier proteins on the mitochondrial membrane

b)

The pyruvate loses a carbon atom (decarboxylation), which forms a carbon dioxide molecule

c)

The 2C compound then forms an acetyl group when it loses hydrogen atoms via oxidation (NAD+ is reduced to NADH + H+)

d)

The acetyl compound then combines with coenzyme A to form acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA)

1)
2)
3)
4)
7.

Reorder the following stages of the Krebs cycle.

a)

acetyl CoA transfers its acetyl group to a 4C compound (oxaloacetate) to make a 6C compound (citrate)

b)

Two carbon atoms are released via decarboxylation to form two molecules of carbon dioxide (CO2)

c)

Multiple oxidation reactions result in the reduction of hydrogen carriers (3 × NADH + H+ ; 1 × FADH2)

d)

One molecule of ATP is produced directly via substrate level phosphorylation

1)
2)
3)
4)
8.

Reorder the following stages of oxidative phosphorylation.

a)

generating a proton motive force

b)

ATP synthesis via chemiosmosis

c)

reduction of oxygen

1)
2)
3)
9.

Match the following ATP made with the stages of respiration.

4

Glycolysis

2

Link Reaction

28

Krebs cycle

0

Oxidative phosphorylation

10.

Match the following parts of the mitochondria with their function.

a part of the inner membrane that contains many folds that increase SA: vol ratio

outer membrane

site of Krebs cycle

inner membrane

small space between membranes that maximises hydrogen gradient

cristae

contains transport proteins that enable the shuffling of pyruvate from the cytosol

inter membrane space

contains the electron transport chain and ATP synthase

matrix

11.

What is the respiratory quotient of carbihydrates?

a)

1.0

b)

0.7

c)

0.9

d)

0.6

12.

Pyruvate is converted into (a)   in anaerobic respiration in animals.

13.

What do you call the coloured substances that absorb light of particular wavelengths, supplying energy to drive the reactions in the light-dependent stage of photosynthesis?

a)

photosynthetic pigments

b)

photosystem

c)

colour factory

d)

confetti

14.

What graph shows the absorbance of different wavelengths of light by photosynthetic pigments?

a)

action spectrum

b)

visible light spectrum

c)

reaction spectrum

d)

absorption spectrum

15.

Reorder the following stages of the light-dependent reaction.

a)

photosystem absorbs light energy, delocalised electrons within the pigments become energised or ‘excited'

b)

Excited electrons from Photosystem II (P680) are transferred to an electron transport chain

c)

The H+ ions return to the stroma via the transmembrane enzyme ATP synthase

d)

he newly de-energised electrons from Photosystem II are taken up by Photosystem I

e)

Water is split by light energy into H+ ions (used in chemiosmosis) and oxygen

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
16.

What five carbon compound combines with carbon dioxide in the light-independent reaction?

(a)  

17.

Which photosystem includes a water-splitting enzyme?

(a)  

18.

Reorder the following stages of cyclic photophosphorylation.

a)

light is absorbed by Photosystem II

b)

the excited electrons enter into an electron transport chain to produce ATP

c)

photoactivation of Photosystem I results in the release of electrons which reduce NADP+

d)

photolysis of water

e)

electrons from photolysis replaces electrons lost by PSII

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
19.

Which of the following are limiting factors of photosynthesis?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

light intensity

d)

temperature

e)

supply of water

20.

What substance from the Calvin cycle can be used in the synthesis of lipids and amino acids?

(a)