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Metabolism Microbiology

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does glycolysis take place in a prokaryotic cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytosol

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Mitochondrial Matrix

2.
How many carbons are in glucose?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
3.

Where in a eukaryotic cell does the Citric Acid Cycle (Krebs Cycle) take place?

a)

Cytosol

b)

Inner Mitochondrial Membrane

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Mitochondrial Matrix

4.
How many carbons are in Acetyl-CoA
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.

Where in a eukaryotic cell does the the Electron Transport Chain take place?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Inner Mitochondrial Membrane

d)

Mitochondrial Matrix

6.

In cellular respiration, which process is the largest contributor to the release of CO?

a)

Citric Acid Cycle or Krebs Cycle

b)

Oxidative decarboxylation

c)

Glycolysis

d)

Oxidative Phosphorylation 

7.
The process by which sugar is converted into energy (ATP) by living organisms is called
a)
photosynthesis
b)
cellular respiration
8.
The products of cellular respiration are
a)
carbon dioxide, water, energy
b)
oxygen and sugar (glucose)
9.
The products of photosynthesis are
a)
carbon dioxide, water, energy
b)
sugar (glucose), oxygen, water
10.
In the final step of glycolysis ATP is made through the process of:
a)
Substrate Level Phosphorylation
b)
Oxidative Phosphorylation
c)
Photo-Phosphorylation
d)
RedOx Reactions
11.
Before entering Krebs Cycle, pyruvate is:
a)
Oxidized
b)
Reduced
c)
Isomerized to Acetyl-CoA
d)
Phosphorylated
12.
After the Krebs Cycle only a small portion of the energy of glucose has been converted to ATP. At this point the majority of usable energy is contained in
a)
NADH and FADH2
b)
Carbon Dioxide 
c)
Acetyl-CoA
d)
Citrate
13.

The final electron acceptor in electron transport chain is

a)

NAD+

b)

FAD

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water

14.
What is the main job of the electron carriers in cellular respiration? 
a)

Transport electrons to the electron transport chain 

b)

bring oxygen to the electron transport chain

c)

supply carbon dioxide for the electron transport chain

d)

Pump positive hydrogen ions across the membrane

15.
Aerobic respiration occurs in the presence of ______________.
a)
nitrogen
b)
carbon dioxiide
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon monoxide
16.

The inner membrane of mitochondria is highly folded.  What is the advantage of this folding?

a)

It increases the amount of light absorbed by the organelle.

b)

It increases the structural support of the organelle.

c)

It increases the surface area, allowing greater ATP production.

d)

It increases the surface area and the rate of glucose production.

17.

If yeast cells are added to a solution of sugar and water. What gas (produced by the reaction of the yeast with sugar) is causing the balloons to inflate?

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

carbon monoxide

18.
In which way are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?
a)
Cellular respiration stores ATP, while photosynthesis releases ATP.
b)
Cellular respiration produces oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen.
c)
Photosynthesis releases energy, while cellular respiration stores energy.
d)
Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide.
19.
Fermentation enables glycolysis to continue under 
a)
anaerobic conditions
b)
aerobic conditions
c)
photosynthetic conditions
d)
hydrophobic conditions
20.

The purpose of cellular respiration is to

a)

make water.

b)

make ATP.

c)

make glucose.

d)

make oxygen.

21.

Which of these is a product of photosynthesis and a starting material for cellular respiration?

a)

Glucose

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Sunlight

d)

Water

22.

What products are produced from photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen and glucose

b)

Carbon dioxide and ATP

c)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

d)

Glucose and Carbon dioxide

23.
What does ATP stand for?
a)

Adenosine Triphosphate

b)

adenine thymine phosphate

c)

adenosine triprotein

d)

Ants Thinking about Pasta

24.

What are the products of glycolysis?

a)

Pyruvate, NADH, and ATP

b)

NAD, Oxygen, and ATP

c)

Carbon Dioxide, Water, ATP

d)

NAD, ATP, Pyruvate

25.

What is the main outcome of the Citric Acid cycle?

a)

To complete the breakdown of glucose

b)

To generate a proton gradient and synthesize ATP

c)

To split a glucose molecule in half and synthesize NADH

26.

______________ produces the most ATP.

a)

Citric Acid Cycle

b)

Aerobic Cellular Respiration

c)

Anaerobic Cellular Respiration

d)

Glycolysis

27.

What is the net gain of ATP when one molecule of glucose goes through glycolysis?

a)

6

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

28.

In the breakdown of glucose, what pathway comes directly after glycolysis if oxygen is present

a)

Citric Acid Cycle

b)

Electron Transport Chain

c)

Oxidative decarboxylation

d)

Lactic Acid Fermentation

29.
A reaction where electrons are moved around is a:
a)

Neutralization reaction

b)

fermentation reaction

c)

Redox Reaction

d)

Phosphorylation reaction

30.

The breakdown of larger organic molecules into smaller molecules is

a)

anabolism

b)

catabolism

c)

endergonic

d)

always aerobic

31.

Energy is released (select all that apply)

a)

in anabolic reactions

b)

in catabolic reactions

c)

when bonds between phosphates are broken

d)

when glucose molecules are formed in photosynthesis

32.

In cellular respiration (select all that apply)

a)

electrons are released when chemical bonds are broken

b)

carbon fixation happens

c)

the cell stores energy in the form of ATP

d)

chloroplasts absorb energy

33.

Oxidative Decarboxylation

a)

produces 2 ATP through oxidative phosphorylation

b)

oxidizes glucose to pyruvic acid

c)

converts pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA

d)

oxidizes pyruvic acid to lactic acid and carbon dioxide

34.

The mechanism that generates ATP during the Citric Acid/Krebs Cycle is

a)

oxidative phosphorylation

b)

substrate level phosphorylation

c)

photophosphorylation

d)

carbon fixation

35.

In the electron transport chain, molecules in the membrane pass electrons in redox reactions and ______ are/is pumped across the membrane.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

protons (H+)

d)

water

36.

During chemiosmosis protons get to the other side of the membrane by

a)

getting phosphorylated

b)

flowing through ATP synthase

c)

binding to oxygen

d)

binding to electron carriers

37.

A catabolic reaction (select all that apply)

a)

releases energy

b)

is endergonic

c)

is exergonic

d)

is at a higher energy state at the end of the reaction than at the beginning

38.

Redox reactions involve the exchange of

a)

glucose

b)

electrons

c)

Hydrogen atoms

d)

oxygen

39.

An anabolic reaction

a)

releases energy

b)

is endergonic

c)

is exergonic

d)

creates energy

40.

Glycolysis is a(n) _____ reaction (select all that apply)

a)

endergonic

b)

exergonic

c)

catabolic

d)

anabolic

41.

What process generates the most ATP?

a)

anaerobic cellular respiration

b)

fermentation

c)

aerobic cellular respiration

d)

photosynthesis

42.

At the very end of the electron transport chain chemiosmosis allows H+ protons to flow to the other side of the membrane and bind to _____ to form ____

a)

oxygen to form water

b)

oxygen to form lactic acid

c)

carbon to form ethanol

d)

carbon to form water

43.

In fermentation much of the energy that was in chemical bonds of glucose

a)

remains in organic endproducts

b)

is passed to oxygen

c)

is completely oxidized

d)

generates ATP via photophosphorylation

44.

During photosynthesis, ATP is made

a)

in the Calvin cycle (light independent reactions)

b)

in the light-dependent reactions

c)

via substrate level phosphorylation

d)

via oxidative phosphorylation

45.

During which steps of photosynthesis does carbon fixation occur?

a)

glycolysis

b)

light-dependent reactions

c)

light-independent reactions (Calvin Cycle)

d)

the electron transport chain

46.

The first step in breaking down glucose through cellular respiration or fermentation is

a)

oxidative decarboxylation

b)

phosphorylation

c)

Light independent reactions

d)

glycolysis

47.

During the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) ATP is made

a)

via photo-phosphorylation

b)

by susbtrate level phosphorylation

c)

by oxidative phosphorylation

d)

by oxidative decarboxylation

48.

When ATP is made during glycolysis

a)

energy is captured by chlorophyll

b)

a phosphate is added to ADP

c)

chemiosmosis generates ATP

d)

electrons are passed in an electron transport chain

49.

In a prokaryotic cell the electron transport chain happens

a)

on the inner mitochondrial membrane

b)

in the cytoplasm

c)

on the plasma membrane

d)

in the mitochondrial matrix

50.

In oxidative decarboxylation (select all that apply)

a)

pyruvic acid is oxidized

b)

a carbon is released as carbon dioxide

c)

ATP is generated

d)

pyruvic acid is phosphorylated

51.

The type of organic endproduct(s) that is produced in fermentation is dependent upon (select all that apply)

a)

how much DNA is present

b)

the microbe that is doing the fermentation

c)

how much oxygen is present

d)

the substrate that is present (what sugar is being broken down)

52.

If glucose is broken down by fermentation then (select all that apply)

a)

glucose is fully oxidized

b)

the only ATP that is made is in glycolysis

c)

oxygen is essential

d)

oxygen is the final electron acceptor