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Glycolysis Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a product of glycolysis?

a)

2 molecules of pyruvic acid

b)

1 molecule of glucose

c)

NAD+

d)

oxygen

2.

How many ATP molecules are synthesized from 4 ADP molecules?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

3.

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

4.

Glycolysis is the second stage of cellular respiration.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Glycolysis requires oxygen

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of these is broken down into pyruvic acid?

a)

glucose

b)

oxygen

c)

water

7.

After the NAD+ receives electrons, what does it change to?

a)

ATP

b)

NADH

c)

ADP

8.

During glycolysis, glucose is broken down into how many molecules of pyruvic acid?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

9.

Glycolysis has a net gain of how many ATP molecules?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

10.

How many ATP molecules are required to start glycolysis?

a)

Four

b)

Three

c)

Two

d)

One

11.

Which of these is a reactant of glycolysis?

a)

pyruvic acid

b)

oxygen

c)

glucose

12.

Glycolysis DOES NOT need ATP to occur.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Where does glycolysis take place?

a)

cytosol

b)

mitochondrial matrix

c)

cristae

d)

thylakoid

14.

What is the starting material for glycolysis?

a)

pyruvate

b)

acetyl CoA

c)

glucose

d)

G3P

15.

What is the main function of glycolysis?

a)

To rearrange the glucose molecule to be broken down

b)

To split the glucose molecule to release energy

c)

To recreate acetyl CoA for the krebs cycle

d)

To absorb and store energy in ATP molecules

16.

What are the products of glycolysis?

a)

2 ATP, 2 NADPH, 2 pyruvate

b)

2 ADP, 2 NADH, 2 pyruvate

c)

2 ATP, 2 NADH, 2 pyruvate

d)

2 ADP, 2 NADPH, 2 pyruvate

17.

Glycolysis begins with glucose. How do humans obtain glucose?

a)

By breathing

b)

By eating

c)

By sleeping

d)

By exercising

18.

ATP stands for "Adenosine TRIphosphate." After ATP donates a phosphate group to glucose in glycolysis, it becomes...

a)

AMP (Adenosine Monophosphate)

b)

ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)

c)

ADP (Adenosine Diphosphate)

d)

NADH (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Hydrogen)

19.

When glucose splits into two pyruvate molecules, how many carbons does each pyruvate have?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

d)

3