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Cellular Respiration

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Energy is produced during cellular respiration and stored in the form of ______.

a)

APT

b)

ATP

c)

TPA

d)

PTA

2.

Which of the following represents the process of cellular respiration?

a)

Glucose + water + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + energy

b)

Carbon dioxide + water + energy --> glucose + oxygen

c)

Glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + energy

d)

Glucose + water + carbon dioxide --> oxygen + energy

3.

Where does cellular respiration take place?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosomes

4.

Which of the following is produced during the process of cellular respiration?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Energy (ATP)

c)

Water

d)

All of the above

5.

Which of the following is not an output of cellular respiration?

a)

Glucose and oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide and water

c)

Carbon dioxide and energy

d)

Water and energy

6.

Which of the following is TRUE?

a)

Only animals undergo cellular respiration.

b)

Only plants undergo cellular respiration.

c)

Both plants and animals undergo cellular respiration.

d)

Neither plants nor animals undergo cellular respiration.

7.

Based on the diagram, which of the following materials does cellular respiration produce that plants use in photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

Carbon dioxide and energy

c)

Glucose and oxygen

d)

Sunlight, carbon dioxide and water

8.

Why is cellular respiration important to animals?

a)

It produces glucose.

b)

It forms carbon dioxide.

c)

It uses oxygen.

d)

It stores energy in ATP.

9.

Which of the following correctly explains why both plants and animals need to undergo cellular respiration?

a)

Both plants and animal cells need chemical energy to carry out cellular processes.

b)

Plant cells do not need chemical energy for cellular processes and animal cells do.

c)

Plants need to store more chemical energy and animals need chemical energy for cellular processes.

d)

Plant cells already have chemical energy stored in them and animal cells need chemical energy for cellular processes

10.

For respiration to occur, the ____________________ must be present.

a)

Chloroplasts and nucleus

b)

Nucleus and cell membrane

c)

Cell wall and cell membrane

d)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts

11.

What is the process in which plants capture the energy in sunlight and use it to make food? (a)  

Choose from the below words
cellular respiration
carbon dioxide
glucose
photosynthesis
12.

What is the process in which energy is broken down to release energy? (a)  

Choose from the below words
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
chloroplasts
glucose
13.

Plants make their own food called (a)  

Choose from the below words
glucose
oxygen
carbon dioxide
chloroplast
14.

Where does photosynthesis occur? (a)  

Choose from the below words
mitochondria
chloroplasts
cytoplasm
15.

Where does cellular respiration take place? (a)  

Choose from the below words
chloroplasts
stomata
mitochondria (in cytoplasm)
16.

What role does sunlight play in photosynthesis? (a)  

Choose from the below words
evaporation
energy
does not play a role
warmth
17.

What are the inputs (reactants) of photosynthesis? (a)  

Choose from the below words
carbon dioxide, water, sunlight
oxygen and glucose
soil and nutrients
sugar and yeast
18.

Cellular Respiration's goal is to (a)  

Choose from the below words
make water
make ATP
make glucose
make oxygen
19.

Cellular Respiration involves the chemical breakdown of (a)   to form ATP Energy

Choose from the below words
Fats
Fructose
Glucose
Proteins
20.

Which of the following is the best description of the process photosynthesis?

a)

Water, oxygen, and light are inputs while carbon dioxide and glucose are outputs

b)

Water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and light are inputs and glucose is the output.

c)

Water, carbon dioxide, and light are inputs while oxygen and glucose are outputs.

d)

Glucose, oxygen, and light are inputs while carbon dioxide and water are outputs.

21.

This is given off by plants during photosynthesis as a waste product. (a)  

Choose from the below words
Carbon dioxide
Water
Oxygen
Mitochondria
22.

What chemical pigment absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis? (a)  

Choose from the below words
basophyll
dynophyll
grassophyll
chlorophyll
23.

True of False, Plants can perform Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis (a)  

Choose from the below words
False
True
24.

Which of the following is the correct reaction for photosynthesis?

a)

sunlight + carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen

b)

glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + ATP

c)

oxygen + water --> carbon dioxide + glucose

25.

If carbon dioxide is removed from a plant’s environment, what would you expect to happen to its production

of high-energy sugars?

a)

More sugars will be produced.

b)

No sugars will be produced.

c)

The same number of sugars will be produced but without carbon dioxide.

d)

Carbon dioxide does not affect the production of high-energy sugars in plants.

26.
Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?
a)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
b)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
c)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
d)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from carbon dioxide.
27.
In which  organelle does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
28.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
Glucose and Chlorophyll
b)
Glucose and Oxygen
c)
Water and Light energy
d)
Carbon Dioxide and Light energy
29.
How does photosynthesis benefit heterotrophs?
a)
It adds carbon dioxide to the air.
b)
It creates a source of energy they can eat.
c)
It creates clean water.
d)
It eliminates harmful sugars.
30.
What three things are needed for a plant to do photosynthesis?
a)
Glucose, Oxygen, Sunlight
b)
CO2, Oxygen, Sunlight
c)
CO2, Water, Sunlight
d)
Oxygen, Water, Sunlight
31.
Which of these is NOT AN IMPACT photosynthesis has on an ecosystem:
a)
Oxygen for animals and humans to breathe
b)
Food for us to eat
c)
Taking CO2 out of the air
d)
Taking oxygen out of the air
32.
Please select who performs cellular respiration: 
a)
Animals 
b)
Both animals and plants 
c)
plants 
33.
Cellular respiration is...
a)
the process by which cells break down glucose into energy. 
b)
the process by which cells break light down into energy. 
c)
the process by which cells communicate with other cells. 
34.
Cellular respiration occurs in 
a)
chloroplasts 
b)
mitochondria
c)
golgi aparatus 
d)
thylakoid 
35.
In anaerobic respiration...
a)
oxygen is not used.
b)
oxygen is used. 
36.

What sugar molecule, produced through photosynthesis, is vital to almost all life?

a)

Glucose

b)

Fructose

c)

Sucrose

d)

Sugar

37.

Photosynthesis requires what organelle to occur?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

38.

Cellular Respiration requires what organelle to occur?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

39.

In regards to how they obtain energy, these organisms are what?

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Plants

d)

Photophilic

40.

In regards to how it obtains energy, this frog is what?

a)

Autotrophic

b)

Heterotrophic

c)

Animal

d)

Cellular Respiration

41.

Almost every food chain/web on planet Earth can be traced back to a ____________ or an ____________.

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Algae

d)

Chloroplast

42.

What process does this represent?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

43.

What process does this represent?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

44.

What is missing from the equation? Choose the best answer.

a)

Carbon Dioxide (6CO2)

b)

Methane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Water

45.

What is missing from the equation? Choose the best answer.

a)

Water (6H2O)

b)

ATP

c)

Dihydrogen Monoxide

d)

Mitochondria

46.

What is missing from the equation? Choose the best answer.

a)

Sugar

b)

Sucrose

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Glucose (C6H12O6)

47.

What is missing from the equation? Choose the best answer.

a)

Oxygen (6O2)

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Air

d)

6O3

48.

What energy molecule, required for many heterotrophs, is created by Cellular Respiration?

a)

ATP

b)

Glucose

c)

Energy

d)

Adenosine Diphosphate

49.

What green pigment is required for photosynthesis to occur?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Carotene

d)

Caratinoid

50.

What organelle is this and what process does it undergo?

a)

Mitochondria/Cellular Respiration

b)

Mitochondria/Photosynthesis

c)

Chloroplast/Cellular Respiration

d)

Chloroplast/Photosynthesis

51.

What organelle is this and what process does it undergo?

a)

Mitochondria/Cellular Respiration

b)

Mitochondria/Photosynthesis

c)

Chloroplast/Cellular Respiration

d)

Chloroplast/Photosynthesis

52.

Photosynthesis requires what to interact with its chloroplasts in order to undergo photosynthesis? Choose the best answer.

a)

Light

b)

Glucose

c)

Starch

d)

Sunlight

53.

The green organelles in this image are filled with what?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Green Sugar

d)

Sunlight

54.

What is missing from the equation? Choose the best answer.

a)

Fructose

b)

Glucose (C6H12O6)

c)

Sugar

d)

Sucrose

55.

What is missing from the equation? Choose the best answer.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Glucose (C6H12O6)

c)

Oxygen (6O2)

d)

ATP

56.

What is missing from the equation? Choose the best answer.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Glucose (C6H12O6)

c)

Carbon Dioxide (6CO2)

d)

Carbon Monoxide

57.

What is missing from the equation? Choose the best answer.

a)

Liquid

b)

Glucose (C6H12O6)

c)

Water (6H2O)

d)

Carbon Monoxide

58.

What is missing from the equation? Choose the best answer.

a)

Adenosine Diphosphate

b)

Glucose (C6H12O6)

c)

ATP

d)

Carbon Monoxide

59.

What is needed for cellular respiration to occur?

a)

oxygen only

b)

glucose only

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

sunlight

e)

oxygen and glucose

60.

What are the reactants (taken into) of cellular respiration? (Mark all of them!)

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

e)

energy

61.

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)

62.
The products of cellular respiration are
a)
carbon dioxide, water, energy
b)
oxygen and sugar (glucose)
63.

Which of the following is TRUE?

a)

Only animals undergo cellular respiration.

b)

Only plants undergo cellular respiration.

c)

Both plants and animals undergo cellular respiration.

d)

Neither plants nor animals undergo cellular respiration.

64.

Which process provides humans with the glucose needed for cellular respiration?

a)

digestion

b)

fermentation

c)

photosynthesis

d)

breathing

65.

What gas is used from the air during cellular respiration?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water

d)

glucose

66.

Both ___ are leftover as waste products after cellular respiration.

a)

water & carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen & glucose

c)

carbon dioxide & oxygen

d)

water & oxygen

67.

True or False: Cellular Respiration is a chemical reaction.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

What two things are needed for cellular respiration to happen in a cell?

a)

glucose & oxygen

b)

water & carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen & carbon dioxide

d)

glucose & water

69.
Cellular respiration is...
a)
the process by which cells break down glucose into energy. 
b)
the process by which cells break light down into energy. 
c)
the process by which cells communicate with other cells. 
70.

Cellular Respiration involves the chemical breakdown of _____ to form ATP Energy

a)

Fats

b)

Fructose

c)

Glucose

d)

Proteins

71.

___ is the process that cells use to take energy from glucose.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

transpiration

d)

excretion

72.

Where do animals get the glucose that is needed for cellular respiration?

a)

from the exercise they get

b)

from the water they drink

c)

from the food they eat

d)

from the sunlight they get

73.

What is needed for cellular respiration to occur?

a)

oxygen only

b)

glucose only

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

sunlight

e)

oxygen and glucose

74.

What are the reactants (taken into) of cellular respiration? (Mark all of them!)

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

e)

energy

75.

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)

76.
The products of cellular respiration are
a)
carbon dioxide, water, energy
b)
oxygen and sugar (glucose)
77.

Which of the following is TRUE?

a)

Only animals undergo cellular respiration.

b)

Only plants undergo cellular respiration.

c)

Both plants and animals undergo cellular respiration.

d)

Neither plants nor animals undergo cellular respiration.

78.

Which process provides humans with the glucose needed for cellular respiration?

a)

digestion

b)

fermentation

c)

photosynthesis

d)

breathing

79.

What gas is used from the air during cellular respiration?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water

d)

glucose

80.

Both ___ are leftover as waste products after cellular respiration.

a)

water & carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen & glucose

c)

carbon dioxide & oxygen

d)

water & oxygen

81.

True or False: Cellular Respiration is a chemical reaction.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

What two things are needed for cellular respiration to happen in a cell?

a)

glucose & oxygen

b)

water & carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen & carbon dioxide

d)

glucose & water

83.
Cellular respiration is...
a)
the process by which cells break down glucose into energy. 
b)
the process by which cells break light down into energy. 
c)
the process by which cells communicate with other cells. 
84.

Cellular Respiration involves the chemical breakdown of _____ to form ATP Energy

a)

Fats

b)

Fructose

c)

Glucose

d)

Proteins

85.

___ is the process that cells use to take energy from glucose.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

transpiration

d)

excretion

86.

Where do animals get the glucose that is needed for cellular respiration?

a)

from the exercise they get

b)

from the water they drink

c)

from the food they eat

d)

from the sunlight they get

87.

The reactants of photosynthesis are

a)

sugar and water

b)

sugar and oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide and water

d)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

88.

Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?

a)

Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.

b)

Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.

c)

Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.

d)

Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.

89.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide and water

b)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

c)

glucose and oxygen

d)

glucose and water

90.

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

6CO2 + 6H2O → 6O2 + C6H12O6

b)

6CO2 + C6H12O6 + 6H2O → O2

c)

6O2 +6H2O → 6CO2 +C6H12O6

d)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6H2O + 6CO2

91.

Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon dioxide

92.

What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?

a)

nitrogen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

d)

hydrogen

93.

What is the purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

make glucose

b)

make ATP

c)

make light

d)

release carbon dioxide

94.

What is one of the reactants of cellular respiration?

a)

energy

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

95.

What are the reactants in the equation for cellular respiration?

a)

oxygen and lactic acid

b)

carbon dioxide and water

c)

glucose and oxygen

d)

water and glucose

96.

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

97.
The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.
a)
the Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
the food we eat/make
98.

Does the following definition describe photosynthesis or cellular respiration?

"The process by which plants capture energy from the sun and use it to make food"

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

99.

Does the following definition describe photosynthesis or cellular respiration?

"The process by which cells obtain energy from glucose"

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

100.

Does the following equation refer to photosynthesis or cellular respiration? glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + energy

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration