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Photosynthesis, Respiration, Carbon Cycle, and Mitosis Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What process makes glucose in plant cells?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Osmosis

d)

Transpiration

2.

What organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribosomes

d)

cytoplasm

3.

Fill in the chemical equation for photosynthesis:

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Carbon dioxide + Water
-- Light -->
Oxygen + Glucose
Water + Oxygen
4.

What are the round membrane disks inside the chloroplast where the light reactions take place?

a)

Thylakoids

b)

Cristae

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cytoplasm

5.

Photosynthesis is broken down into two parts - first the ​ (a)   create ATP and NADPH. Second the ​ (b)   uses carbon dioxide to make ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
light reactions
Calvin cycle
glucose
water
6.

Match the following parts of the cell to their functions:

a)

Green pigment that absorbs light energy

1.

Chlorophyll

b)

Space in the chloroplast where the Calvin Cycle occurs

2.

Stroma

c)

Membrane in the chloroplast where light reactions occur

3.

Thylakoids

d)

Organelle responsible for photosynthesis in plants

4.

Chloroplast

7.

Fill in the equation for photosynthesis:

​ (a)   + Water --​ (b)   --> ​ (c)   + Glucose

Choose from the below words
Carbon dioxide
Light
Oxygen
8.

Which part of photosynthesis is most similar to the electron transport chain in cellular respiration?

a)

the Calvin Cycle

b)

the Light Reactions

c)

the Citric Acid Cycle

d)

the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

9.
In what step of cellular respiration is glucose broken down?
a)
Aerobic Respiration
b)
Krebs Cycle
c)
Electron Transport Chain
d)
Glycolysis
10.
What are the two main products of the Krebs Cycle?
a)
H2O and CO2
b)
ATP and CO2
c)
ATP and O2
d)
ADP and H2O
11.
How would you describe cellular respiration?
a)
Sunlight and CO2 make ATP
b)
ATP and O2 are used to make sugars
c)
Carbon-based molecules from food and oxygen are used to make ATP
d)
ATP and CO2 are used to make ADP and Water
12.

What is the equation for aerobic cellular respiration?

a)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> --> --> 6CO2 + 6H2O
b)
C6H12O6 + 6CO2 --> --> --> 6O2 + 6H2O
c)
6 CO+ 6H2O --> --> --> 6O2 + C6H12O6
13.

In what molecule is the energy carried in cells?

a)

Glucose

b)

Oxygen

c)

ATP

d)

Carbon Dioxide

14.

Which organelle does aerobic cellular respiration happen in?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Chloroplast

15.

What materials GO INTO cellular respiration?

a)

Glucose

b)

ATP

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

e)

Water

16.
Which organisms perform CELLULAR RESPIRATION?
a)
Only Autotrophs
b)
Only Heterotrophs
c)
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
17.

Which step of aerobic cellular respiration makes the most ATP?

a)
Glycolysis
b)
Krebs Cycle
c)
Electron Transport Chain
d)
Light Dependent Reactions
18.

The process of glycolysis results in which of the following molecules?

a)
NADPH
b)
Pyruvic Acid
c)
Water
d)
ATP
19.

Which of the following is NOT a stage of cellular respiration?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Fermentation

c)

Krebs cycle

d)

Electron transport

20.

Which of these processes takes place in the cytoplasm of a cell?

a)

Electron transport

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Krebs cycle

d)

Photosynthesis

21.

The starting molecule for glycolysis is

a)

ADP

b)

Pyruvic acid

c)

Glucose

d)

Citric acid

22.

The Krebs cycle does NOT occur if

a)

oxygen is present

b)

oxygen is not present

c)

glycolysis occurs

d)

carbon dioxide is present

23.

Lactic acid fermentation occurs in

a)

bread dough

b)

any environment containing oxygen

c)

muscle cells

d)

mitochondria

24.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
25.
What does not produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
26.
How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
a)
respiration and photosynthesis
b)
 decomposition and respiration
27.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
28.
What process occurs when coal (fossil fuel) is used for energy?
a)
Decomposition
b)
Combustion
c)
Pressurization 
d)
Respiration 
29.

Forests are a carbon sink. This means that they...

a)

add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere

b)

remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

30.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
31.
A process where one cell forms two identical daughter cells is called...
a)
cell cycle
b)
cell division (mitosis)
c)
interphase
d)
cytokinesis
32.
The cell cycle is ______________.
a)
the process of cells circling throughout the body
b)
the process of splitting the organelles
c)
a process where one cell gets energy
d)
the sequence of stages of growth and division that a cell undergoes
33.
During interphase the cell ___________.
a)
divides into two cells
b)
divides its nucleus
c)
replicates its DNA
d)
replicates the organelles within the cell
34.
Replication is when __________.
a)
the cell makes a copy of its DNA in nucleus 
b)
the cell forms 2 identical cells
c)
the cell produces 2 sets of organelles
d)
the cell continues to complete the same function
35.
After interphase is completed the cell moves into the next stage of the cell cycle called _________.
a)
anaphase
b)
cytokinesis
c)
metaphase
d)
mitosis
36.
Mitosis is made up of how many phases?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
37.
What is one half or one rod of the condensed chromatin called?
a)
DNA
b)
chromatin
c)
chromatid
d)
chromosome
38.
What is the  two daughter strands of replicated chromatin that are condensed into two rod shaped structures and connected by a centromere called?
a)
DNA
b)
chromatin
c)
chromatid
d)
chromosome
39.
The following describes __________ during mitosis. The chromatin condenses and spindle fibers form at each side of the cell. The nuclear membrane breaks apart.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
40.
The following describes ________  during mitosis. The chromosomes line up along the center of the cell and the spindle fibers attach to each chromosome at the centromere.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
41.
The following describes _________ during mitosis. The spindle fiber splits the centromere and the chromatids move to opposite sides of the cell.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
42.
What is the correct term for "form during prophase of mitosis and attach to chromosomes at the centromere to pull them apart during cell division"?
a)
centriole
b)
nucleus
c)
spindle fibers
d)
cytokinesis
43.

The following describes _________ during mitosis. Two new nuclei form, chromosomes are no longer visible, and the spindle fibers disappear.

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

44.

The cell spends most of it's life in...

a)

interphase

b)

G2

c)

cytokinesis

d)

metaphase

45.

Last stage of the cell cycle in which the cytoplasm divides to form two identical cells.

a)

interphase

b)

cytokinesis

c)

prophase

d)

telophase