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Chapter 8 Biology

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete Oxidative breakdown of glucose results in _____ ATP molecules. 

a)

36-38

b)

40-42

c)

1-5

d)

2

2.

Aerobic cellular respiration yields about ___ of the energy of glucose in ATP molecules.

a)

2%

b)

15%

c)

28%

d)

39%

3.

The first phase of cellular respiration is:

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Krebs cycle

c)

Electron transport chain

d)

Oxidative phosphorylation

4.

Which process produces both NADH and FADH2?

a)

The citric acid cycle

b)

Glycolysis

c)

The krebs cycle

d)

Photosynthesis

5.

The correct sequence for aerobic metabolic breakdown of glucose is:

a)

Glycolysis-preparatory reaction-citric acid cycle-electron transport system 

b)

Electron transport system-preperatory reaction-citric acid cycle- glycolysis

c)

Glycolysis-citric acid cycle-electron transport system-preperatory reaction

d)

None of these

6.

Which of the following coenzymes will accept two electrons and two hydrogen ions during the oxidation of glucose?

a)

FAD

b)

FAD+

c)

NADP

d)

NADPH

7.

Which of these processes occurs in the Cytosol?

a)

The citric acid cycle

b)

Glycolysis

c)

The electron transport chain

d)

The preperatory reaction

8.

During glycolysis ____carbons will enter the pathway and ____ carbons will leave in the form of pyruvates

a)

6;6

b)

6;0

c)

4;6

d)

5;5

9.

What is the correct summary for the energy investment vs. energy harvesting steps of glycolysis?

a)

2 ATP are invested and 4 ATP are harvested to produce a net gain of 2 ATP.

b)

4 ATP are invested and 6 ATP are harvested to produce a net gain of 2 ATP.

c)

No ATP are invested and 2 ATP are harvested to produce a net gain of 2 ATP.

d)

2 ATP are invested and no ATP are harvested to produce a net loss of 2 ATP.

10.

Which process produces alcohol or lactate?

a)

The citric acid cycle

b)

Glycolysis

c)

The electron transport system

d)

Fermentation

11.

The first reaction in the citric acid cycle binds which of the following molecules together?

a)

Acetyl CoA to a C4 molecule.

b)

Carbon dioxide to a four-carbon (C4) molecule.

c)

Carbon dioxide to a five-carbon (C5) molecule.

d)

Acetyl CoA to a C5 molecule.

12.

The preparatory reaction converts:

a)

Pyruvates into acetyl CoA and carbon dioxide.

b)

Glucose into pyruvates.

c)

Pyruvates into glucose.

d)

Pyruvates into acetyl CoA and water.

13.

Which process reduces molecular oxygen to water?

a)

The electron transport system.

b)

Aerobic respiration.

c)

Photsynthesis.

d)

Meiosis.

14.

The electron transport chain and chemiosmosis produce ___ ATP from each NADH and ___ ATP from each FADH2 entering the system.

a)

3;2

b)

2;3

c)

4;6

d)

1;3

15.

One turn of the citric acid cycle produces:

a)

3 NADH, 1 FADH2, and 1 ATP

b)

1 NADH, 1 FADH2, and 1 ATP

c)

5-carbon atoms

d)

5 ATP

16.

Acetyl CoA is produced from:

a)

Pyruvate and CoA

b)

ATP and FADH

c)

Pyruvate and carbon dioxide

d)

Carbon dioxide and CoA

17.

The majority of the carbon dioxide we exhale is produced in:

a)

The citric acid cycle

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

The Krebs cycle

d)

Fermentation

18.

The most important contribution of the citric acid cycle to cellular respiration is:

a)

Oxidation of metabolite molecules and the corresponding reduction of coenzymes.

b)

Production of large quantities of ATP.

c)

Creation of proton gradients.

d)

Reduction of glucose and corresponding oxidation of carbon dioxide.

19.

Some desert beetles can live without ever drinking liquid water. They survive on “metabolic water,” which:

a)

Is water formed during the electron transport chain.

b)

Is water that was stored in the beetle's tissue during its larval stage.

c)

Is water formed during glycolysis.

d)

Is water absorbed directly from the atmosphere.

20.

During the preparatory reaction of aerobic respiration what happens to the carbon molecules?

a)

The carbon molecules are broken down from a 3-carbon to a 2-carbon acetyl group and a 1-carbon CO2 is released.

b)

The carbon molecules are broken down from a 4-carbon to a 3-carbon acetyl group and a 2-carbon CO2 is released.

c)

The carbon molecules are converted from a 2-carbon to a 3-carbon acetyl group and a 1-carbon CO2 is consumed.

d)

The carbon molecules are broken down from a 3-carbon to a 1-carbon acetyl group and two 1-carbon CO2 are released.

21.

Identify "A"

a)

Cristae

b)

Matrix

c)

Outer membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

e)

Ribosome

22.

Identify "B"

a)

Cristae

b)

Matrix

c)

Outer membrane

d)

Inner membrane

e)

Intermembrane space

23.

Identify "C"

a)

Cristae

b)

Matrix

c)

Outer membrane

d)

Intermembrane space

e)

Inner membrane

24.

Identify "D"

a)

Cristae

b)

Intermembrane space

c)

Inner membrane

d)

Outer membrane

e)

Matrix

25.

Identify "E"

a)

Cristae

b)

Matrix

c)

Outer membrane

d)

Inner Membrane

e)

Intermembrane space

26.

Compared with other components found in a plant cell such as the cell membrane, the chloroplasts or the nucleus, the mitochondria would be the only one that would:

a)
  1. Form an electrochemical gradient across a membrane

b)
  1. Use significant amounts of oxygen to produce ATP

c)
  1. Use a chemiosmotic complex to produce ATP

d)
  1. Produce ATP via glycolysis

e)
  1. Release protons (H+)

27.

The amino acids we cannot synthesize are called ____ because we _____.

a)
  1. Unnecessary; therefore do not need them

b)
  1. Limiting; must include them in our diet

c)
  1. Anabolic; must use alternative amino acids

d)
  1. Essential; must include them in our diet

e)
  1. Superfluous; must survive without them

28.

Degradative reactions:

a)

Cause death

b)

Can cause anabolic reactions

c)

Tend to be endergonic

d)

Include a buildup of products such as complex proteins and nucleic acids

29.

Adult humans cannot synthesize ___ out of the _____ common amino acids.

a)

Eleven; twenty

b)

Nine; eleven

c)

Nine; twenty

d)

Any; Twenty

e)

Half; All

30.

For fatty acids to enter the citric acid cycle of aerobic respiration, the fatty acids must be:

a)

Deaminated

b)
  1. Combined with glycerol

c)
  1. Combined with ATP

d)
  1. Converted to acetyl groups

e)
  1. Converted into five-carbon sugars