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Respiration GCSE

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the products of aerobic respiration?

a)

Carbon Dioxide and Energy

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

Water and Carbon Dioxide

d)

Glycogen and Carbon Dioxide

2.

What are the products of anaerobic respiration in a human cell?

a)

Energy and Lactic Acid

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

Lactic Acid and Carbon Dioxide

d)

Carbon Dioxide and Water

3.

What are the products of anaerobic respiration in plants and yeast?

a)

Lactic Acid and Carbon Dioxide

b)

Carbon Dioxide and Energy

c)

Ethanol and Energy

d)

Ethanol and Carbon Dioxide

4.

Which type of respiration releases more energy per gram of glucose?

a)

Aerobic

b)

Anaerobic

c)

They both release the same amount

5.

What is the chemical formula for glucose?

a)

C6H12O6

b)

C12H6O12

c)

C6O12H6

d)

6CH2O

6.

Where is lactic acid principally broken down in the human body?

a)

Muscles

b)

Liver

c)

Kidneys

d)

Blood

7.

What is the equation for aerobic respiration?

a)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O

b)

C6H12O6 + O2 --> CO2 + H2O

c)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> CO2 + 6H2O

d)

6C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O

8.

Where in the body does respiration take place? Select the best answer.

a)

The lungs

b)

The muscles

c)

All cells

d)

The blood

9.

What is the purpose of respiration? Select the best answer.

a)

To release the chemical energy stored in glucose

b)

To generate heat

c)

To produce energy

d)

To absorb oxygen by diffusion

10.

This is an experiment to measure the rate of respiration in seeds. Why is there cotton wool in the mouth of the vacuum flask?

a)

To allow oxygen into the flask

b)

To prevent a build up of pressure

c)

So that the seeds can be watered

d)

So that the seeds have something to grow roots into

11.

Plants do respiration...

a)

24 hours a day

b)

During the day time

c)

Never

d)

When they cannot photosynthesise

12.

Where in a cell does aerobic respiration take place?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

e)

Chloroplasts

13.

Why do mice have a faster rate of respiration than a hippo?

a)

They have a larger SA:V ratio and need to release more heat energy to stay warm.

b)

They need more energy because they move around more

c)

They have a higher body temperature so they need to release more heat energy

d)

They eat continuously and therefore have more glucose available for respiration

14.

Why do athletes continue to breath heavily after exercise? Choose 2 answers.

a)

They need O2 to break down lactic acid

b)

They need more O2 for aerobic respiration

c)

They have to remove excess CO2 from the blood

d)

The muscle cells need to rebuild their stores of ATP

15.

Which of these are the result of anaerobic respiration in a human? Choose 2 answers.

a)

Oxygen Debt

b)

Lactic Deficit

c)

Lactic Acid

d)

Excess Carbon Dioxide

16.

All cells respire

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Cells that need more energy will have less mitochondria

a)

True

b)

False

18.
What are the reactants for cellular respiration?
a)
glucose and carbon dioxide
b)
water and glucose
c)
glucose and ATP
d)
glucose and oxygen
19.
which kind of cells would have the most mitochondria?
a)
brain cells
b)
bone cells
c)
plant cells
d)
muscle cells
20.

Where do animals gain glucose from?

a)

From our food

b)

From the air

c)

Through photosynthesis

d)

Through respiration

21.

Respiration is an...

a)

exothermic reaction

b)

endothermic reaction