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Cellular Energy Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the First Law of Thermodynamics state?

a)

Energy can be converted from one form to another but cannot be created or destroyed.

b)

Energy can be created and destroyed.

c)

Energy is always lost as heat.

d)

Energy cannot be converted.

2.

According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, what happens to energy during conversion?

a)

Energy is completely conserved.

b)

Energy is lost as thermal energy.

c)

Energy is created.

d)

Energy is destroyed.

3.

What is an example of the Second Law of Thermodynamics in nature?

a)

A bear catching and eating a fish, losing usable energy.

b)

A plant growing taller.

c)

Water freezing into ice.

d)

A car accelerating on a highway.

4.

What is the primary source of energy for life on Earth?

a)

The Moon

b)

The Sun

c)

The Ocean

d)

The Wind

5.

What are organisms called that make their own food using inorganic substances?

a)

Heterotrophs

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Carnivores

d)

Herbivores

6.

Which of the following is an example of an autotroph?

a)

Lions

b)

Humans

c)

Plants

d)

Fungi

7.

How do heterotrophs obtain their energy?

a)

By producing their own food using sunlight

b)

By eating other organisms

c)

By absorbing sunlight directly

d)

By converting sunlight into chemical energy

8.

What role do autotrophs play in the energy flow from the sun?

a)

They consume other organisms for energy

b)

They convert sunlight into chemical energy

c)

They directly use sunlight for movement

d)

They store energy in the form of heat

9.

What is metabolism?

a)

The process of cell division

b)

All of the chemical reactions inside a cell

c)

The breakdown of food in the stomach

d)

The movement of molecules across a membrane

10.

What is a metabolic pathway?

a)

A single chemical reaction in a cell

b)

A series of reactions where the product of one is the reactant for the next

c)

The movement of energy through a cell

d)

The breakdown of proteins into amino acids

11.

What happens in catabolic pathways?

a)

Energy is stored in large molecules

b)

Energy is released by breaking larger molecules into smaller ones

c)

Energy is used to build larger molecules

d)

Energy is transferred to the cell membrane

12.

What is the role of anabolic pathways?

a)

To release energy by breaking down molecules

b)

To store energy in the form of ATP

c)

To build larger molecules from smaller ones using energy

d)

To transport molecules across the cell membrane

13.

What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

To convert chemical energy into light energy

b)

To change light energy from the Sun into chemical energy

c)

To produce carbon dioxide and water

d)

To store energy in inorganic molecules

14.

During photosynthesis, what are light energy, carbon dioxide, and water converted into?

a)

Inorganic molecules and carbon dioxide

b)

Organic molecules and oxygen

c)

Oxygen and nitrogen

d)

Water and glucose

15.

How is energy stored during photosynthesis passed to other organisms?

a)

Through the air

b)

By water absorption

c)

When an animal eats a plant

d)

Through sunlight

16.

What is the overall chemical equation for cellular respiration?

a)

C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + Chemical Energy (in ATP)

b)

C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6CO₂ → 6O₂ + 6H₂O + Chemical Energy (in ATP)

c)

6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ + Chemical Energy (in ATP)

d)

6O₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6CO₂ + Chemical Energy (in ATP)

17.

Which stage of cellular respiration occurs in the cytosol and does not require oxygen?

a)

Krebs cycle

b)

Electron transport

c)

Glycolysis

d)

Photosynthesis

18.

Where does the Krebs cycle occur and does it require oxygen?

a)

Cytosol, does not require oxygen

b)

Mitochondria, requires oxygen

c)

Cytosol, requires oxygen

d)

Mitochondria, does not require oxygen

19.

What is the final stage of cellular respiration that occurs in the mitochondria and requires oxygen?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Krebs cycle

c)

Electron transport

d)

Fermentation

20.
Which is the main source of energy used in all body processes?
a)
fats 
b)
protein
c)
glucose