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Metabolic Reactions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

What would you expect to see in the water if the experiment in the diagram is left for a short period of time?

a)

Starch only

b)

Amylase only

c)

Starch and glucose

d)

Glucose only

2.

What's happening to the amount of glucose in M'Kenna versus a healthy person?

a)

The amount of glucose stays the same between M'Kenna and a healthy person

b)

The amount of glucose decreases in both M'Kenna and a healthy person, but decreases more in a healthy person

c)

The amount of glucose decreases in both M'Kenna and a healthy person, but decreases more in M'Kenna

d)

The amount of glucose increases in both M'Kenna and a healthy person, but increases more in a healthy person

3.

Which of the following claims can you make based on the graph below?

a)

Complex carbohydrates reduces to nothing as it moves through the digestive system.

b)

Complex carbohydrates in M'Kenna's digestive system reduces but not as much as a healthy person

c)

Fiber stays constant in both a healthy person and M'Kenna

d)

All of the above claims can be made

e)

None of the above claims can be made

4.

What is the effect of exercising on the amount of glucose in our blood?

a)

Exercising increases the amount of glucose in our blood

b)

Exercising decreases the amount of glucose in our blood

c)

Exercising has no effect on the amount of glucose in our blood

5.

What is metabolism?

a)

The sum of all chemical reactions in a living organism.

b)

The breakdown of only carbohydrates and fats to produce energy.

c)

The physical movements that an organism makes.

d)

The process by which organisms respond to stimuli in their environment.

6.

Do all animals obtain food and break it down in a chemical reaction to release energy the same way as humans?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

Based on the oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood percentages, where is the chemical reaction between oxygen and carbon dioxide happening?

a)

Gases entering and returning to the blood from the lungs

b)

Blood going to and returning from other parts of the body

c)

Air inhaled and exhaled

d)

Gases entering into the blood from the lungs and going to other parts of the body

8.

The diagram provided is an incomplete concept map for the process plants use to get energy from food.


(See attached diagram)


Which of the following best represents the missing step?

a)

Atoms rearranged

b)

Light emitted

c)

Temperature decreased

d)

Water added

9.

Which of the following best summarizes the process of cellular respiration in plants and animals?

a)

Glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water

b)

Oxygen + carbon dioxide -> glucose + water

c)

Water + carbon dioxide -> oxygen + glucose

d)

Carbon dioxide + glucose -> oxygen + water

10.

The energy animals need for their life functions is released when their cells carry out which of the following functions?

a)

Breaking down glucose

b)

Absorbing water from the environment

c)

Moving molecules across membranes

d)

Eliminating waste products

11.

What is the best way for the students to use the beads to represent the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration that allow plants and animals to get the energy they need?

a)

Take apart all chains and separate the beads by color into groups.

b)

Connect all the beads together into the longest chain that can be made.

c)

Connect different combinations of beads into chains so that no two are alike.

d)

Combine the beads in chains, take them apart, and then put them together in new chains.

12.

The process of obtaining energy from the breaking of chemical bonds in nutrients

a)

Conservation of matter

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Chemical reaction

d)

Glucose

13.

During cellular respiration -

a)

Organisms break down food and carbon dioxide to release energy.

b)

Organisms break down food and oxygen molecules to release energy.

c)

Organisms use carbon dioxide and water to create glucose.

d)

Organisms break down food and oxygen to release oxygen.

14.

Where does cellular respiration occur in a plant?

a)

Nucleus and DNA

b)

Chloroplast and chlorophyll

c)

Mitochondria and cytoplasm

d)

Ribosome and Lysosome

15.

Where does the energy used by cells come from?

a)

The breakdown of food and oxygen

b)

The nucleus of the cell

c)

The breakdown of food and carbon dioxide

d)

The production of proteins

16.

A gas that is a natural component of the atmosphere and is produced by cells during cellular respiration and used by plants and other organisms for photosynthesis

a)

Cellular respiration

b)

Energy

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Glucose

17.

During the process of digestion, carbohydrates are broken down into -

a)

Nucleic acids

b)

Glucose

c)

Protein

d)

Amino acids

18.

Which of the following is a catabolic reaction in metabolism?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Protein synthesis

c)

Glycolysis

d)

DNA replication

19.

What is the primary purpose of anabolic reactions in metabolism?

a)

To break down molecules and release energy

b)

To build complex molecules from simpler ones

c)

To convert energy into heat

d)

To store waste products

20.

In which part of the cell does the Krebs cycle occur?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondrial matrix

d)

Chloroplast

21.

Which of the following is an example of a metabolic pathway?

a)

The water cycle

b)

The nitrogen cycle

c)

Glycolysis

d)

The carbon cycle

22.

What role do enzymes play in metabolic reactions?

a)

They slow down reactions

b)

They act as reactants

c)

They speed up reactions

d)

They are consumed in reactions

23.

Which molecule is often referred to as the 'energy currency' of the cell?

a)

NADH

b)

ATP

c)

Glucose

d)

DNA

24.

What is the main difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?

a)

Aerobic respiration requires oxygen, while anaerobic does not

b)

Anaerobic respiration produces more energy than aerobic

c)

Aerobic respiration occurs in the cytoplasm, anaerobic in the mitochondria

d)

Anaerobic respiration uses carbon dioxide, aerobic uses nitrogen

25.

Which of the following best describes the process of fermentation?

a)

The complete oxidation of glucose

b)

The partial breakdown of glucose without oxygen

c)

The synthesis of glucose from carbon dioxide

d)

The conversion of glucose into glycogen