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Cellular Respiration Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

chloroplast

d)

chlorophyll

2.

The organelle that is the site of cellular respiration which releases energy for use by the cell

a)

chloroplast

b)

chlorophyll

c)

mitochondrion

d)

heterotroph

3.

The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

anaerobic respirtion

4.

Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy production)

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosomes

5.

Cellular Respiration

a)

the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius

b)

the innermost compartment of the mitochondrion and the site of the Krebs cycle

c)

processes that require oxygen

d)

the process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen

6.

Anaerobic

a)

processes that require oxygen

b)

the innermost compartment of the mitochondrion and the site of the Krebs cycle

c)

processes that do not require oxygen

d)

the process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen

7.

Glycolysis

a)

the first set of reactions in cellular respiration

b)

ATP one of the most important compounds that cells use to store and release energy

c)

process that do not require oxygen

d)

electron transport chain; uses electrons to produce ATP

8.

The molecule that acts as the main energy currency in cells during cellular respiration.

a)

ATP

b)

NADH

c)

FADH2

d)

Glucose

9.

Which of the following processes occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell and is the first step in cellular respiration?

a)

Krebs cycle

b)

Electron transport chain

c)

Glycolysis

d)

Oxidative phosphorylation

10.

During cellular respiration, which gas is consumed and which gas is released?

a)

Oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide is released

b)

Carbon dioxide is consumed and oxygen is released

c)

Nitrogen is consumed and oxygen is released

d)

Oxygen is consumed and nitrogen is released

11.

What is the role of NADH and FADH2 in cellular respiration?

a)

They act as enzymes to speed up reactions

b)

They transport electrons to the electron transport chain

c)

They store energy in the form of ATP

d)

They break down glucose into pyruvate

12.

Which stage of cellular respiration produces the most ATP?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Krebs cycle

c)

Electron transport chain

d)

Fermentation

13.

In the absence of oxygen, cells can undergo a process called:

a)

Aerobic respiration

b)

Fermentation

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Calvin cycle

14.

The inner membrane folds of the mitochondria, where the electron transport chain takes place, are called:

a)

Cristae

b)

Stroma

c)

Thylakoids

d)

Matrix

15.

Which of the following is a byproduct of cellular respiration?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Glucose

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Lactic acid