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2.2-Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

What organisms use the oxygen produced during photosynthesis?

a)

Animals and most other organisms that perform cellular respiration

b)

Plants only

c)

Decomposers only

d)

Bacteria only

2.

What does the process of photosynthesis produce?

a)

Glucose (sugar) and oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide and water

c)

ATP and lactic acid

d)

Nitrogen gas and minerals

3.

Which plant pigment traps most of the light energy used in photosynthesis?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Carotene

c)

Melanin

d)

Hemoglobin

4.

What are carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) converted into as a result of photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose and oxygen

b)

Nitrogen and minerals

c)

Alcohol and lactic acid

d)

Starch and nitrogen gas

5.

During photosynthesis, producers convert energy from the sun into what?

a)

Chemical energy stored in sugar

b)

Thermal energy released as heat

c)

Mechanical energy for movement

d)

Nuclear energy in the nucleus

6.

Explain how light energy is transformed into chemical energy during photosynthesis.

a)

Chlorophyll absorbs light that powers reactions to build glucose from carbon dioxide and water

b)

Sunlight warms leaves so sugars melt into the plant cells

c)

Light pushes water through roots, creating energy directly

d)

Sunlight splits oxygen into nitrogen that becomes sugar

7.

What are the organelles that use sunlight to produce food in the process of photosynthesis?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Nuclei

8.

Photosynthesis uses sunlight to produce sugar. What kind of energy transformation is this?

a)

Light energy to chemical energy

b)

Chemical energy to light energy

c)

Mechanical energy to thermal energy

d)

Electrical energy to mechanical energy

9.

Describe the process of photosynthesis. Use academic vocabulary.

a)

Chloroplasts use light to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen

b)

Mitochondria use oxygen to break down glucose into carbon dioxide and water

c)

Roots absorb minerals to turn nitrogen into proteins for the plant

d)

Leaves release water vapor to cool the plant without making sugar

10.

Photosynthesis begins with reactants and ends when the products are created. Which chemical equation correctly shows the reactants and products of photosynthesis? Also identify which side has the reactants and which has the products.

a)

6CO2+6H2OlightC6H12O6+6O26CO_2 + 6H_2O \xrightarrow{\text{light}} C_6H_{12}O_6 + 6O_2 ; reactants on the left and products on the right

b)

C6H12O6+6O26CO2+6H2OC_6H_{12}O_6 + 6O_2 \rightarrow 6CO_2 + 6H_2O ; reactants on the right and products on the left

c)

6O2+6H2OC6H12O6+6CO26O_2 + 6H_2O \rightarrow C_6H_{12}O_6 + 6CO_2 ; reactants on the right and products on the left

d)

6CO2C6H12O66CO_2 \rightarrow C_6H_{12}O_6 ; reactants and products are mixed on both sides

11.

The plant captures light energy from the sun and uses it to convert carbon dioxide and water into food. The process of producing food in plants is known as what?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Transpiration

d)

Germination

12.

Photosynthesis could not occur without what?

a)

Light energy from the sun

b)

Nitrogen from the soil

c)

Glucose in the chloroplasts

d)

Minerals dissolved in xylem

13.

What can cellular respiration not occur without?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Sunlight

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Nuclear energy

14.

What is an important connection between breathing and cellular respiration?

a)

Oxygen inhaled is used to release energy from food and carbon dioxide produced is exhaled

b)

Breathing supplies light needed to make glucose in mitochondria

c)

Air entering the lungs becomes glucose that cells absorb

d)

Breathing removes oxygen so cells can perform photosynthesis

15.

What are C6H12O6 (glucose) and O2 (oxygen) converted into in cellular respiration?

a)

Carbon dioxide, water, and usable energy (ATP)

b)

Sugar and oxygen

c)

Lactic acid and alcohol with no energy released

d)

Starch and oxygen stored in chloroplasts

16.

Overall, the process of cellular respiration releases ______ from ______.

a)

energy from glucose (food)

b)

oxygen from the air

c)

light from chlorophyll

d)

nitrogen from proteins

17.

Identify the conversion made by the process of respiration.

a)

Chemical energy in glucose to usable energy in ATP

b)

Light energy to chemical energy in sugar

c)

Mechanical energy to heat energy

d)

Electrical energy to sound energy

18.

During cellular respiration, glucose reacts with oxygen to produce water and carbon dioxide. Where in the cell does this reaction take place?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Nucleus

19.

What is the difference between aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration?

a)

Aerobic uses oxygen; anaerobic does not

b)

Aerobic happens only in plants; anaerobic happens only in animals

c)

Aerobic makes no ATP; anaerobic makes more ATP

d)

Aerobic uses sunlight; anaerobic uses darkness

20.

What happens to carbohydrates during cellular respiration?

a)

They are broken down to release energy for the cell

b)

They are combined to store energy as fat

c)

They are excreted unchanged from the cell

d)

They are converted into light energy in mitochondria