Cellular Respiration Quiz
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- Q1
Cellular respiration occurs in which type?
Animal only
Both plants and animal cells
Plant only
Neither of the two
20s - Q2
In cellular respiration, energy can be released by breaking down which molecule?
ATP
Carbon dioxide
Water
Glucose
20s - Q3
During respiration, the reactants of photosynthesis are changed into ______________.
Energy and O2
H2O, CO2, and energy
C6H12O6 and H2O
C6H12O6 and O2
30s - Q4
A single molecule of glucose generates _________ moleculesof acetyl CoA, which enters the Krebs cycle.
4
1
2
3
20s - Q5
What is the primary purpose of cellular respiration in eukaryotic cells?
DNA replication
ATP production
Energy storage
Cell division
20s - Q6
Before the pyruvate that has been generated by glycolysis can be oxidized, it must be transported into a mitochondrion. This is accomplished by:
Succinyl-CoA
Coenzyme A
Nicotine adenine dinucleotide
Lactic dehydrogenase
20s - Q7
Through glycolysis, the Krebs Cycle and the redox reactionsin the Electron Transport Chain, the total energy yield from the oxidation of 1molecule of glucose would be ____ molecules of ATP.
4
12
2
36
30s - Q8
In which organelle does the majority of cellular respiration take place?
Endoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondrion
Nucleus
Golgi apparatus
20s - Q9
Which molecule is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain during cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide
Glucose
Water
Oxygen
20s - Q10
During glycolysis, one molecule of glucose is converted into:
Four molecules of ATP
Two molecules of pyruvate
Four molecules of NADH
Two molecules of acetyl CoA
20s - Q11
What is the net gain of ATP molecules from one molecule of glucose during glycolysis?
4 ATP
2 ATP
6 ATP
8 ATP
20s - Q12
Which stage of cellular respiration produces the most ATP molecules per molecule of glucose?
Fermentation
Electron transport chain
Glycolysis
Krebs Cycle
20s - Q13
Which of the following is a high-energy electron carrier involved in cellular respiration?
NADH
NADP+
ATP
FAD+
20s - Q14
During cellular respiration, what is the fate of the carbon atoms from glucose?
Converted to water
Converted to glycogen
Released as carbon dioxide
Incorporated into ATP
20s - Q15
What is the role of oxygen in cellular respiration?
It is used in substrate-level phosphorylation.
It serves as a substrate in glycolysis.
It is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain.
It helps in the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA.
30s