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Aerobic Respiration Practice Quiz Questions 1. The formation of ATP from ADP would be considered... a. catabolism b. anabolism c.

cannibalism d. desomposition 2. Glycolysis is... a. catabolism b. part of Kreb's Cycle c. part of cellular respiration d. a & c e. b & c 3. Where does electron transport of cellular respiration happen within an animal cell? a. plasma membrane b. cytoplasm c. nucleus d. mitochondria e. chloroplast 4. Glycolysis is the breakdown of what? a. ATP b. ADP c. protein d. sugar e. lipids 5. How many net (# made - #used) ATP are produced in the cellular respiration stages of glycolysis through synthesis of acetyl CoA?

a. 2 b. 4 c. 16 d. 34 6. Which parts of cellular respiration generate the carbon dioxide that we breathe out? a. glycolysis & synthesis of acetyl CoA b. synthesis of acetyl CoA & Kreb's cycle c. Kreb's cycle & electron transport d. glycolysis & electron transport e. synthesis of acetyl CoA & electron transport 7. Which of the following are heterotrophs? #1. human #2. palm tree #3. lizard #4. bird #5. strawberry plant #6. earthworm a. all of these b. 1,2,3 c. 1,3,4,5 d. 1,3,4,6 e. 2,5,6 8. Anabolic reactions are when: a. smaller molecules result from the breakdown of larger molecules b. larger molecules are synthesized from smaller molecules c. one molecule transfers a monomer to another

d. people eat each other 9. Oxygen is vital to the process of cellular respiration. It allows aerobic organisms to derive a great deal more energy from glucose than anaerobic organisms are able to. What is the vital role that oxygen plays in cellular respiration? a. It is a reactant in glycolysis, necessary for the breakdown of glucose into pyruvic acid b. Oxygen is a waste product of Kerb's cycle c. Oxygen is required to build the acetyl-CoA molecule d. Oxygen is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain 10. Which stages of aerobic cellular respiration each result in a net gain of 2 ATP? a. Glycolysis and Krebs Cycle b. Glycolysis, generation of acetyl CoA and Krebs Cycle c. Electron transport d.generation of acetyl-CoA and Krebs Cycle 11. Which of the following describe the process of adding a phosphate to ADP? a. hydrolysis b. redox reaction c. dephosphorylation d. phosphorylation e. none of the above 12. Before being phosphorylated, the molecule that becomes ATP is called: a. adenosine diphosphate b. adensoine monophosphate c. adenosine triphosphate d. hexadenazine phosphate 13. Krebs Cycle of cellular respiration, produces a net gain of... a. 0 ATP

b. 1 ATP c. 2 ATP d. 3 ATP e. 34 ATP 14. What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain of aerobic respiration? a. FAD b. NADH c. O2 d. CO2 15. After glycolysis, the molecule that was glucose enters the acetyl-CoA step of cellular respiration as a. ATP b. 2 molecules of pyruvic acid c. acetyl-CoA d. an electron 16. Glycolysis is... a. catabolism b. part of Kreb's Cycle c. part of cellular respiration d. a & c e. b & c 17. Where does electron transport of cellular respiration happen within a bacteria cell? a. plasma membrane b. cytoplasm c. nucleus d. mitochondria

e. chloroplast 18. Catabolic reactions are when: a. smaller molecules result from the breakdown of larger molecules b. larger molecules are synthesized from smaller molecules c. one molecule transfers a monomer to another d. people eat each other 19. Which of the following are autotrophs? #1. human #2. palm tree #3. lizard #4. bird #5. strawberry plant #6. earthworm a. all of these b. 1,2,3 c. 1,4,5 d. 1,3,4,6 e. 2,5 20. Which part(s) of cellular respiration utilize the oxygen that we breathe in? a. glycolysis & synthesis of acetyl CoA b. synthesis of acetyl CoA c. electron transport d. Kreb's cycle e. synthesis of acetyl CoA & electron transport 21. Sports physiologists may want to monitor athletes to determine at what point the athletes' muscles were functioning anaerobically. They

could do this by checking for the buildup of: a. ADP b. lactic acid c. carbon dioxide d. oxygen e. alcohol 22. The poison cyanide acts by blocking a key step in the electron transport chain. Based on this information, why is it that cyanide kills so quickly? a. Cell run out of oxygen b. Cells build up toxic levels of CO2
c. Cells can't regenerate NAD+ d. Cells stop producing ATP e. Cells stop producing ADP

23. In glycolysis, the electron carrier molecule _______ is (oxidized / reduced). a. NAD+ , oxidized b. NAD+, reduced c. NADH, oxidized d. FAD, reduced e. FADH, oxidized 24. A hydrolysis reaction would be considered... a. anabolism b. catabolism c. cannibalism d. dehydration 25. Phosphorylation of ADP would be considered... a. catabolism b. a dehydration reaction c. an endergonic reaction

d. an exergonic reaction 26. Dehydration synthesis would be considered... a. catabolism b. a hydrolysis reaction c. an endergonic reaction d. an exergonic reaction 27. Redox reactions ... a. transfer energy b. transfer elections c. involve oxidation and reduction d. are involved in all of the above

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