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Ch. 9 Study Guide Cellular Respiration



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which of the following is NOT a stage of cellular respiration?
a.
fermentation
c.
glycolysis
b.
electron transport
d.
Krebs cycle
 

 2. 

Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in cellular respiration?
a.
glycolysis ® fermentation ® Krebs cycle
b.
Krebs cycle ® electron transport ® glycolysis
c.
glycolysis ® Krebs cycle ® electron transport
d.
Krebs cycle ® glycolysis ® electron transport
 

 3. 

Which of the following is released during cellular respiration?
a.
oxygen
c.
energy
b.
air
d.
lactic acid
 

 4. 

Cellular respiration uses one molecule of glucose to produce
a.
2 ATP molecules.
c.
36 ATP molecules.
b.
34 ATP molecules.
d.
38 ATP molecules.
 

 5. 

What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?
a.
6O2 + C6H12O6 ® 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
b.
6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy ® 6CO2 + 6H2O
c.
6CO2 + 6H2O ® 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy
d.
6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy ® 6O2 + C6H12O6
 

 6. 

Cellular respiration releases energy by breaking down
a.
food molecules.
c.
carbon dioxide.
b.
ATP.
d.
water.
 

 7. 

What are the reactants in the equation for cellular respiration?
a.
oxygen and lactic acid
c.
glucose and oxygen
b.
carbon dioxide and water
d.
water and glucose
 

 8. 

Which of these is a product of cellular respiration?
a.
oxygen
c.
glucose
b.
water
d.
all of the above
 

 9. 

Which of these processes takes place in the cytoplasm of a cell?
a.
glycolysis
c.
Krebs cycle
b.
electron transport
d.
all of the above
 

 10. 

Glycolysis provides a cell with a net gain of
a.
2 ATP molecules.
c.
18 ATP molecules.
b.
4 ATP molecules.
d.
36 ATP molecules.
 

 11. 

The starting molecule for glycolysis is
a.
ADP.
c.
citric acid.
b.
pyruvic acid.
d.
glucose.
 

 12. 

Glycolysis requires
a.
an energy input.
b.
oxygen.
c.
hours to produce many ATP molecules.
d.
NADP+.
 

 13. 

Which of the following is NOT a product of glycolysis?
a.
NADH
c.
ATP
b.
pyruvic acid
d.
glucose
 

 14. 

Which of the following acts as an electron carrier in cellular respiration?
a.
NAD+
c.
ADP
b.
pyruvic acid
d.
ATP
 

 15. 

Lactic acid fermentation occurs in
a.
bread dough.
c.
muscle cells.
b.
any environment containing oxygen.
d.
mitochondria.
 

 16. 

The two main types of fermentation are called
a.
alcoholic and aerobic.
c.
alcoholic and lactic acid.
b.
aerobic and anaerobic.
d.
lactic acid and anaerobic.
 

 17. 

One cause of muscle soreness is
a.
alcoholic fermentation.
c.
lactic acid fermentation.
b.
glycolysis.
d.
the Krebs cycle.
 

 18. 

The air bubbles and spongy texture of bread are due to which process?
a.
lactic acid fermentation
c.
alcoholic fermentation
b.
glycolysis
d.
the Krebs cycle
 

 19. 

Milk is converted to yogurt under certain conditions when the microorganisms in the milk produce acid. Which of these processes would you expect to be key in the production of yogurt?
a.
the Krebs cycle
c.
alcoholic fermentation
b.
photosynthesis
d.
lactic acid fermentation
 

 20. 

During lactic acid fermentation,
a.
NAD+ is regenerated, allowing glycolysis to continue.
b.
glucose is split into three pyruvic acid molecules.
c.
oxygen is required.
d.
3 ATP molecules are produced.
 

 21. 

The conversion of pyruvic acid into lactic acid requires
a.
alcohol.
c.
ATP.
b.
oxygen.
d.
NADH.
 

 22. 

In the presence of oxygen, glycolysis is followed by
a.
lactic acid fermentation.
c.
photosynthesis.
b.
alcoholic fermentation.
d.
the Krebs cycle.
 

 23. 

Cellular respiration is called an aerobic process because it requires
a.
light.
c.
oxygen.
b.
exercise.
d.
glucose.
 

 24. 

Which organism is NOT likely to carry out cellular respiration?
a.
tree
c.
anaerobic bacterium
b.
mushroom
d.
tiger
 

 25. 

The starting molecule for the Krebs cycle is
a.
glucose.
c.
pyruvic acid.
b.
NADH.
d.
coenzyme A.
 

 26. 

The Krebs cycle does not occur if
a.
oxygen is present.
c.
glycolysis occurs.
b.
fermentation occurs.
d.
carbon dioxide is present.
 

 27. 

The Krebs cycle produces
a.
oxygen.
c.
electron carriers.
b.
lactic acid.
d.
glucose.
 

 28. 

The Krebs cycle starts with
a.
lactic acid and yields carbon dioxide.
b.
glucose and yields 32 ATPs.
c.
pyruvic acid and yields lactic acid or alcohol.
d.
pyruvic acid and yields carbon dioxide.
 

 29. 

The electron transport chain can be found in
a.
prokaryotes.
c.
plants.
b.
animals.
d.
all of the above
 

 30. 

In eukaryotes, electron transport occurs in the
a.
mitochondria.
c.
cell membrane.
b.
chloroplasts.
d.
cytoplasm.
 

 31. 

Which of the following passes high-energy electrons into the electron transport chain?
a.
NADH and FADH2
c.
citric acid
b.
ATP and ADP
d.
acetyl – CoA
 

 32. 

Each pair of high-energy electrons that moves down the electron transport chain provides enough energy to
a.
transport water molecules across the membrane.
b.
convert 3 ADP molecules into 3 ATP molecules.
c.
convert carbon dioxide into water molecules.
d.
break glucose into pyruvic acid.
 

 33. 

The energy of the electrons passing along the electron transport chain is used to make
a.
lactic acid.
c.
alcohol.
b.
citric acid.
d.
ATP.
 

 34. 

Breathing heavily after running a race is your body’s way of
a.
making more citric acid.
c.
restarting glycolysis.
b.
repaying an oxygen debt.
d.
recharging the electron transport chain.
 

 35. 

When the body needs to exercise for longer than 90 seconds, it generates ATP by carrying out
a.
lactic acid fermentation.
c.
cellular respiration.
b.
alcoholic fermentation.
d.
glycolysis.
 

 36. 

The energy needed to win a 2-minute footrace is produced mostly by
a.
lactic acid fermentation.
c.
using up stores of ATP.
b.
cellular respiration.
d.
breaking down fats.
 

 37. 

Which process does NOT release energy from glucose?
a.
glycolysis
c.
fermentation
b.
photosynthesis
d.
cellular respiration
 

 38. 

How are cellular respiration and photosynthesis almost opposite processes?
a.
Photosynthesis releases energy, and cellular respiration stores energy.
b.
Photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and cellular respiration puts it back.
c.
Photosynthesis removes oxygen from the atmosphere, and cellular respiration puts it back.
d.
all of the above
 

 39. 

Plants cannot release energy from glucose using
a.
glycolysis.
c.
the Krebs cycle.
b.
photosynthesis.
d.
cellular respiration.
 

 40. 

The products of photosynthesis are the
a.
products of cellular respiration.
c.
products of glycolysis.
b.
reactants of cellular respiration.
d.
reactants of fermentation.
 



 
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