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Question #1
Which of the following statements is consistent with the first law of thermodynamics?
A.   Some living organisms need oxygen
B.   Some living organisms can create energy
C.   Organisms that carrry out fermentation grow faster than others
D.   None of these choices
E.   All of these choices
F.   Living organisms cannot create energy
Question #2
Which of the following observations is consistent with the second law of thermodynamics?
A.   Everybody likes to clean their house
B.   If you clean your house, it will become less organized over time
C.   If you don't clean your house, it will become less organized over time
D.   Houses should be self cleaning
E.   Nobody likes to clean their house
F.   If you don't clean your house, it will become more organized over time
Question #3
During aerobic cellular respiration the following occurs:
A.   Glucose is oxidized and oxygen is reduced
B.   Glucose and oxygen are reduced
C.   Carbon dioxide is reduced and water is oxidized
D.   Glucose is reduced and oxygen is oxidized
E.   Glucose is oxidized and water is reduced
F.   Carbon dioxide and water are used to make glucose
Question #4
Breathing supports cellular respiration in animals because it:
A.   Helps stabilize the glucose concentration of blood
B.   Supplies both oxygen and carbon dioxide for aerobic respiration
C.   Provides nutrients that are broken down for energy
D.   None of these choices
E.   Removes both oxygen and carbon dioxide from the blood
F.   Supplies oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the blood
Question #5
During which stage of cellular respiration is most of the ATP made?
A.   Light reactions
B.   Citric Acid Cycle
C.   None of these choices
D.   Substrate level phosphorylation
E.   Fermentation
F.   Electron transport and chemiosmosis
Question #6
In eukaryotic cells, which stage of aerobic respiration occurs in the mitochondrial matrix?
A.   Electron transport
B.   Chemiosmosis
C.   Light reactions
D.   Substrate level phosphorylation
E.   Fermentation
F.   Citric acid (Kreb's) cycle
Question #7
Which stage of cellular respiration does not require oxygen?
A.   None of these choices
B.   Citric acid cycle
C.   Calvin cycle
D.   Electron transport and chemiosmosis
E.   Glycolysis
F.   Light reactions
Question #8
How many ATP molecules are made during glycolysis?
A.   34
B.   10
C.   4
D.   2
E.   6
F.   12
Question #9
The final electron acceptor during aerobic cellular respiration is:
A.   Oxygen
B.   Carbon dioxide
C.   None of these choices
D.   ATP
E.   Nitrate
F.   Sulfate
Question #10
The highly toxic compound dinitrophenol (DNP), formerly used as a weight loss drug, interferes with cellular respiration by:
A.   Inhibiting ATP synthase
B.   None of these choices
C.   Blocking the electron transport chain
D.   Causing the inner mitochondrial membrane to become leaky and lose the H+ gradient
E.   Removing oxygen from the cells
F.   Interfering with substrate level phosphorylation 
Question #11
During cellular respiration glucose is eventually broken down completely to:
A.   Methane
B.   Carbon monoxide
C.   Carbon dioxide
D.   Water
E.   Ethanol
F.   None of the above
Question #12
In eukaryotic cells, the Electron Transport Chain and ATP Synthase are located here:
A.   Inner mitochondrial membrane
B.   Mitochondrial matrix
C.   Cell membrane
D.   Cytoplasm
E.   Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
F.   None of the above
Question #13
The role of the inner mitochondrial membrane during cellular respiration can best be compared to a(n):
A.   Air
B.   Turbine
C.   Roller coaster
D.   Swimming pool
E.   River
F.   Dam
Question #14
When muscle cells carry out fermentation in the absence of oxygen, they produce:
A.   Glucose
B.   Alcohol (ethanol)
C.   Lactic acid
D.   Carbon dioxide
E.   Lactose
F.   Starch
Question #15
Which of the following are the electron carrier molecules used during cellular respiration?
A.   NAD+ and FAD
B.   Carbon dioxide and water
C.   Ozone and NADPH
D.   Oxygen and  carbon dioxide
E.   NADPH and FMNQ
F.   MAD and CAD
Question #16
Which of the following statements is true:
A.   Virtually all cells carry out glycolysis
B.   Virtually all cells carry out the Citric Acid Cycle
C.   Animal cells, but not plant cells, carry out cellular respiration
D.   None of these statements are true
E.   All cells need oxygen to survive
F.   Virtually all cells are capable of carrying out photosynthesis
Question #17
Which stage of aerobic respiration occurs in the mitochondrial matrix in a eukaryotic cell?
A.   Light reactions
B.   Citric acid cycle
C.   Oxidative phosphorylation
D.   Calvin Cycle
E.   None of these choices
F.   Fermentation
Question #18
During the "dark" or light independent reactions of photosynthesis, which of the following products are made?
A.   Glucose, water, and ATP
B.   Starch, ADP, and water
C.   Carbon dioxide, ATP, and water
D.   Glucose, ADP, and NADP+
E.   Carbon dioxide, glucose, and ADP
F.   None of these choices
Question #19
Which of the following microorganisms can help reduce atmospheric levels of methane, an important greenhouse gas responsible for global warming?
A.   Acid-fast bacteria
B.   Saccharomyces
C.   Staphylococcus aureus
D.   None of these choices
E.   Methanotrophs
F.   Escherichia coli

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