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

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