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

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