CELL RESPIRATION

In the mitochondrial electron transport chain,

O2
what is the last electron acceptor?
Which of the following pathways occurs with only
Glycolysis and anaerobic respiration
carbohydrate as the respiratory substrate?
Which of the following factors can affect the rate Temperature, pH, and substrate
of cell respiration? concentration.
Cellular respiration is the gradual
Which of the following is correct about cellular and controlled release of energy by
respiration? breaking down organic compounds
to produce ATP.
Which of the following processes in cell
Krebs cycle
respiration results in reduced NAD?
Where precisely in the cell do the reactions of the
In the matrix of the mitchondria
Krebs cycle take place?
Which of the following is not a product of
Acetyl CoA
glycolysis?
Energy is released when ATP is
Which of the following statements accurately hydrolysed to ADP and phosphate,
describes the energy changes involved in the while energy is required to
interconversion between ATP and ADP? synthesise ATP from ADP and
phosphate.
Fatty acids can be a source of energy in cell
respiration. Which of the following processes in Glycolysis
cell respiration will fatty acids not go through?
Protons moving down a
What is chemiosmosis? concentration gradient into the
matrix.
What is the final product of anaerobic respiration
Ethanol and carbon dioxide
in yeast?
What is the correct sequence of chemicals
glucose → pyruvate → lactate
produced in the anaerobic respiration pathway?
The diagram shows anaerobic respiration in yeast
Ethanol and CO2
cells. What is represented by Y?
Which of the following is a key component
Pyruvic acid
required for the synthesis of acetyl-CoA?
Which of the following takes place during the link
Decarboxylation of pyruvate
reaction of aerobic respiration?
In glycolysis, glucose is broken down to produce
two molecules of pyruvate. Which of the following Reduction of a triose
processes is not part of glycolysis?
What is the purpose of the link reaction in aerobic
To convert pyruvate to acetyl-CoA
cell respiration?
What is the purpose of converting pyruvate to
To regenerate NAD
lactate during anaerobic cell respiration?
 Carbon dioxide, ATP, and reduced
What is the final product of the Krebs cycle?
coenzymes
ATP is a short-term energy storage
Which of the following statements accurately
molecule that can be used for
reflects the role of ATP in cellular processes?
thousands of tasks in the cell.
By measuring the amount of oxygen
How can the rate of cellular respiration be
consumed or carbon dioxide
determined in an experiment?
produced over time.
Which organelle produces the energy required for
Mitochondria
active transport to take place?
NAD accepts hydrogen from a
During cell respiration, what is the role of NAD?
substrate
The diagram below shows a biochemical pathway
in a yeast cell. Which of the following correctly II is pyruvate.
identifies a compound in the diagram?
The diagram below shows the link reaction and
the Krebs cycle. Which molecules are represented A
by the letters W, X, Y and Z?
Cellular respiration is the gradual
Which of the following is correct about cellular and controlled release of energy by
respiration? breaking down organic compounds
to produce ATP.
What is an important consequence of the
generation of oxygen by photolysis of water in The changing of the composition of gases in
photosystem II? Earth’s atmosphere

Which of the following best describes the

relationship between the light-dependent and The light-dependent reactions produce ATP
light-independent reactions in photosynthesis? and NADPH, which are used to power the
light-independent reactions.

Which of the following is true about the limiting The rate of photosynthesis is directly
factors of photosynthesis? proportional to light intensity up to a certain
point.
The energy absorbed by chlorophyll is used
I and II only
directly for what in plants?
Which molecule is reduced by photosystem I
NADP+
during photosynthesis?
What occurs during the light-independent
reactions of photosynthesis? Ribulose bisphosphate reacts with carbon
dioxide to form a 6-carbon compound.

Which of the following properties can affect the

The colour of the pigment.
absorption of light by a pigment like chlorophyll?
Which of the following is needed in order to
Phosphate groups
regenerate RuBP?
Which of the following is not true about light-
Take place in the stroma.
dependent reactions?
What is required for mitochondrial ATP Accumulation of protons in the
production? intermembrane space.
Which of the following is responsible for ATP
Electron transport chain
production by chemiosmosis in thylakoids?
Which of the following equations represents
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
photosynthesis?
Where are photosystem arrays, such as
In the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts
photosystem II, embedded?
Which of the following is an important enzyme
involved in the fixation of carbon dioxide? Rubisco
Which of the following is an enzyme involved in the fixation
of CO2 in chloroplasts? Rubisco
Which of the following enzymes is involved in the light-
ATP synthase
dependent reactions?

What is the main advantage of using free-air carbon dioxide They simulate real-world conditions more
enrichment experiments (FACE) over enclosed greenhouse accurately, allowing for a better
experiments to study the effects of elevated CO2 on understanding of the effects of elevated
photosynthesis? CO2 on plants.

The Krebs cycle requires Acetyl

Which option is correct when comparing the Krebs cycle with CoA and reduces NAD; The Calvin
the Calvin cycle ? cycle requires CO2 and oxidises
NADPH
What is an advantage of different arrangements
of pigment molecules in a photosystem within a An increased probability of
leaf? capturing light energy
During the light-dependent reactions, which
option is an immediate consequence of the
absorption of photons by the photosystem? Excitation of electrons
Which of the following equations represents
2H2O + photons → 4e– + 4H+ + O2
photolysis?
What happens in the light-dependent reactions of A proton gradient is generated in the
photosynthesis? thylakoid space.
Action spectra show the
What is the main difference between absorption and action wavelengths of light that activate
spectra? photosynthesis, absorption spectra
display the wavelengths of light
absorbed by a pigment.
Which limiting factor of photosynthesis is shown below?
Increasing temperature
What is the function of the acetone used in paper
It dissolves pigments, allowing them
chromatography to separate photosynthetic pigments?
to travel up the paper strip.
Which of the following processes is not part of the light-
Carbon fixation
dependent reactions?
 The action spectrum represents the rate of
photosynthesis at each wavelength of light
What is the difference between absorption spectrum and action
while the absorption spectrum shows the
spectrum for photosynthesis?
percentage of light absorbed at each
wavelength.

Which type of light is least useful for photosynthesis in

Green
terrestrial plants?
From which molecule(s) is oxygen released into the air as a
Water
product of photosynthesis?

Although both have the same type of

Which statement is an inaccurate representation stationary phase, thin layer chromatography
of chromatography? uses a different principle than paper
chromatography.