Photosynthesis and Respiration Sample Regents Questions
What does the process of photosynthesis produce?
1. starch, which is metabolized into less complex molecules by dehydration synthesis
2. protein, which is metabolized into less complex molecules by dehydration synthesis
3. glycerol, which is metabolized into more complex carbohydrates by dehydration
synthesis
4. glucose, which is metabolized into more complex carbohydrates by dehydration synthesis
Which process provides most of the oxygen found in Earth's atmosphere?
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2.
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4.
photosynthesis
aerobic respiration
dehydration synthesis
fermentation
A compound that is synthesized by both humans and geranium plants is
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2.
3.
4.
cellulose
ATP
ethyl alcohol
chlorophyll
In humans, which substance is produced anaerobically during strenuous activity?
1.
2.
3.
4.
lactic acid
glycogen
carbon dioxide
alcohol
In the process of photosynthesis, chlorophyll serves as
1.
2.
3.
4.
an end-product
a raw material
an energy converter
a hydrogen acceptor
Which color light is least important to a green plant during photosynthetic activities?
1.
2.
3.
4.
green
yellow
blue
orange
Photosynthesis and Respiration Sample Regents Questions
In living plants, when does respiration occur?
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2.
3.
4.
only during digestion
only in the daytime
only in total darkness
all the time
Photosynthesis and Respiration Sample Regents Questions
Photosynthesis and Respiration Sample Regents Questions
Photosynthesis and Respiration Sample Regents Questions
Respiration
1. The greatest number of molecules of ATP is
produced as a result of
a. aerobic respiration
b. anaerobic respiration
c. fermentation of lactic acid
d. fermentation by yeast cells
2. Which statement concerning the process of
aerobic respiration is true?
a. It is identical to the process of burning.
b. It is quite similar in all organisms
c. It usually does not involve organic
catalysts
d. it usually does not involve carbon
dioxide production
3. During which process is oxygen used by green
plants?
a. photosynthesis
b. osmosis
c. hydrolysis
d. respiration
4. To start the oxidation of one molecule of
glucose, two molecules of ATP must be used
because
a. certain chemical reactions in a living cell
require activation energy
b. this is a spontaneous reaction which does
not require energy input
c. the glucose molecule does not contain
potential energy
d. all chemical reactions release energy
5. The aerobic respiration of a molecule of glucose
releases more energy than the anaerobic
respiration of a molecule of glucose because, in
aerobic respiration,
a. carbon dioxide is used
b. more chemical bonds are broken
c. oxygen is released
d. lactic acid is formed
6. In green plant cells, oxygen is used primarily for
the process of
a. dehydration synthesis
b. photosynthesis
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c. respiration
d. capillary action
IN animals, the organelles in which cellular
respiration occurs is known as the
a. ribosomes
b. chloroplasts
c. nuclear membranes
d. mitochondria
Within a plant cell, the glucose formed as a
result of photosynthesis may be used directly as
a. an energy source during cellular
respiration
b. an enzyme for intracellular digestion
c. an absorber of radiant energy
d. a source of molecular oxygen
Most animals make energy available for cell
activity by transferring the potential energy of
glucose to ATP. This process occurs during
a. aerobic respiration, only
b. anaerobic respiration, only
c. both aerobic and anaerobic respiration
d. neither aerobic nor anaerobic respiration
Which of the following processes releases the
greatest amount of energy?
a. the oxidation of one glucose molecule to
lactic acid molecules
b. the oxidation of one glucose molecule to
carbon dioxide and water molecules
c. the conversion of two glucose molecules
to a maltose molecule
d. the conversion of one glucose molecule
to alcohol and carbon dioxide molecules
The oxidation of a glucose molecule results in
the synthesis of ATP, water, and carbon dioxide.
This process is known as
a. anaerobic respiration
b. aerobic respiration
c. photochemical reactions of
photosynthesis
d. carbon-fixation reactions of
photosynthesis
Photosynthesis and Respiration Sample Regents Questions
12. A similarity in the aerobic respiratory activity of
animals is the
a. gasses used and produced
b. net gains of four ATP molecules
c. type of alcohol produced
d. temperature of the respiratory organs
Photosynthesis
1. In photosynthesis, chlorophyll functions in
changing
a. glucose molecules to starch
b. water and carbon dioxide to sugar
c. light energy to chemical bond energy
d. hydrogen bonds to water
2. Over a 24-hour period, which factor would have
the least effect upon the rate of photosynthesis in
a geranium plant?
a. concentration of carbon dioxide in the air
b. quantity of nitrates in the soil
c. wavelengths of light
d. availability of water in the soil
3. The basic inorganic materials used during
photosynthesis are
a. H2O and C6H12O6
b. O2 and CO2
c. H2O and CO2
d. C6H12O6 and CO2
4. In the photosynthesis reaction, which event
normally occurs before the other three?
a. oxygen release
b. water absorption
c. PGAL synthesis
d. glucose formation
5. By which process are CO2 and H2O converted
to carbohydrates?
a. transpiration
b. respiration
c. fermentation
d. photosynthesis
6. At optimum light intensity, which atmospheric
gas most directly influence the rate of
photosynthesis?
a. nitrogen
b. oxygen
c. carbon dioxide
d. hydrogen
7. SKIP
8. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere results
from the process of
a. fermentation
b. photosynthesis
c. regulation
d. respiration