Cellular respiration - Quiz
  • 1. What is the final electron acceptor in anaerobic respiration as described in the text?
A) Glucose
B) Pyruvate derivatives
C) An inorganic acceptor
D) Oxygen
  • 2. Which organisms are mentioned as users of anaerobic respiration?
A) Plants or fungi
B) Only viruses
C) Multicellular eukaryotes
D) Bacteria or archaea
  • 3. Which of the following is listed as an example of an inorganic electron acceptor?
A) Lactic acid
B) Glucose
C) Sulfate
D) Carbon dioxide
  • 4. Which environment is specifically mentioned as a home for anaerobic organisms?
A) High-altitude mountains
B) The surface of a desert
C) The atmosphere
D) Hydrothermal vents
  • 5. Where were the sulfur-breathing organisms discovered in July 2019?
A) Kidd Mine, Canada
B) A wetland in Florida
C) An underwater cave in Mexico
D) The digestive tract of a whale
  • 6. What food source do the sulfur-breathing organisms in Kidd Mine consume?
A) Sugar
B) Pyrite
C) Dead plant matter
D) Oxygen
  • 7. How deep below the surface were the organisms at Kidd Mine found?
A) 5000 feet
B) 7900 feet
C) 10000 feet
D) 100 feet
  • 8. According to the text, what is fermentation characterized by?
A) Pyruvate derivatives as final electron acceptors
B) The absence of any electron acceptor
C) The exclusive use of sulfate
D) Oxygen as the final electron acceptor
  • 9. Besides sulfate and sulfur, which other inorganic acceptor is named?
A) Nitrate
B) Carbonate
C) Chloride
D) Phosphate
  • 10. Which ecosystem type is mentioned as a potential habitat for these organisms?
A) Open ocean surface
B) Arctic tundra
C) Tropical rainforests
D) Wetland ecosystems
  • 11. What is the primary function of cellular respiration?
A) To facilitate the process of photosynthesis
B) To produce ATP by oxidizing biological fuels
C) To produce glucose from carbon dioxide
D) To create inorganic molecules for the cell
  • 12. What is the inorganic electron acceptor used in aerobic cellular respiration?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Nitrogen
C) Oxygen
D) Glucose
  • 13. What type of reaction breaks down large molecules into smaller ones to produce ATP?
A) Enzymatic
B) Photosynthetic
C) Catabolic
D) Anabolic
  • 14. What is the term for respiration that uses an electron acceptor other than oxygen?
A) Fermentation
B) Aerobic respiration
C) Anaerobic cellular respiration
D) Combustion
  • 15. Which process transfers electrons to organic molecules rather than inorganic acceptors?
A) Aerobic respiration
B) Glycolysis
C) Fermentation
D) Oxidative phosphorylation
  • 16. Where is chemical energy stored in a biologically accessible form?
A) NADH
B) Glucose
C) ATP
D) Oxygen
  • 17. What happens when the bond of the third phosphate group in ATP is broken?
A) Energy is released for cellular use
B) ATP is converted to glucose
C) Oxygen is consumed
D) Carbon dioxide is produced
  • 18. What characterizes cellular respiration as a type of combustion reaction?
A) The slow, controlled release of energy
B) The lack of intermediate steps
C) The absence of electron flow
D) The rapid release of heat and light
  • 19. Which nutrients are commonly used in respiration?
A) Sugar, amino acids, and fatty acids
B) Sunlight, vitamins, and minerals
C) Oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide
D) ATP, ADP, and phosphates
  • 20. What are the primary products of aerobic respiration?
A) Carbon dioxide and water
B) ATP and nitrogen
C) Lactic acid and ethanol
D) Glucose and oxygen
  • 21. Where does the citric acid cycle occur in aerobic respiration?
A) Cytoplasm
B) Cell membrane
C) Nucleus
D) Mitochondria
  • 22. What is the primary method used to produce the majority of ATP in aerobic respiration?
A) Fermentation
B) Oxidative phosphorylation
C) Substrate-level phosphorylation
D) Glycolysis
  • 23. What is the theoretical maximum number of ATP molecules per glucose molecule often cited in textbooks?
A) 2
B) 15
C) 30
D) 38
  • 24. What is the current estimate for the number of ATP molecules produced per glucose molecule?
A) 10 to 12
B) 38
C) 29 to 30
D) 50 to 60
  • 25. Why is the actual ATP yield lower than the theoretical maximum?
A) Presence of too much oxygen
B) Inhibition by sunlight
C) Membrane leaks and transport costs
D) Lack of glucose in the cell
  • 26. How much more efficient is aerobic metabolism compared to anaerobic metabolism?
A) Up to 15 times
B) It is less efficient
C) Up to 5 times
D) Up to 30 times
  • 27. In prokaryotic cells, where do post-glycolytic reactions take place?
A) Mitochondria
B) Cell wall
C) Cytoplasm
D) Nucleus
  • 28. What role does plant respiration play in terrestrial ecosystems?
A) It prevents the release of any carbon dioxide
B) It produces oxygen during the night
C) It accounts for about half of annual CO2 generation
D) It consumes all CO2 produced by animals
  • 29. What acts as the terminal electron acceptor in the electron transport chain of aerobic respiration?
A) Glucose and carbon dioxide
B) Oxygen and protons
C) Water and ATP
D) Amino acids and fatty acids
  • 30. What drives ATP synthase to produce ATP?
A) Chemiosmotic potential
B) Glucose breakdown
C) Substrate oxidation
D) Oxygen saturation
  • 31. In which part of the cell does glycolysis take place?
A) Nucleus
B) Cytosol
C) Ribosome
D) Mitochondrial matrix
  • 32. What is the net gain of ATP molecules produced during glycolysis per glucose molecule?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 3
  • 33. What enzyme is responsible for cleaving the sugar molecule during glycolysis?
A) Phosphofructokinase
B) Aldolase
C) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
D) Glycogen phosphorylase
  • 34. What molecule is produced by the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA?
A) ATP
B) NADH
C) FADH2
D) GTP
  • 35. What is another name for the citric acid cycle?
A) Krebs cycle
B) Glycolysis
C) Fermentation
D) Oxidative phosphorylation
  • 36. Which enzyme converts glycogen into glucose 6-phosphate?
A) Phosphofructokinase
B) Aldolase
C) Glycogen phosphorylase
D) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
  • 37. What molecule does acetyl-CoA combine with to form citrate in the Krebs cycle?
A) Succinate
B) Isocitrate
C) Oxaloacetate
D) Fumarate
  • 38. What is the net gain of NADH per citric acid cycle?
A) 2
B) 6
C) 3
D) 1
  • 39. How many carbons are in a molecule of citrate?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 6
  • 40. Where does oxidative phosphorylation occur in eukaryotes?
A) Nucleus
B) Mitochondrial matrix
C) Mitochondrial cristae
D) Cytoplasm
  • 41. What protein is responsible for dissipating the proton gradient to generate heat instead of ATP?
A) ATP synthase
B) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
C) Adenine nucleotide translocase
D) Thermogenin
  • 42. What is the net proton cost for the synthesis and export of one ATP molecule, according to newer sources?
A) 3 H+
B) 6 H+
C) 1 H+
D) 4 H+
  • 43. Which shuttle transfers hydrogen from cytosolic NADH to mitochondrial FAD?
A) Glycerol phosphate shuttle
B) Phosphate carrier
C) Pyruvate shuttle
D) Malate-aspartate shuttle
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