Biology Chapter 10 Practice Questions

What is the primary purpose of cellular respiration in living organisms?

• To produce oxygen

• To release energy from glucose

• To create carbon dioxide

• To absorb sunlight.

Cellular respiration is similar to burning a marshmallow because both processes release ______.

• Water

• Energy

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

Which process do organisms primarily use to obtain energy?

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Fermentation

• Digestion

Cellular respiration is a process that converts glucose into ______.

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Energy

• Water

What is the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

• They are unrelated processes.

• Photosynthesis produces oxygen used in cellular respiration.

• Cellular respiration produces glucose used in photosynthesis.

• Both processes occur in the mitochondria.

What is a Calorie?

• The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of water by one degree Celsius

• The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of water by ten degrees Celsius

• The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of water by one degree Fahrenheit

• The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of water by ten degrees Fahrenheit.

Organisms get the energy they need from ______.

• Water

• Air

• Food

• Sunlight

What is cellular respiration?

• A process of energy conversion that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen.

• A process of converting oxygen into food.

• A method of storing energy in the form of food.

• A way to produce oxygen from energy.

Cellular respiration is a process of energy conversion that releases energy from food in the presence of ____.

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

What are the products of cellular respiration?

• Oxygen and Glucose

• Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Energy

• Glucose and Water

• Oxygen and Energy