Bioenergetics Part 3

34 MCQs This set covers cellular respiration, anaerobic respiration including alcoholic and lactic acid fermentation, and the steps of glycolysis. It also covers substrate-level phosphorylation, pyruvic acid oxidation and the Krebs cycle.

MCQs

33 questions · 25 min · 33 marks

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Sample questions

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  1. Question 1

    Cellular respiration breaks down glucose to release

    • AUsable energy
    • BLight
    • COxygen
    • DWater only
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    Answer: A

    Glucose and oxygen give CO2 and water and energy.

  2. Question 2

    Glucose is known as the respiratory

    • AFuel
    • BPigment
    • CEnzyme
    • DProduct
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    Answer: A

    Almost all cells use glucose as energy source.

  3. Question 3

    Glucose has more stored energy than CO2 and H2O because it has many

    • AC-H bonds
    • BPeptide bonds
    • CIonic bonds
    • DDisulphide bonds
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    Answer: A

    CO2 and H2O have no such bonds.

  4. Question 4

    Respiration in the absence of oxygen is called

    • AAnaerobic respiration
    • BAerobic respiration
    • CPhotorespiration
    • DBreathing
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    Answer: A

    It is also called fermentation.

  5. Question 5

    The exchange of CO2 and O2 between organism and environment is called

    • AExternal respiration
    • BCellular respiration
    • CFermentation
    • DGlycolysis
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    Answer: A

    It is also called breathing.

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