Photosynthesis and Cell Respiration Quiz
1. Which of the following is the BEST equation to demonstrate photosynthesis?
A. carbon dioxide + water + light
sugar + oxygen
B. carbon dioxide + oxygen + light
sugar + water
C. sugar + water
carbon dioxide + energy
D. sugar + carbon dioxide + light
water + energy
2. The energy of the sun is transformed into chemical energy in the form of carbohydrates by which
process?
A. cellular respiration
C. transpiration
B. photosynthesis
D. anaerobic respiration
3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
How are the final products of photosynthesis related to cellular respiration?
They are the starting materials for cellular respiration.
They are also the final products for cellular respiration.
They convert chemical energy into light energy.
They are identical.
4. Which of these processes results in carbon dioxide production?
A. osmosis
C. evaporation
B. cellular respiration
D. photosynthesis
5. If a container of BTB is yellow/green then it indicates the presence of
A. oxygen
B. C6H12O6
C. carbon dioxide
D. ATP
6. Which of these is the ultimate source of energy for the majority of life on Earth?
A. plants
C. bacteria
B. the sun
D. the ocean
7. Approximately 45 million acres of tropical rainforest are destroyed each year. Which of these probably
does NOT result from the burning and clearing of tropical rainforests?
A. an increase in CO2 in the atmosphere
B. a decrease in the sources for new medicines
C. an increase in oxygen in the atmosphere
D. a decrease in the biodiversity of the rainforest
8.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The reactants in photosynthesis are:
Carbohydrate and oxygen
Carbohydrate and carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide and water
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
9. The energy produced by mitochondria during cell respiration is called
A. STP
C. honey
B. ATP
D. gas
10. Which of the following is the BEST equation to demonstrate cellular respiration?
A. carbon dioxide + water + light
sugar + oxygen
B. carbon dioxide + oxygen + light
sugar + water
C. carbohydrate + water
carbon dioxide + ATP
D. carbohydrate + oxygen
carbon dioxide + water + ATP
11. If oxygen is given off by a plant producing bubbles, what process is occurring ?
A. Photosynthesis
C. deforestation
B. Cellular respiration
D. Combustion
12. If carbon dioxide is given off by yeast cells, then the yeast is undergoing cellular respiration and the
source of food is
A. Carbon dioxide
C. oxygen
B. carbohydrate
D. ATP
13. The ability to “burn fuel” in our bodies during cellular respiration requires
A. oxygen
C. water
B. carbon dioxide
D. carbon monoxide
14. If a container of BTB is green/yellow, adding a plant to the container will turn it back to blue because
of the _____________ taken up by the plant.
A. oxygen
C. carbon dioxide
B. glucose
D. C6H12O6
15. Photosynthesis is necessary for _____________________ to create food in their bodies.
A. primary consumers
C. decomposers
B. secondary consumers
D. producers