AP Biology
BioFlix Quiz - Cellular Respiration
Write the answer to each question in the blank. Note that the order of the answer options does not match
the online version of the quiz.
____1. Select the correct sequence of steps as energy is extracted from glucose during cellular respiration.
A. glycolysis → acetyl CoA → citric acid cycle → electron transport chain
B. glycolysis → citric acid cycle → acetyl CoA → electron transport chain
C. acetyl CoA → citric acid cycle → electron transport chain → glycolysis
D. citric acid cycle → electron transport chain → glycolysis → acetyl CoA
E. electron transport chain → citric acid cycle → glycolysis → acetyl CoA
____2. What is the correct general equation for cellular respiration?
A. 6 O2 + 6 H2O + ATP energy → C6H12O6 + 6 CO2
B. C6H12O6 + 6 CO2 → 6 O2 + 6 H2O + ATP energy
C. 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + ATP energy → C6H12O6 + 6 O2
D. C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + ATP energy
E. C6H12O6 + 6 H2O → 6 CO2 + 6 O2 + ATP energy
____3. Which of the following processes takes place in the cytosol of a eukaryotic cell?
A. glycolysis
B. citric acid cycle
C. acetyl CoA formation
D. electron transport chain
E. ATP production by ATP synthase
____4. In what organelle would you find acetyl CoA formation, the citric acid cycle, and the electron
transport chain?
A. nucleus
B. lysosome
C. chloroplast
D. mitochondrion
E. Golgi apparatus
____5. Which statement describes glycolysis?
A. This process converts pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA.
B. This process joins 2 pyruvic acid molecules into a molecule of glucose.
C. This process splits glucose in half and produces 2 ATPs for each glucose.
D. This process produces some ATP and carbon dioxide in the mitochondrion.
E. This process uses energy captured from electrons flowing to oxygen to produce most of the ATPs in cellular
respiration.
____6. Which statement describes the citric acid cycle?
A. This process converts pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA.
B. This process joins 2 pyruvic acid molecules into a molecule of glucose.
C. This process splits glucose in half and produces 2 ATPs for each glucose.
D. This process produces some ATP and carbon dioxide in the mitochondrion.
E. This process uses energy captured from electrons flowing to oxygen to produce most of the ATPs in cellular
respiration.
____7. Which statement describes the electron transport chain?
A. This process converts pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA.
B. This process joins 2 pyruvic acid molecules into a molecule of glucose.
C. This process splits glucose in half and produces 2 ATPs for each glucose.
D. This process produces some ATP and carbon dioxide in the mitochondrion.
E. This process uses energy captured from electrons flowing to oxygen to produce most of the ATPs in cellular
respiration.