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Cell Processes and Energy

Chapter Test A

Multiple Choice
Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.

______ 1. What are the products of photosynthesis?

a. carbon dioxide and water
b. oxygen and water
c. carbon dioxide and sugars
d. oxygen and sugars
______ 2. How does photosynthesis benefit heterotrophs?
a. It adds carbon dioxide to the air.
b. It creates food that they can eat.
c. It eliminates harmful sugars.
d. It creates clean water.
______ 3. What happens during respiration?
a. Oxygen is released into the air.
b. Glucose is broken down, releasing energy.
c. Carbohydrates are released into the bloodstream.
d. Water and carbon dioxide are converted into energy.
______ 4. Mitosis is the stage of the cell cycle during which
a. the cells nucleus divides into two new nuclei.
b. the cells DNA is replicated.
c. the cell divides into two new cells.
d. the cells cytoplasm divides.
______ 5. Carbon dioxide enters plants through the
a. pigments. c. chlorophyll.
b. chloroplasts. d. stomata.
______ 6. During what stage of the cell cycle does replication occur?
a. interphase c. prophase
b. cytokinesis d. mitosis
______ 7. The regular cycle of growth and division that cells undergo is called
a. replication. c. interphase.
b. the cell cycle. d. mitosis.

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______ 8. Under which of the following conditions is lactic acid fermentation most
likely to occur?
a. a very fast run c. sleeping
b. a long walk d. playing video games
______ 9. What forms around the chromatids during mitosis?
a. two new chromosomes c. two new cells
b. two new nuclei d. two new DNA molecules
______ 10. What is copied during replication?
a. the cells organelles c. the cells DNA
b. chromosomes d. two daughter cells

Completion
Fill in the line to complete each statement.

11. Small openings called ____________________ allow carbon dioxide to enter a leaf.
12. Plants make their own food using energy that comes from the ____________________.
13. Almost all living things depend on the process of ____________________ to supply them
with the energy they need.
14. A cells nucleus divides to form two identical nuclei during the stage of the cell cycle known
as ____________________.
15. The final stage of the cell cycle, during which the cytoplasm divides, is called
____________________.

True or False
If the statement is true, write true. If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make the
statement true.

____________ 16. Plants use energy from the sun to produce carbon dioxide and sugars.
____________ 17. Photosynthesis and respiration form a cycle that keeps the levels of water
and carbon dioxide fairly constant in the atmosphere.
____________ 18. The raw materials for respiration are the opposite of the end products for
photosynthesis.
____________ 19. When muscle cells run low on oxygen, lactic acid fermentation takes place.
____________ 20. A cell makes a copy of its DNA during the stage of the cell cycle called
mitosis.

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Cell Processes and Energy (continued)

Using Science Skills
Use the figure below to answer the following questions in the spaces provided.

21. Identify structure A and describe its function.

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22. Identify the structures labeled B. What do these structures contain?
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Essay
Write an answer for each of the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

23. Briefly explain what happens in each of the two stages of respiration. State the end products
and where the stages occur in the cell.
24. Explain the following statement: Photosynthesis and respiration are opposite processes.

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Using Science Skills
Use the figure below to answer the following questions in the spaces provided.

25. Identify A and B, which are the raw materials for respiration.
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26. Identify C and D, which are the products of respiration.
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Essay
Write an answer for each of the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

27. Animals do not make their own food from energy in sunlight. Explain why they still depend
on the sun for energy.
28. Explain what happens during mitosis.

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