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In each space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question. ______ 1. Cells require energy in order to a. change their shape. b. make new cell components. c. eliminate waste materials. d. All of the above ______ 2. The sun is considered the ultimate source of energy for life on Earth because a. all organisms carry out photosynthesis. b. all organisms carry out cellular respiration. c. either photosynthetic organisms or organisms that have eaten them provide energy for most organisms on Earth. d. the sun heats the Earths atmosphere. ______ 3. The process of cellular respiration a. is only performed by organisms that are incapable of photosynthesis. b. breaks down food molecules to release stored energy. c. only occurs in plants before they are able to carry out photosynthesis. d. occurs only in animals. ______ 4. Green plants appear green to human eyes because a. green is the only wavelength of light absorbed by plants. b. mainly red and blue wavelengths are absorbed, while the green is reflected. c. plants absorb only high energy wavelengths of gamma rays and X rays. d. human eyes can respond only to photons with low energy.

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continued ______ 5. When cells break down food molecules, energy a. is released all at once. b. is NOT converted into body heat and released. c. is temporarily stored in ATP molecules. d. causes excitation of electrons in chlorophyll molecules. ______ 6. A substance produced during the process of photosynthesis that serves as the final electron acceptor for cellular respiration is a. water. b. ATP. c. NADPH. d. oxygen. ______ 7. When light is absorbed by a chlorophyll molecule, some electrons are boosted to a higher energy level. These excited electrons a. attach to two protons and an oxygen atom to form a water molecule. b. leave the chlorophyll and begin glycolysis. c. pass through a series of electron transport chains in the thylakoid membrane. d. are transformed to protons by a proton pump. ______ 8. The energy used in the Calvin cycle for the production of carbohydrate molecules comes from a. ATP made during cellular respiration. b. the Krebs cycle. c. ATP and NADPH made in the second stage of photosynthesis. d. None of the above ______ 9. When muscles are exercised vigorously without sufficient oxygen a. a lot of ATP is formed. b. NADH molecules split. c. lactic acid is produced. d. fermentation produces ATP.

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continued ______ 10. After proton pumps in mitochondria have depleted electrons of energy during ATP production, a. the electrons carried as part of hydrogen ions are used in the formation of water. b. the electrons carried as part of hydrogen ions are used in the formation of ethyl alcohol. c. the electrons build up inside the mitochondria and diffuse back to a thykaloid. d. None of the above

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