Question

please select the best answer for each statement

• during cellular respiration what molecule allows the generation of high amounts of atp from glucose?
• during photosynthesis what molecules are used to manufacture a carbohydrate?
• what natural resource do we consume to drive our cars, heat our homes and make electricity that is releasing tons of co2 in the atmosphere and is a leading cause of climate change
• the interaction between photosynthesis and cellular respiration creates this
• along with trees, this aquatic organism fixes huge amounts of co2 from the atmosphere
• viable alternatives to fossil fuels
• the strcutre that allows gases to pass into and out of leaves of plants
• this is sometimes a byproduct of cellular respiration when o2 levels are low
• this has a major impact on the amount of co2 that is removed from the atmosphere
• this is a general increase in the global temperature and alteration of weather patterns compared to historical averages

a. deforestation
b. the carbon cycle
c. water and carbon dioxide
d. fossil fuels
e. stomata
f. lactic acid
g. climate change
h. o2
i. solar, wind, and hydroelectric
j. phytoplankton

Explanation:

1. During cellular respiration, oxygen ($O_2$) is used to generate high - amounts of ATP from glucose through oxidative phosphorylation.
2. In photosynthesis, water and carbon dioxide are used to manufacture a carbohydrate in the presence of light energy.
3. Fossil fuels are consumed to drive cars, heat homes and make electricity, releasing large amounts of $CO_2$ and contributing to climate change.
4. The interaction between photosynthesis and cellular respiration creates the carbon cycle, which recycles carbon between the atmosphere, organisms and the environment.
5. Phytoplankton, along with trees, can fix large amounts of $CO_2$ from the atmosphere through photosynthesis.
6. Solar, wind and hydroelectric are viable alternatives to fossil fuels as they are renewable and produce little to no $CO_2$.
7. Stomata are the structures that allow gases to pass into and out of plant leaves.
8. Lactic acid is sometimes a by - product of cellular respiration when $O_2$ levels are low, in a process called anaerobic respiration.
9. Deforestation has a major impact on the amount of $CO_2$ removed from the atmosphere as trees play a key role in carbon sequestration.
10. Climate change is a general increase in global temperature and alteration of weather patterns compared to historical averages.

Answer:

1. H. $O_2$
2. C. water and carbon dioxide
3. D. fossil fuels
4. B. the carbon cycle
5. J. phytoplankton
6. I. solar, wind, and hydroelectric
7. E. stomata
8. F. lactic acid
9. A. deforestation
10. G. climate change