Ch 17: Online 1

Question 1

What causes a fever?

Answer 1

Pyrogens

Question 2

What hormone is most responsible for day-to-day metabolism?

Answer 2

Thyroxine

Question 3

While sleeping, 25% of body heat is produced by what?

Answer 3

Skeletal Muscles

Question 4

What minerals are necessary for cell respiration?

Answer 4

Iron and copper

Question 5

What two vitamins are directly necessary for cell respiration?

Answer 5

Riboflavin and niacin

Question 6

What is the “sunshine vitamin”?

Answer 6

Vitamin D

Question 7

What is the “eyesight vitamin”?

Answer 7

Vitamin A

Question 8

What is the oxygen-carrying mineral?

Answer 8

Iron

Question 9

What is the brain-functioning mineral?

Answer 9

Iodine

Question 10

Most ATP is produced at what intracellular site?

Answer 10

Mitochondria

Question 11

In cell respiration, most ATP is produced during which stage?

Answer 11

Cytochrome (electron) transport system stage

Question 12

What is the waste product of cell respiration?

Answer 12

Carbon dioxide

Question 13

Proteins and fats may be used for energy when they are changed to fit into what?

Answer 13

Krebs cycle

Question 14

What are pentose sugars used to synthesize?

Answer 14

DNA, RNA, and ATP