Energy

Question 1

In = out

Food is the in
What comprises the out portion?

Answer 1

Physical activity, resting metabolic rate and thermic effect of food

Question 2

How is the free energy released from the breaking of a chemical bond symbolized??

Answer 2

Using the symbol G - free energy

Question 3

Where can free energy released from breakdown of carbs and fats be stored?

Answer 3

In compound ATP

Question 4

In terms of biochemistry energetics, will A or B be formed in a reversible reaction of the change in G is .positive or .negative

Answer 4

Positive change in free energy - A will be formed

Negative change in free energy - B will be formed

Question 5

what is ATP the building block of??

Answer 5

RNA (the message when we utilize DNA)

Question 6

What is the structure of ATP?

Answer 6

Adenosine tri-phosphate

Base
3 phosphate molecules
A sugar backbone

Question 7

What role does chemical energy play in the body?

Answer 7

Biosynthesis

Muscle contraction

Electrical nerve impulses

Maintenance of body temperature

Question 8

Typically according to diagram provided in lecture 1; what does catabolism of glucose give off?

Answer 8

Co2, H20 and heat