Metabolic Basis For Living Flashcards
1
Q
acetic acid (simple structure) becomes _______ ( complex structure )
A
cholesterol
2
Q
glucose (complex strucutre) becomes ______ (simple structure) in our skeletal muscle
A
lactic acid
3
Q
what happens in anabolic pathways
A
formation of compounds
4
Q
what happens in catabolic pathways
A
degradation of compounds
5
Q
which pathway consumes energy
A
anabolic
6
Q
which pathway releases energy
A
catabolic
7
Q
the metabolic pathway from glucose to lactic acid which occurs in ___ metabolic steps is called _____
A
10
glycolysis
8
Q
energy currency in living state is
A
adenosine triphosphate - atp
