Metabolism

Question 1

The breakdown of carbohydrates into glucose in the body is classified as

Answer 1

Catabolism

Question 2

Identify a monomer that is not used by the body to generate ATP

Answer 2

Nucleic acids

Question 3

What type of reaction releases energy?

Answer 3

Exergonic

Question 4

What process involves donation of a phosphate group from ATP to a reactant to pay for a cellular process?

Answer 4

Phosphorylation

Question 5

Name the cellular organelle not required for glycolysis to occur

Answer 5

Mitochondria

Question 6

Carbon dioxide results from the loss of carbon atoms, during which phase of respiration?

Answer 6

Citric acid cycle

Question 7

What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?

Answer 7

Oxygen

Question 8

If oxygen was NOT available as the final electror cellular respiration product could not be made?

Answer 8

Water

Question 9

What ions are pumped against their concentration gradient from the mitochondrial matrix into the intermembrane space during the electron transport chain (ETC)?

Answer 9

Hydrogen

Question 10

How many total ATP molecules are made when one glucose molecule is completely oxidized?

Answer 10

38 molecules

Question 11

Ketone bodies can be broken down into acetyl-CoA and then oxidized during

Answer 11

Citric acid cycle

Question 12

What two products can be generated from the transanimation of an amino acid?

Answer 12

Carbon skeleton and amino acid glutamate

Question 13

The release of urea into the urine is a mechanism for the body to rid itself of

Answer 13

Ammonia

Question 14

The process of storing glucose as glycogen is known as

Answer 14

Glycogenesis

Question 15

Classify the conversion of glycerol into glucose

Answer 15

Gluconeogenesis