Metabolism

Question 1

What is Metabolism

Answer 1

Highly integrated and regulated network of biochemical pathways that synthesizes everything our cells need as well as producing energy to power various cell functions

Question 2

What is a metabolic pathway

Answer 2

a serial chemical transformation

Question 3

What is the name of the chemical which is changed

Answer 3

Intermediate or metabolite

Question 4

How is each step processed (what is needed)

Answer 4

each reaction is catalyzed by a different enzyme

Question 5

What is Catabolsim

Answer 5

Takes Energy-yielding nutrients (carbs, fats, proteins) and turns them into energy-poor end products (CO2, H2O, NH3)
it also creates ATP (chemical energy)

Question 6

What is Anabolism

Answer 6

Takes Precursor molecules (amino acids, glucose, fatty acis, nitrogenous bases) and turns them into complex molecules (polysaccharides, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids)
Consumes ATP to work

Question 7

What are energy-yielding nutrients

Answer 7

Carbs, fats and proteins

Question 8

What are energy-poor end products

Answer 8

CO2, H2O and NH3 (ammonia)

Question 9

What are the precursor molecules

Answer 9

Amino acids, glucose, fatty acid and Nitrogenous bases

Question 10

What are the complex molecules

Answer 10

Polysaccharids, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids

Question 11

Common pattern Representing Catabolism Stage 1: Proteins

Answer 11

it is broken down into amino acids

Question 12

Common pattern Representing Catabolism Stage 1: Carbohydrates

Answer 12

broken down into Monosaccharides (glucose)

Question 13

Common pattern Representing Catabolism Stage 1: Triacylglycerols (fats)

Answer 13

broken down into Fatty acids + glycerol

Question 14

Simple pattern Representing Catabolism Stage 2: amino acids

Answer 14

broken doesn into Pyruvate and acetyl CoA

Question 15

Simple pattern Representing Catabolism Stage 2: Fatty acids + glycerol

Answer 15

Pyruvate and Acetyl CoA

Question 16

Simple pattern Representing Catabolism Stage 2: Glucose

Answer 16

Goes thro glycolysis using ADP and NAD+ to create ATP (small amount) and NADH which also producing Pyruvate and Acetyl CoA

Question 17

Simple pattern Representing Catabolism Stage 3: Acetyl CoA

Answer 17

Enters citric acid cycle and uses NAD+ and FAD to produce NADH and FADH2 while also producing CO2

Question 18

Simple pattern Representing Catabolism Stage 3: Oxidative Phosphorylation

Answer 18

Oxidative Phosphorylation uses NAD+ and FAD to produce NADH and FADH2 while also turning ADP into ATP and O2 into H2O