Midterm

Question 1

What can be converted into acetyl CoA

Answer 1

Fatty acids and triglycerols
Amino acids
Glucose and other sugars

Question 2

Enzymes that catalyze near-equilibrium reactions tend to be

Answer 2

rrersible, tend to be part of a pthway

Question 3

Enzymes that catalyze irreversible steps

Answer 3

changes in substrate level cannot control

must have naother way of controlling the flux to the pathway

Question 4

Match the following:
- Immediate energy
- Short term energy
- Long term energy

Answer 4

• creatine phosphate
• aeropbic respiration
• anaerobic metabolism

Question 5

What respiration do Sprinters use?
Marathon runners?

Answer 5

Sprinters use anaerobic respiration during their short, high-intensity races, generating energy quickly without oxygen. Marathon runners rely on aerobic respiration to provide energy efficiently over long distances, utilizing oxygen to sustain their activity