Quiz on Catabolic Pathways Flashcards

1
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Metabolic Pathways Prior to Kreb’s Cycle:

Conversion of amino acids into ammonia

a. Urea Cycle
b. Glycolysis
c. Beta Oxidation
d. Ketogenesis
e. Gluconeogenesis

A

a.

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Metabolic Pathways Prior to Kreb’s Cycle:

Conversion of simple sugar to pyruvate

a. Urea Cycle
b. Glycolysis
c. Beta Oxidation
d. Ketogenesis
e. Gluconeogenesis

A

b

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Metabolic Pathways Prior to Kreb’s Cycle:

Conversion of fatty acids to acetyl CoA

a. Urea Cycle
b. Glycolysis
c. Beta Oxidation
d. Ketogenesis
e. Gluconeogenesis

A

c

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Metabolic Pathways Prior to Kreb’s Cycle:

Conversion of some amino acids to acetyl CoA

a. Urea Cycle
b. Glycolysis
c. Beta Oxidation
d. Ketogenesis
e. Gluconeogenesis

A

d

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Metabolic Pathways Prior to Kreb’s Cycle:

Conversion of some amino acids to pyruvate

a. Urea Cycle
b. Glycolysis
c. Beta Oxidation
d. Ketogenesis
e. Gluconeogenesis

A

e.

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6
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Oxidative Phosphorylation

Transforms CoQH2 to COQ, thus releasing 2 moles of H+ (in addition to reduction of 2 moles of cytochrome c)

a. Complex I
b. Complex II
c. Complex III
d. Complex IV

A

c

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7
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Oxidative Phosphorylation

Transforms oxygen air and protons into water

a. Complex I
b. Complex II
c. Complex III
d. Complex IV

A

d

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Oxidative Phosphorylation

Transforms NADH to NAD+, thus releasing 2 moles of H+

a. Complex I
b. Complex II
c. Complex III
d. Complex IV

A

a

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9
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Oxidative Phosphorylation

Transforms FADH2 to FAD

a. Complex I
b. Complex II
c. Complex III
d. Complex IV

A

c.

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10
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Energy yield:

Number of ATP moles produced per mole of GTP

a. 1 ATP
b. 1.5 ATP or 2 ATP
c. 1.5 ATP or 3 ATP

A

a

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Energy yield:

Number of ATP moles produced per mole of NADH

a. 1 ATP
b. 1.5 ATP or 2 ATP
c. 2.5 ATP or 3 ATP

A

c

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12
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Energy yield:

Number of ATP moles produced per mole of ** FADH2**

a. 1 ATP
b. 1.5 ATP or 2 ATP
c. 2.5 ATP or 3 ATP

A

b

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13
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Amino Acid Catabolism:

Entry point of tyrosine and phenylalanine in TCA cycle

a. Fumarate and Acetoacetyl CoA
b. Oxaloacetate
c. Succinyl CoA
d. Alpha Ketoglutarate
e. Pyruvate

A

a

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14
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Amino Acid Catabolism:

Entry point of asparagine in TCA cycle

a. Fumarate and Acetoacetyl CoA
b. Oxaloacetate
c. Succinyl CoA
d. Alpha Ketoglutarate
e. Pyruvate

A

b

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15
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Amino Acid Catabolism:

Entry point of methionine and valine in TCA cycle

a. Fumarate and Acetoacetyl CoA
b. Oxaloacetate
c. Succinyl CoA
d. Alpha Ketoglutarate
e. Pyruvate

A

c

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16
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Amino Acid Catabolism:

Entry point of glutamate, glutamine and histidine in TCA cycle

a. Fumarate and Acetoacetyl CoA
b. Oxaloacetate
c. Succinyl CoA
d. Alpha Ketoglutarate
e. Pyruvate

17
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Amino Acid Catabolism:

Entry point of glycine, alanine, and cysteine in TCA cycle

a. Fumarate and Acetoacetyl CoA
b. Oxaloacetate
c. Succinyl CoA
d. Alpha Ketoglutarate
e. Pyruvate

18
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Steps in Urea Cycle (starting from Carbamoyl Phosphate with Ornithine): Drag and Drop the choices in order

A

Step 1 - Citrulline
Step 2 - Argininosuccinate plus aspartate
Step 3 - Arginine (with the release of fumarate)
Step 4 - Ornithine (with the release of urea)

19
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Beta Oxidation of Fatty Acids:

Enzyme converting both beta-ketoacyl CoA and Coenzyme A to an acyl CoA and acetyl CoA

a. thiolase
b. acyl CoA dehydrogenase
c. beta-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase
d. enoyl CoA hydratase

20
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Beta Oxidation of Fatty Acids:

Enzyme responsible for converting an acyl CoA to a trans-enoyl CoA

a. thiolase
b. acyl CoA dehydrogenase
c. beta-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase
d. enoyl CoA hydratase

21
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Beta Oxidation of Fatty Acids:

Enzyme responsible for converting beta-hydroxyacyl CoA to ketoacyl CoA

a. thiolase
b. acyl CoA dehydrogenase
c. beta-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase
d. enoyl CoA hydratase

22
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Beta Oxidation of Fatty Acids:

Enzyme responsible for converting a trans-enoyl CoA to beta-hydroxyacyl CoA

a. thiolase
b. acyl CoA dehydrogenase
c. beta-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase
d. enoyl CoA hydratase