Exam 41: Nutrition and Metabolism

Which of the following is true of metabolism?

Which of the following is true of energy released by the breakdown of food substances?

The cycle in which an ATP high-energy bond is broken to yield a phosphate group, ADP, and energy and then recombined to form ATP is called the:

In the electron transport system, the energy in one FAD molecule is used to form two ATP molecules.

The conversion of NADH back to NAD so that if can function in anaerobic respiration is called the Cori cycle.

Waiting until after a 12- to 18-hour postabsorptive period had past would be necessary to obtain an accurate measure of the basal metabolic rate.

Growth hormone is considered an anabolic hormone.

Metabolic rates are expressed as:

When NADH gains energy, it becomes NAD.

Define the terms hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. Identify various conditions in which each may occur.

If four molecules of glucose were broken down by glycolysis, the cell would receive _____ molecules of ATP.

Which of the following is most indicative of a normal blood sugar level?

The process by which proteins are synthesized by the ribosomes in all cells is called protein:

To maintain a constant body weight, caloric intake must equal caloric output.

When the cell has sufficient oxygen, glycolysis does not occur.

Which of the following is a factor that reduces appetite?

Briefly explain the citric acid cycle. What is the starting material and what are the end products? In what form is most of the energy produced?

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -Process that begins with acetyl CoA and produces high-energy electrons and NADH

Because red blood cells contain no mitochondria, they must get all of their energy through oxidative phosphorylation.

A term for substances such as sodium, chloride, calcium, and potassium is: