Exam 11: Metabolism: From Food to Life

Which of the following activates the phosphorylation of glucose?

Muscle glycogen is used to raise blood glucose.

In the absence of oxygen,pyruvate is converted to:

Describe and define ATP.Why is it called the energy currency of the cell? Give specific examples of the catabolic reactions that produce ATP.

The end products of deamination are ammonia and:

Two of the B-vitamins are essential to the oxidation-reduction reactions involved in metabolism.

Which of the following metabolic pathways occurs in the cytosol of the cell?

Discuss the two primary metabolic pathways for alcohol.Where are the primary sites of alcohol metabolism? What effect do gender and age have on a person's ability to metabolize alcohol? Why do some populations have difficulty metabolizing alcohol?

What are the three end products of the oxidation-reduction reactions involved in metabolism?

A cofactor that contains carbon is known as a:

Which of the following enzymes facilitates the release of fatty acids into the blood?

Amino acids produce more ATP than glucose or fatty acid can generate.

The primary energy molecule for human metabolism is:

In the presence of oxygen pyruvate is converted to acetyl CoA.

Carbohydrates,ketogenic amino acids,and alcohol can be converted to body fat through the process of:

The tricarboxylic acid (TCA)cycle is a continuous circle of how many metabolic reactions?

What is the name of the molecule that results from the removal of two phosphates from ATP?

Fatty acids can be converted to glucose.

Explain why triglycerides are the most useful form of stored energy.

A ketone body can be converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis.