Exam 41: Nutrition and Metabolism

What is ATP and why is it important to the functioning of the cell? Describe the ATP/ADP cycle or system.

Ed has a bet with Bob that he can lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks (14 days). He increases his activity so he is burning 2500 calories a day. He has reduced his caloric intake to 1800 calories a day. How much weight will Ed lose in 14 days? Does he win the bet?

Intermediate products formed during the Krebs cycle are all acids.

All types of complex carbohydrates are broken down in the body into simpler carbohydrates before they are absorbed.

Only muscles store glycogen.

Free fatty acids released into the blood from adipose tissue are not actually free at all; they are attached to albumin in the blood.

Both pregnancy and lactation can increase the basal metabolic rate.

Nutrient anabolism is required to rebuild ADP into ATP.

When the blood glucose levels rise to 80 to 90 mg/dl, it stimulates the formation of glycogen in cells.

The citric acid cycle begins with a molecule of pyruvate joining with a molecule of citric acid.

Both vitamins and minerals act as coenzymes for the body.

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:

Name and explain three factors that influence the basal metabolic rate.

Men and women who are the same age and the same body size usually oxidize food at the same rate.

Malnutrition includes a deficiency or imbalance of:

Lipids are transported in blood as chylomicrons, lipoproteins, and free fatty acids.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an unsaturated fat?

Products derived from anabolism may differ from cell to cell.

Which of the following names is not a term used for the aerobic breakdown of food substances?

Which of the following carbohydrates cannot be absorbed directly into the cells?