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Catabolic reactions use energy to synthesize large molecules.

A) True
B) False

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Acetyl CoA and NAD are the end-products of the citric acid cycle.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is NOT a molecule of the electron transport system?


A) coenzyme Q
B) coenzyme A
C) flavin mononucleotide (FMN)
D) cytochrome b

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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______________ is the opposite of glycogenesis.


A) Glycolysis
B) Glyconeogenesis
C) Glycogenolysis
D) Gluconeogenesis

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Most of the glucose secreted by the liver during fasting is due to


A) glycogenolysis.
B) gluconeogenesis.
C) lipolysis.
D) deamination.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Proline is an essential amino acid only in children.

A) True
B) False

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Fatty acids are NOT an energy source for


A) the brain.
B) resting skeletal muscle.
C) the liver.
D) the heart.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Acetyl CoA


A) can enter the citric acid cycle.
B) can reversibly form ketone bodies.
C) can directly form pyruvic acid.
D) Both can enter the citric acid cycle and can reversibly form ketone bodies.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The electron transport system is a series of _________ reactions.


A) composition-decomposition
B) dehydration synthesis-hydrolysis
C) oxidation-reduction
D) reversible

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Nonessential amino acids include


A) arginine.
B) lysine.
C) methionine.
D) tryptophan.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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To go through glycolysis,_________ ATP per glucose molecule must be "invested" in order to activate the glucose molecule.


A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The transport of protons from the intermembrane space to the mitochondrial matrix occurs via


A) ATP synthase.
B) transaminase.
C) lactate dehydrogenase.
D) FADH-coenzyme Q reductase complex.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Fatty acid metabolism


A) occurs via glycolysis.
B) occurs via oxidative deamination.
C) occurs via the Cori cycle.
D) occurs via beta-oxidation.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Formation of the maximum number of acetyl CoA molecules from one glucose,produces ______________ molecules of carbon dioxide.


A) no
B) one
C) two
D) four

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Prior to entering the citric acid cycle,amino acids must be reductively deaminated.

A) True
B) False

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Accumulation of lactic acid contributes to


A) decreased brain function.
B) oxygen debt.
C) glycogen synthesis.
D) decreased liver gluconeogenesis.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Acetyl coenzyme A enables the products of glycolysis to enter the citric acid cycle.

A) True
B) False

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To form lactic acid from pyruvic acid it is necessary to have


A) NAD.
B) FAD.
C) NADH.
D) FADH.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Lactic acid is the result of LDH (lactic acid dehydrogenase) mediated __________ of pyruvic acid with electrons taken from NADH + H+.


A) oxidation
B) reduction
C) phosphorylation
D) hydrolysis

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The importance of the citric acid cycle in energy production is the formation of significant amounts of


A) ATP.
B) lactic acid.
C) NADH.
D) carbon dioxide.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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