Question

PLEASE ANSWER ALL.

In the mitochondria the free fatty acids are converted by _______ into acetate molecules.

1. Beta-oxidation
2. Anabolic pathways
3. Bacteria
4. Glycolysis

Metabolism refers to the entire network of chemical processes involved in maintaining life. It encompasses all the sequences of chemical reactions that occur in the body. All the reactions can be categorized as one of two classes: One class, the _____ pathways, put different molecules together while the other class ______ pathways takes molecules apart/

1. Anabolic, catabolic
2. glycolytic, transitional
3. reductionist, expansionist
4. catabolic, anabolic

The process by which plants use energy from the sun to produce energy-yielding compounds, such as glucose, is called photosynthesis. This is most likely a ________ pathway.

1. Catabolic
2. Socialist
3. Anabolic
4. Reductionist

Fatty acids are degraded into acetyl-CoA molecules that can be further metabolized in the citric acid cycle and the electron transport chain, yielding these products:

1. Lactic acid and pyruvate
2. Carbon dioxide and water
3. Glucose and glycerol
4. Glycogen and ketone bodies

How are most sugar and starch digestion products absorbed from the GI tract?

1. In the small intestine via sodium-coupled active transport
2. In the stomach via passive diffusion
3. In the small intestine via passive diffusion
4. In the large intestine and mouth via passive diffusion

Which vitamin(s) are synthesized by bacteria in the body?

1. Vitamin k and biotin
2. Vitamin D and vitamin B12
3. Vitamin C and beta-carotene
4. Vitamin K and vitamin A

A very low intake of which of these nutrients would most likely lead to the formation of ketone bodies for energy within the body?

1. fat
2. Carbohydrate
3. Protein
4. Both carbohydrate and protein

The process of chemically detaching fatty acids from the glycerol moiety of a triglyceride is called ____.

1. Esterification
2. Condensation
3. Emulsification
4. Hydrolysis

Answer 1

1) In the mitochondria the free fatty acids are converted by _______ into acetate molecules.

Answer = Beta-oxidation

2) Metabolism refers to the entire network of chemical processes involved in maintaining life. It encompasses all the sequences of chemical reactions that occur in the body. All the reactions can be categorized as one of two classes: One class, the _____ pathways, put different molecules together while the other class ______ pathways takes molecules apart/

Answer = Anabolic, catabolic

3) The process by which plants use energy from the sun to produce energy-yielding compounds, such as glucose, is called photosynthesis. This is most likely a ________ pathway.

Answer = Anabolic

4) Fatty acids are degraded into acetyl-CoA molecules that can be further metabolized in the citric acid cycle and the electron transport chain, yielding these products:

Answer = Carbon dioxide and water

5) How are most sugar and starch digestion products absorbed from the GI tract?

Answer = In the small intestine via sodium-coupled active transport

6) Which vitamin(s) are synthesized by bacteria in the body?

Answer = Vitamin k and biotin

7) A very low intake of which of these nutrients would most likely lead to the formation of ketone bodies for energy within the body?

Answer = Both carbohydrate and protein

8 ) The process of chemically detaching fatty acids from the glycerol moiety of a triglyceride is called

Answer = codensation