Series of chemical reations that break down a large

compound into smaller units is called:

Catabolism

Triglycerides in foods often contain fatty acids that have

_____  carbons?

16 - 18 carbons

Gycolysis is initiated by:

An input of 2 ATP molecules

Ketoacidosis...

Can be the result of eating a high fat, low

carbohydrate diet

Which of the following can be converted to glucose?

• Fatty acids
• Carbohydrate
• Alcohol
• Protein

Carbohydrate

Which hormone promotes gluconeogenesis

 during starvation?

• CCK
• Glycogen
• Insulin
• Cortisol

Cortisol

The coenzymes involved in energy metabolism

are usually forms of:

Vitamins

Guanosine triphosphate (GTP) molecules

play an important role in:

Synthesizing protein and glucose

During glycolysis, 1 glucose molecule is split

to produce ______ molecules.

2 pyruvate

The process of changing fatty acids to several

molecules of acetyl CoA is called:

Beta-oxidation

The products that begin the citric acid cycle are:

Acetyl CoA

and

oxaloacetate

Which is not an end product of the complete

catabolism of amino acids?

• Carbon dioxide
• Water
• Urea
• Ketone bodies

Ketone bodies

Starvation and low-carbohydrate diets can

block acetyl CoA from entering the citric acid cycle

because _____ cannot be produced.

Oxaloacetate

Lipogenesis...

Occurs when too many calories

are consumed

During starvation, the body's highest

priority is:

Supplying glucose to the brain

True or False

Glycolysis is an aerobic process.

False.

It's anaerobic.

True or False

In the liver, the pathway that is involved in the

conversion of lactate to glucose is the

Cori cycle.

True

True or False

During beta-oxidation, enzymes remove carbon

atoms in 3-carbon segments.

False.

It's in 2-carbon segments.

True or False

Cofactors, which are usually derived from a vitamin

or mineral, can activate enzymes.

True

True or False

The final step in glucose breakdown is a sequence

of linked reactions that take place in

the electron transport chain.

True

What is the coenzyme form

of niacin?

NAD

What is the coenzyme form

of riboflavin?

FAD

What is the fundamental energy molecule?

ATP

What stimulates glycogenolysis?

Glucagon