Chem 120 Exam 4| 52 Questions | With Complete Solutions

The major products of carbohydrate digestion are... correct answer: monosaccharides A key organ in regulating blood glucose levels is the... correct answer: liver The normal blood sugar level, for an adult, measured after a fast of 8-12 hours is... correct answer: 70-110mg/100mL Blood Sugar... correct answer: is regulated by the liver which removes glucose from the blood in response to an increase after a meal. A blood sugar level that is lower than normal is referred to as... correct answer: hypogylcemia A condition in which glucose appears in the urine is called... correct answer: glucosuria Which of the following is a product of glycolysis? correct answer: pyruvate Glycolysis occurs within the... correct answer: cytoplasm Which of the following can be used to fuel the glycolysis pathway? correct answer: glucose, fructose, and galactose Phosphofructokinase, one of the enzymes which regulates the glycolysis pathway, is activated by... correct answer: ADP All pyruvate has a similar fate, in that it eventually produces... correct answer: NAD+ Under aerobic conditions in the body, pyruvate is converted to correct answer: acetyl CoA The direct fuel of the citric acid cycle is... correct answer: acetyl CoA Each turn of the citric acid cycle produces __ molecules of CO2. correct answer: 2 What ions present in the cytochrome aid in passing electrons along the electron transport chain? correct answer: FE2+ and FE3+ Chylomicrons are modified within the __ into smaller lipoprotein particles. correct answer: liver During fat mobilization, triglycerides are converted to __. correct answer: fatty acid and glycerol In the metabolism of fats, the fatty acids enter the reactions of the... correct answer: b-oxidation process Activation of a fatty acid prior to its entry into the fatty acid spiral requires the presence of __ correct answer: ATP A fatty acid loses how many carbon atoms by going through one loop of the fatty acid spiral? correct answer: two Oxidation of a 12-carbon fatty acid produces __ molecules of acetyl-CoA correct answer: 6 Complete b-oxidation of a 12-carbon fatty acid produces