HUN 1201 Quiz 3 with complete solutions

HUN 1201 Quiz 3 with complete solutions 1. Metabolism is the sum of all chemical reactions that go on in living cells. - Answer️️ -True. 2. ATP is the major energy carrier molecule in cells and is what allows you to get up out of your desk and leave the classroom. - Answer️️ -True. 3. Which of the following can be formed from acetyl CoA molecules? - Answer️️ - Pyruvate. 4. The series of reactions involving the conversion of glucose to pyruvate is known as - Answer️️ -Glycolysis. 5. An aerobic reaction is one that requires - Answer️️ -Oxygen. 6. When a person is performing intense physical exercise and begins to feel fatigue and a burning pain in the muscles the response of the muscles is to synthesize more. - Answer️️ -Lactic Acid. 7. Which of the following is one of the two possible fates of the two carbon molecule acetyl CoA? - Answer️️ -Synthesize Fats. Generate ATP. 8. When energy-yielding nutrients are consumed in excess which one(s) can lead to storage of fat? - Answer️️ -Fats Carbohydrates ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR 7:59 PM Page | 2 Proteins 9. Which of the following can be synthesized from all three energy-yielding nutrients? - Answer️️ -Carbohydrates Fats Proteins 10. What term is specific to reactions in which simple compounds are combined into more complex molecules? - Answer️️ -Anabolic Reaction 11. What is the major energy carrier molecule in most cells? - Answer️️ -ATP 12. Approximately what percentage of the body's energy expenditure is furnished by amino acids? - Answer️️ -20-30% 13. If the carbohydrate content of the diet is insufficient to meet the body's needs for glucose which of the following can be converted to glucose? - Answer️️ - Gluconeogenesis 14. A person who exhibits a physiological need to ea