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AAscientistAusesAtheAtermAfluxAregardingAaAbiochemicalApathway.AWhatAdoesAfluxAmean?A-
AcorrectAanswersFluxAisAtheArateAofAflowAthroughAaAbiochemicalApathway.
AAparticularApathwayAbreaksAdownAproteinsAintoAaminoAacids.AIsAthisAanAanabolicAorAaAcataboli
cApathway?A-AcorrectAanswersCatabolic.AThisAisAdegradationAofAaAmolecule.
TheAacetylAgroupAisAconnectedAtoACoAAtoAmakeAAcetyl-
CoA.AA)AWhatAspecificAatomAofACoAAconnectsAtoAtheAcarbonAatomAonAtheAacetylAgroup?AB)AWh
atAnucleotideAbaseAisApartAofACoA?A-AcorrectAanswersA)ASulfurAB)AAdenine
BothAcarbohydratesAandAlipidsAareAbrokenAdownAintoAAcetyl-
CoAAforAfurtherAprocessing.AWhatApathwayAdoesAAcetyl-CoAAgoAtoAnext?A-
AcorrectAanswersCitricAAcidACycleA(CAC)
WhatAisAtheA"ETC"AandAwhatAhappensAthere?A-
AcorrectAanswersElectronAtransportAchain.ANADHAisAconvertedAintoAATP
WhatAisAtheAsignA(+AorA-
)AofAΔGAforAtheAbreakdownAofAATPAtoAADP?AWhyAisAtheAsignAimportant?A-AcorrectAanswers(-
).AAAnegativeAmeansAspontaneous,AorAfavorable,AandAisAableAtoApowerAotherAprocesses.
WhatAmoleculeA(FADH2,AATP,AADP,AorACoA)AisAshownAbelow?A-AcorrectAanswersADP
WhatAareAtheAtwoAphasesAofAglycolysis?AHowAmanyAreactionsAinAeach?A-
AcorrectAanswersTheApreparatoryAphaseAandApayoffAphase.AFiveAreactionsAinAeach.
HowAmanyAATPsAareAinvestedAinAglycolysis?A-AcorrectAanswers2
WhatAisAtheAnetAnumberAofAATPAgainedAfromAglycolysis?A-
AcorrectAanswers2A(2Ainvested,A4Agained,AforAaAnetAofA2)
HowAmanyAreactionsAofAglycolysisAhaveAaAsingleAarrowA"→"AinAtheirAreactionAequation?A-
AcorrectAanswers3
WhatAisAtheAfateAofApyruvateAproducedAinAglycolysis?A-
AcorrectAanswersUnderAanaerobicAconditions,AitAgoesAtoAlactateAorAsometimesAethanolAorAoth
erAproductsAtoAregenerateANAD+AforAglycolysis.AUnderAaerobicAconditions,AitAproceedsAtoAtheAc
itricAacidAcycle.
ForAoneAmoleculeAofAglyceraldehyde-3-
phosphate,AhowAmanyAATPAorANADHAareAproducedA(orArequired)AinAtheAglyceraldehyde-3-
phosphateAtoA1,3-bisphosphoglycerateAstepAinAglycolysis?A-AcorrectAanswers1ANADHAproduced