METABOLISM 8 PRACTICE TEST 2026 FULL
SOLUTIONS REVIEW PACK
◉ activation energy.
Answer: Energy introduced into the reactant molecules to activate
them to the transition state so that an exothermic reaction can take
place.
◉ acute.
Answer: Having a rapid or sudden onset.
◉ Adequate Intake (AI).
Answer: a recommended daily dietary nutrient intake based on the
nutrient intake levels of healthy people; an AI is thought to exceed
the daily requirement for a given nutrient.
a recommended average daily nutrient intake level based on
observed or experimentally determined estimates of nutrient intake
by a group of healthy people
◉ Alkalosis.
Answer: pH above 7.45
, A condition in which the pH of the blood is higher than
approximately 7.45 the upper end of the normal range
◉ Alkoxyl radical.
Answer: (RO or LO*) A mono alert radical consisting of an alkyl
group united with oxygen. Alkyl groups are derived from alkanes (a
class of hydrocarbon in which the molecules contains only carbon
and hydrogen atoms that are joined by single covalent bonds) by the
removal of one hydrogen atom and have the general formula
C8H2n+1
◉ Amenorrhea.
Answer: absence of menstruation cycles
◉ Amphiboles pathways.
Answer: A pathway that is involved in both the catabolism and the
biosynthesis (anabolism) of carbohydrates, fatty acids, and/or
amino acids.
◉ Amphipathic.
Answer: Refers to a molecule that has a polar (hydrophilic) region at
one location and a non polar (hydrophobic) region at another
◉ Amphoteric.