Mastering A and P Metabolism Practice and Pre test Questions With Complete Solutions

All the chemical reactions that occur in an organism are called __________. correct answer: metabolism The flow and transformation of energy is called __________. correct answer: energetics Which process in the aerobic metabolism of glucose takes place in the cytosol correct answer: glycolysis The series of integral and peripheral proteins in the inner mitochondria that takes NADH, FADH2, and oxygen and produces ATP and water is the __________. correct answer: electron transport chain The synthesis of glucose from noncarbohydrates is __________. correct answer: gluconeogenesis The process in which fatty acids are broken down into two-carbon fragments is __________. correct answer: beta-oxidation The synthesis of lipids is called __________. correct answer: lipogenesis The lipoprotein that transports cholesterol to the liver is __________. correct answer: high density lipoprotein The removal of the amine group from an amino acid, resulting in the formation of an ammonium ion, is __________. correct answer: deamination The attachment of an amine group in the synthesis of an amino acid is called __________. correct answer: amination What is the term for an amino acid that either CANNOT be synthesized or is NOT synthesized in adequate amounts in the body? correct answer: essential amino acids The period following a meal when nutrient absorption is underway is __________. correct answer: the absorptive state Levels of which endocrine hormone are high during the postabsorptive state? correct answer: glucagon Which of the following tissues contains NO reserves of carbohydrates, lipids, or proteins and can metabolize only glucose? correct answer: neural tissue Which of the following is NOT one of the N compounds (nitrogen-containing compounds) in the body? correct answer: glucose Which of the following is NOT a mineral required by the body? correct answer: thiamine