Exam 10: Introduction to Metabolism

Which statement is not true about catabolic pathways?

The amount of energy recovered as ATP can be estimated by measuring free energy of hydrolysis of

Metabolic pathways generally have easily distinguished starting and stopping points.

The reactions that digest foods in the mouth,stomach and intestine are classified as ________ reactions.

The biochemical reactions that degrade molecules,such as nutrients,are called anabolic reactions.

It would be possible for cells to couple glutathione reduction (E° = -0.23)to the oxidation of cytochrome c1 (E°' = 0.23).

Ten people are sitting in a row.Their objective is to whisper a secret from one person to the next all the way down the row.The first person whispers the secret to the second person who passes the secret to the third person and so on.After whispering to the third person,the second person in the row notices the ninth person has fallen asleep in their chair,so she gets up,goes down the row and shakes person nine awake.This example is similar to ________.