Exam 5: Cell Respiration and Metabolism

How many amino acids are essential for an adult?

Each pair of hydrogens generated in glycolysis are used to

Which of the following cells relies solely on anaerobic metabolism of glucose?

Anaerobic respiration metabolism is triggered when the ratio of ______________ falls below a critical level.

What is the inadequate supply of blood to an organ called?

Aerobic respiration

The electron transport chain system is responsible for the production of the majority of cellular ATP.

What vitamin is a required coenzyme for transamination?

______________ reactions require energy to synthesize large molecules from small molecules.

Coenzyme A is derived from the vitamin riboflavin.

The Krebs cycle completes the oxidation of glucose started by glycolysis.

Lactic acid fermentation is also known as aerobic respiration.

How many H⁺ do the first two proton pumps of the electron transport system transport?

Lactic acid is the result of LDH (lactic acid dehydrogenase) mediated __________ of pyruvic acid with electrons taken from NADH + H⁺.

Through deamination and sometimes transamination reactions, amino acids may enter the aerobic respiration metabolic pathway at the level of

ATP formation in glycolysis and the Krebs cycle is called

Oxidative deamination is required for

Phosphorylation of glucose "traps" the glucose within a cell.

Sweet smelling breath may be the result of elevated ______________ in the blood.

A deficiency of ______________ would limit production of coenzyme A.