Exam 5: Cell Respiration and Metabolism

Metabolism is a term that refers to all of the reactions in the body that involve energy transformations.

The transport of protons from the intermembrane space to the mitochondrial matrix occurs via

Most of the glucose secreted by the liver during fasting is due to

It takes four protons to produce 1 ATP that will enter the cytoplasm of a cell.

Beta-oxidation produces acetyl CoA molecules from fatty acids.

______________ cells normally produce ATP exclusively by anaerobic respiration metabolism.

To form lactic acid from pyruvic acid it is necessary to have

Which of the following is NOT a proton pump of the electron transport system?

What type of tissue is especially dependent on adequate plasma glucose levels?

Glycolysis results in a net gain of two ATP formed by direct _____________ of ADP molecules using phosphates taken from glycolytic intermediates.

In newborns, _________ occurs in brown fat.

The process in which an amine group is transferred from one amino acid to another is called

Acetyl CoA and NAD are the end-products of the Krebs Cycle.

What theory explains the ability of the electron transport system to pump protons between the inner and outer mitochondrial membranes?

Which of the following can undergo metabolic conversion to acetyl CoA and enter the Krebs cycle?

Catabolic reactions use energy to synthesize large molecules.

Ammonia is produced by

In glycolysis, glucose is converted to glycogen.

Glycolysis converts glucose into two ______________ molecules.

Glucose formed from amino acids went through the process of glycogenolysis.