Exam 5: Cell Respiration and Metabolism

The majority of energy within the body is stored as triglycerides.

Skeletal muscle contains glucose 6-phosphatase to produce free glucose from glucose 6-phosphate.

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

A net total of ______________ molecules of ATP are produced by glycolysis.

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

The importance of the citric acid cycle in energy production is the formation of significant amounts of

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

Glucose 6-phosphate can diffuse out of a cell.

What is the purpose of white fat?

Catabolic reactions use energy to synthesize large molecules.

In the complete process of aerobic respiration,the major source of reduced NAD and FAD is glycolysis.

Acetyl coenzyme A enables the products of glycolysis to enter the citric acid cycle.

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

Each turn of the citric acid cycle produces

A deficiency of ______________ would limit production of coenzyme A.

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

Proline is an essential amino acid only in children.

Oxidative deamination is required for

The citric acid cycle completes the oxidation of glucose started by glycolysis.

______________ cells normally produce ATP exclusively by anaerobic respiration metabolism.