Exam 15: Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -____________ pathways can be either anabolic or catabolic, depending on the energy conditions of the cell.

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The electron carrier, NADH, is derived from the ____________ vitamin.

Pantothenate kinase associated degeneration:

_________________ is the process of building larger molecules from smaller ones.

Which activated carrier(s) contain(s) adenosine phosphate units?

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -____________ are organisms that obtain chemical energy from the oxidation of foodstuffs.

Which of the following is the electron donor used for reductive biosynthesis?

Explain how a metabolic pathway can contain an energetically unfavorable reaction yet still occur.

Metabolic pathways that require energy and are often biosynthetic processes are:

The major purpose(s) for which organisms require energy is/are:

Which of the following molecules has a higher phosphoryl-transfer potential than ATP?

Which of the following is an example of an oxidation reaction?

What is an activated carrier? Provide two examples.

Electron carrier(s) that include ATP are:

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -____________: This compound serves as an acyl carrier in metabolism.

List five activated carriers in metabolism, and give the vitamins that are the precursors of these carriers.

This energy source is used to regenerate ATP from ADP and P_i.

Why are fats a more efficient fuel source than carbohydrates?

How much ATP is used daily by a typical human? How is it regenerated?

Reaction pathways that transform fuels into cellular energy are: