Metabolism Quiz CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Metabolism: Anabolism/Catabolism Select the correct metabolic term for the following: 1. The breaking down of molecules into building blocks is ______________? 2. Building up larger molecules from their building blocks is_____________? 3. Digestion is primarily a(n) _____________ process. 4. Production of ATP is a(n) ______________process. 5. Production of the variety of proteins in the human body is a(n) __________ process.

Terminology of metabolism Fill the blank with one of the following: beta oxidation, lipolysis, transamination, gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis 6. Production of glucose from non-glucose and non- carbohydrate precursors is __________________. 7. _________ is the breakdown of fatty acids to Acetyl CoA. 8. Breakdown of stored triglycerides to glycerol and fatty acids is known as _______________. 9. ________ is the hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose. 10. Keto acids formed during this process can enter the Kreb’s cycle : _______________

Metabolism in the cell: One answer for each question. 11. Cellular respiration always begins with this process in the cytoplasm: _____________ 12. Aerobic respiration requires __________ to completely breakdown glucose for ATP production. 13. Where does aerobic respiration occur in the cell? 14. The complete process of burning the fuel glucose to make energy yields about __________ ATP molecules (anaerobic + aerobic)

Answers 1. Catabolism 2. Anabolism 3. Catabolic 4. Anabolic 5. Anabolic 6. Gluconeogenesis 7. Beta oxidation 8. Lipolysis 9. Glycogenolysis 10. Transamination 11. Glycolysis 12. Oxygen 13. Mitochondrion