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Quiz #4: Metabolism

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1. The whole range of biochemical processes that occur within a living organism is called:

Respiration

Metabolism

Genetics

Energy

2. The breakdown of molecules is called:

Catabolism

Anabolism

Glycolysis

The Krebs Cycle

3. The building of molecules is called:

Metabolism

Oxidative phosphorylation

Anabolism

Catabolism

4. Usable energy in the body is in the form of

Sugar

ATP

RNA

Enzymes

5. The process that breaks down sugar to create energy is called

Glycolysis

Respiration

Peristalsis

Angiogenesis

6. Cancerous tissues take sugars from the body by producing new blood vessels, a process called:

The Krebs Cycle

Vascularization

Angiogenesis

Oxidative Phosphorylation

7. What are the building blocks of proteins called?

Lipids

Amino Acids

Carboxyls

Monosaccharides

8. What is a biological molecule that catalyzes (increases the rate of) chemical reactions in the body?

Fatty acid

Carbohydrate

Substrate

Enzyme

9. The molecules at the beginning of an enzymatic reaction are called

Products

Lipids

Substrates

Subterranean

10. Metabolism is the process that only converts nutrients into more complex compounds

True

False

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