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Lipid Catabolism (MLS-2C)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lipolysis is the process of breaking down ________ that are stored in the ________.

a)

fatty acids ; adipocytes

b)

triglycerides ; myocytes

c)

fatty acids: myocytes

d)

triglycerides; adipocytes

2.

Which of the following scenarios will NOT kickstart lipolysis?

a)

Migratory birds flying over a huge ocean

b)

Haley who just woke up and immediately went out to jog

c)

Phil who just ate a cheese burger

d)

Shahida who is a Muslim abstaining from eating food from dawn to sunset

3.

The following hormones regulate the metabolic process of lipolysis EXCEPT:

a)

thyroid hormone

b)

vasopressin

c)

norepinephrine

d)

glucagon

4.

Triglycerides are stored in the body as cytoplasmic lipid droplets.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Which of the following enzymes is NOT utilized in the lipolytic pathway?

a)

Monoacyl Glycerol Lipase

b)

Hormone-Sensitive Lipase

c)

Adipose Triglyceride Lipase

d)

Perilipin

6.

All of the following statements about beta-oxidation are true EXCEPT:

a)

The pathway will run 13 times for a 26-Carbon Acyl Coa

b)

The pathway produces NADH and FADH2 as products

c)

The pathway helps to generate energy and acetyl CoA from acyl CoA

d)

The pathway is found in all tissues that contain mitochondria

7.

Beta-oxidation of fatty acids occur in the:

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Mitochondrial matrix

c)

Inner mitochondrial membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

8.

The Acyl CoA formed in the cytoplasm is transported to the ________ for beta-oxidation using a shuttle involving the intermediate formation of acyl- _____.

a)

Mitochondrial matrix ; Coenzyme A

b)

Mitochondrial matrix ; Carnitine

c)

Mitochondrial inner membrane ; Coenzyme A

d)

Mitochondrial inner membrane ; Carnitine

9.

What type of bond is formed in the first oxidation step (dehydrogenation)?

a)

cis bond

b)

trans bond

c)

double bond

d)

triple bond

10.

What enzyme breaks ß-Keto Acyl CoA into Acetyl Coa and a new Acyl CoA (2 carbons shorter)?

a)

Hydratase

b)

Dehydrogenase

c)

Thiolase

d)

Dehydratase