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carbohydrate metabolism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many total molecules of ATP are synthesized from ADP via glycolysis of a single molecule of glucose?

a)

36

b)

2

c)

4

d)

38

2.

What carbohydrates are reactants in glycolysis?

a)

glucose only

b)

glucose and sucrose

c)

sucrose

d)

neither glucose or sucrose can directly participate in glycolysis

3.

In which organisms does glycolysis occur?

a)

Neither aerobic or anaerobic organisms

b)

Aerobic organisms only

c)

Anaerobic organisms only

d)

Both aerobic and anaerobic organisms

4.

Which statement concerning the glycolytic and gluconeogenic pathways is correct?

a)

Both are catabolic

b)

Gluconeogenesis is anabolic and glycolysis is catabolic

c)

Both are anabolic

d)

Gluconeogenesis is catabolic and glycolysis is anabolic

5.

What body conditions favor gluconeogenesis over glycolysis?

a)

High blood sugar

b)

Starvation

c)

Increasing cellular levels of AMP

d)

Low cellular levels of pyruvate

6.

In the redox reaction: pyruvate + NADH + H+ ⇋ lactate + NAD+, which reactant is oxidized, and which is reduced?

a)

NADH is reduced and pyruvate is oxidized

b)

Lactate is reduced and pyruvate is oxidized

c)

Lactate is reduced and NAD+ is oxidized

d)

Pyruvate is reduced and NADH is oxidized

7.

Which glycolytic reaction cannot be directly reversed in gluconeogenesis?

a)

1,3-bisphosphoglycerate → 3-phosphoglycerate

b)

Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate → 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate

c)

Glucose-6-phosphate → fructose-6-phosphate

d)

Glucose → glucose-6-phosphate

8.

One molecule of acetyl-coenzyme A yields what energy-rich molecules when metabolized via the citric acid cycle?

a)

1 NADH + 1 GTP

b)

3 NADH + 1 FADH2 + 1 ATP

c)

2 NADH + 1 FADH2 + 1 GTP

d)

2 NADH + 2 FADH2 + 1 GTP

9.

Triose phosphate isomerase converts dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate through an intermediate with a carbon-carbon double bond.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Which of the following is a cofactor in the reaction catalyzed by glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase?

a)

ATP

b)

NAD +

c)

heme

d)

NADP+