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Metabolism

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nutrition is defined as food____, and____ that are ingested and assimilated into the body

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Vitamins

d)

Minerals

2.

Metabolism includes two processes

a)

digestion

b)

anabolism

c)

resorption

d)

catabolism

3.

All chemical reactions involved in maintaining the living state of cells and organisms is defined as

a)

Metabolism

b)

Nutrition

c)

Anabolism

d)

Digestion

4.

Process of using nutrient molecules as energy sources and building blocks for our own molecules is

a)

Catabolism

b)

Anabolism

c)

Metabolism

d)

Body Temperature

5.

The breakdown of complex compounds into simpler compounds is

a)

Anabolism

b)

Catabolism

c)

Glycolysis

d)

Anaerobic

6.

The most common energy sources are

a)

ATP

b)

Oxygen

c)

Glucose

d)

Fatty Acids

7.

Two stages of glucose catabolism

a)

ATP

b)

Anaerobic

c)

Aerobic

d)

BMR

8.

Check off Anaerobic phase components

a)

does not require oxygen

b)

Produces ATP and pyruvic acid

c)

occurs in mitochondria of the cell

d)

occurs in cytoplasm of the cell

9.

Aerobic phase components

a)

Metabolizes pyruvic acid

b)

requires oxygen

c)

Contains water, Co2 and releases small amounts as heat

10.

Aerobic occurs in ____ of the cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

11.

How many ATP per molecule of glucose in the Aerobic phase

a)

2

b)

12

c)

16

d)

32

12.

How many ATP per molecule of glucose in the ANAerobic phase

a)

12

b)

16

c)

32

d)

2

13.

Reactants in Anaerobic metabolism

a)

Pyruvic acid

b)

CO2

c)

Glucose

d)

Water

14.

Products of Aerobic metabolism

a)

CO2

b)

Glucose

c)

Pyruvic Acid

d)

Water

15.

Reactants of Aerobic metabolism

a)

CO2

b)

Glucose

c)

Pyruvic acid

d)

water

16.

Which of the following are false about fatty acids

a)

Produces ATP, water and carbon dioxide

b)

Occurs in the liver

c)

combines with CO2

d)

Oxidized to generate energy only through aerobic mechanisms

17.

Rate ate which cellular respiration coverts nutrients into ATP is

a)

metabolism

b)

metabolic rate

c)

basal metabolism

d)

BMR

18.

Metabolic rate is not affected by

a)

Diet and activity level

b)

Hormones

c)

size and % of body fat

d)

age/gender

e)

Race

19.

Metabolic rates are high in children and adolescents true or false

a)

true

b)

false

20.

What is defined as the amount of energy that you expend each day just to stay alive and is measured in kilocalories (kcal)

a)

ATP

b)

Metabolic rate

c)

Basal Metabolism

d)

BMR

21.

What is defined as the amount of energy needed to maintain life functions while the body is at rest

a)

Metabolism

b)

Kilocalorie

c)

Basal Metabolism

d)

Metabolic rate

22.

Which nutrient is not used as reservouir in the body

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Fats

d)

Glucose

23.

we lose 15-20% of heat through the

a)

respiratory system

b)

skin

c)

urine

d)

feces

24.

____ in the dermis bring blood to the surface so heat can be dissipated to the outside

a)

blood cells

b)

blood vessels

c)

lymphocytes

d)

neurons

25.

Amount of heat produced depends on

a)

weight

b)

exercise

c)

food intake

d)

age

e)

hormone production

26.

____% of heat is lost through the skin

a)

50

b)

10

c)

80

d)

25

27.

Heat transfer promoted by movement of a cooler contacting medium (fan)

a)

Evaporation

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conduction

28.

Heat travels from its source as heat waves or rays. Does not require contact between source and receiver

a)

Convection

b)

Evaporation

c)

Conduction

d)

Radiation

29.

Loss of heat through the evaporation of water

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Evaporation

30.

Warm objects transfers heat to a cooler object (skin and ice pack)

a)

Evaporation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Radiation

31.

Children lose heat faster than adults true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

32.

heat loss is affected by ___ of tissue compared to the amount of skin surface

a)

weight

b)

volume

c)

depth

d)

width

33.

What two prevent heat loss?

a)

Heat sources

b)

Clothing

c)

Layers of fat

d)

Circulatory system

34.

___ regulates body temperature by maintaining a balances between heat production and heat loss

a)

hypothalamus

b)

neuron

c)

cytoplasm

d)

medulla

35.

too much heat loss results in which of the two?

a)

dilation of blood vessels

b)

constriction of blood vessels

c)

sweating

d)

shivering

36.

too much heat loss results in?

a)

dilation of blood vessels

b)

constriction of blood vessels

c)

sweating

d)

shivering

37.

benefits of fever include:

a)

increase metabolism

b)

promote homeostasis

c)

inhibits growth of organisms

d)

promote phagocytosis

38.

A sudden drop in temperature that is evidenced by rapid heat loss, profuse sweating, muscular relaxation and dilation of blood vessels

a)

Febrile

b)

Lysis

c)

Crisis

d)

Pyrogens

39.

Gradual drop in temperature

a)

Crisis

b)

Lysis

c)

Pyrogens

d)

Antipyretic drugs

40.

Have/showing signs of a fever

a)

Pyrogens

b)

Crisis

c)

Febrile

d)

Lysis

41.

___ are substances that produce fever. ___ drugs that reduce fever

a)

Febrile, lysis

b)

Antipyretic, pyretic

c)

Crisis, pyrogens

d)

Pyrogens, antipyretic