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WorksheetsPre Vet 2 Biochemistry class
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
How many acetyl CoA's can you get from a 19C Fatty acid?
6
7
8
9
What amino acid is the precursor for Dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine?
Phenylalanine
Tyrosine
Tryptophan
Glutamate
Which of these molecules id primarily used for energy production in humans?
Fatty acids
Amino acids
Glucose
Nucleotides
Persons with diabetes would have an overproduction of which of the molecules?
Acetoacetate
Fatty acids
Amino acids
Acetyl CoA
This describes species that excrete ammonia as urea
(a)
This is a ketone body that is used by the brain during starvation conditions
Acetyl CoA
Alpha ketoglutarate
Acetone
Acetoacetate
This molecule serves as a collecting point for amine groups during Amino acid oxidation
Glutamine
Alpha ketoglutarate
Fumarate
Ammonia
Amino acids that oxidized to this molecule will go on to produce glucose
acetyl coA
oxaloacetate
glutamate
ketones
Fatty acids are broken down to molecules that enter what process?
Gluconeogensis
Glycolysis
Kreb's cycle
Urea cycle
Which of these molecules is NOT produced directly from amino acids?
Heme
Creatine
GABA
Glucose
Histidine is an amino acid that comes from what biosynthetic family?
Pyruvate
Ribose-5-phosphate
Oxaloacetate
Alpha ketoglutarate
Histidine is made from a biosynthetic family that comes from which of these processes?
The urea cycle
The Kreb's cycle
The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Glycolysis
A genetic disorder causing a defect in an enzyme, caused a buildup up this molecule, leading to mental retardation
Glucose
Ketones
Ammonia
Phenylalanine
A buildup of this molecule caused by an inability to be able to properly excrete it, causes early death
Glucose
Ketone bodies
Ammonia
Phenylalanine
This condition leads to coma and/or death in diabetics
acidosis
PKU
beta oxidation
glucogenesis
This is NOT a ketone body
Acetone
Acetoacetate
Alpha ketobutyrate
Acetyl CoA
This is a toxic compound that is exhaled
urea
ammonia
acetone
Phenylalanine
A person who is on a strict low carb diet may have an excess of which of these molecules in their blood?
glucose
ketones
amino acids
fatty acids
State a carbon chain number(in numerals) that can pass easily through the mitochondrial membrane
(a)
This component of a triglyceride goes on to form triose phosphates in glycolysis
fatty acids
acetyl CoA
Alpha keto acid
glycerol
Which is NOT a function of a peroxisome?
gluconeogenesis
fatty acid metabolism
bioluminescence
hydrogen peroxide metabolism
This glucogenic amino acid is degraded/oxidized to fumarate
serine
Pyruvate
tyrosine
glycine
This amino acid is a precursor for a molecule that is responsible for an allergic reaction response
Phenylalaine
histidine
Serine
Tyrosine
In which of these common situations would the body PRIMARILY use fat stores to obtain energy?
When you are under starvation conditions
When you are on a keto diet
When you haven't had a meal in a few hours/skipped a meal
When you are diabetic
Amino acids that are degraded/oxidized to acetyl CoA are called what type of amino acids?
(a)
