WorksheetsIntroduction to Metabolism
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What are the two categories into which metabolic pathways are often divided?
Glycolysis and Krebs cycle
Photosynthesis and Respiration
Oxidation and Reduction
Anabolism and Catabolism
What is the overall process through which living systems acquire and utilize the free energy they need to carry out their various functions?
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
Glycolysis
Metabolism
What is the measure of the tendency for an oxidized compound to gain electrons?
Free Energy
Oxidation State
Standard Reduction Potentials
Reduction Potential
Which compound is a key intermediate in metabolism, serving as a product of catabolism, precursor of anabolism, and consumed in the citric acid cycle?
NADH
Glucose
Acetyl-Coenzyme A
ATP
What is the primary function of NAD and NADP in metabolic reactions?
Phosphoryl group transfer
Hydrolysis
Electron transport
Redox cofactors
Which vitamin is a precursor to coenzymes and is associated with pellagra when deficient?
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B2
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
What is the primary function of ATP in metabolic pathways?
To store genetic information
To act as a structural component of cells
To capture and release free energy
To regulate enzyme concentration
What is the primary function of high-energy compounds such as ATP in organisms?
To capture and release free energy
To act as a structural component of cells
To store genetic information
To regulate enzyme concentration
What determines the spontaneity of processes in living organisms?
Equilibrium Constant
Reduction Potential
Standard Reduction Potentials
Free Energy
What is the primary function of NADH in metabolic reactions?
Phosphoryl group transfer
Hydrolysis
Electron transport
Redox cofactors
Which molecule is the primary electron carrier in cellular respiration?
NADH
Glucose
Acetyl-Coenzyme A
ATP
