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Which of the following is NOT a product from the electron transport chain pathway?


A) CO2
B) Urea
C) Water
D) Energy

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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When a person is performing intense physical exercise and begins to feel fatigue and a burning pain in the muscles,the response of the muscles is to synthesize more


A) lactate.
B) glucose.
C) citric acid.
D) fatty acids.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following leads to the production of urea?


A) Oxidation of glucose
B) Oxidation of amino acids
C) Incomplete oxidation of fatty acids
D) Synthesis of protein from amino acids

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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What is the approximate percent efficiency of conversion of food energy to ATP energy in the body?


A) 20
B) 50
C) 80
D) 99

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following defines a moderate level of alcohol intake per day for the average-sized woman?


A) Up to 1 drink
B) Up to 2 drinks
C) Up to 3 drinks
D) Up to 5 drinks

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In the adult body,food energy not stored as fat or glycogen is lost as


A) heat.
B) photons.
C) carbon dioxide.
D) electromagnetic radiation.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is a characteristic of alcohol use?


A) Ingestion of alcohol cools the body
B) Alcohol stimulates the appetite in most people
C) Since alcohol is legal,it is not classified as a drug
D) Intake of alcohol along with raw seafood reliably prevents hepatitis

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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How soon would death occur from starvation if the body was unable to shift to a state of ketosis?


A) Within 3 weeks
B) Less than 2 weeks
C) Between 5 and 6 weeks
D) Between 2 and 3 months

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A person said to have acetone breath most likely has the condition known as


A) ketonemia.
B) feasting syndrome.
C) acetyl CoA toxicity.
D) carbohydrate overload.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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A typical cell contains "powerhouses," which is another name for the


A) DNA.
B) ribosomes.
C) mitochondria.
D) electron transport chains.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in people with chronic alcohol abuse stems primarily from a deficiency of


A) folate.
B) thiamin.
C) antidiuretic hormone.
D) alcohol dehydrogenase.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following dietary nutrients would most rapidly reverse a state of ketosis in a starving person?


A) Fat
B) Protein
C) Amino acids
D) Carbohydrate

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is true regarding alcoholic beverages containing caffeine?


A) The FDA has banned their sales
B) The time to intoxication is slowed by the caffeine
C) The presence of caffeine slows down consumption
D) The caffeine slows the development of alcohol-induced impairment

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following defines a coenzyme?


A) A unit consisting of an enzyme bound to reactants plus ATP
B) An organic molecule required for the functioning of an enzyme
C) The small,active part of an enzyme that binds to the organic reactants
D) An inactive enzyme that becomes functional upon contact with specific cofactors

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is characteristic of alcohol absorption?


A) It is slowed when the stomach is full of food
B) It is increased when high-fat snacks are eaten
C) It is increased when carbohydrate snacks are eaten
D) It is lower in women than in men of the same body weight

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What is the first product of fatty acid catabolism?


A) Glycerol
B) Pyruvate
C) Acetyl CoA
D) Triglycerides

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A feature of catabolic reactions is that they


A) involve release of energy.
B) occur only in mitochondria.
C) involve consumption of energy.
D) occur only during loss of body weight.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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All of the following are features of the metabolism of surplus dietary carbohydrate in human beings EXCEPT


A) excess glucose suppresses fat oxidation.
B) excess glucose is oxidized only very slowly.
C) excess glucose is first used to fill glycogen reserves.
D) conversion of excess glucose to fat occurs only to a very limited extent.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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How does excess carbohydrate intake contribute to obesity?


A) It is efficiently converted to storage fat
B) It spares oxidation of body fat and dietary fat
C) It stimulates glucagon release,resulting in inhibition of fatty acid oxidation
D) It stimulates pancreatic lipase secretion,which results in higher dietary fat absorption

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is used to supply some of the fuel needed by the brain only after the body has been fasting for a while?


A) Ketones
B) Glycerol
C) Fatty acids
D) Amino acids

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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