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MCAT Biology Practice Test 6: Metabolism
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MCAT Biology Practice Test 6: Metabolism
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1. The origin of CO2 in the blood is
2. Which of the following processes is especially associated with fasting?
3. What Le Chatelier’s principle is to chemistry, ______ is to biology.
4. The relationship between glucose and galactose is
5. An organic compound that is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic tail describes a
6. Bacteria are capable of producing 38 net molecules of ATP from every molecule of glucose that is fully metabolized by oxidative phosphorylation. Which of the following is NOT true about this datum?
7. What glycogen is to starch, _____ is to _____.
8. Which of the following is NOT a product of the TCA cycle?
9. If 6.5 g of a protein was fully oxidized, what would be the net energy released for use by a body?
10. The action of ATP synthase is commonly attributed to the mechanism of
11. Which of the following lipids, as a whole, has the highest burning (smoking) point?
12. Glucose and _____ are the most closely related.
13. Besides the phosphate group, how can NADH and NADPH be differentiated?
14. An organic compound closely associated with photosynthesis, bioluminescence, and apoptosis would most likely be classified as a
15. For each electron released by an NADH molecule sent through the mitochondrial electron transport chain, ____ ATP is/are produced.
16. Which of the following is NOT related to a cyclic process?
17. What are the end products of the hydrolysis of ATP?
18. Which of the following would NOT be used as a final electron acceptor in anaerobic respiration?
19. The catabolic intermediate ______ is produced by the enzyme ______.
20. How many molecules of CO2 are released from a fully oxidized molecule of glucose?
21. The respiration process that results in the buildup of organic waste compounds in a cell is known as
22. A(n) _____ bond is formed when monosaccharides are polymerized.
23. Homeostasis, the steady state that is so vital to life, is possible for cells because
24. How many enzymatic steps are involved in converting glucose to pyruvate through the process of glycolysis?
25. When NADH is converted to NAD, the process is categorized as