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1. What is metabolism?

a) Breakdown of molecules only


b) Synthesis of molecules only
c) All chemical changes in a cell or body
d) Energy storage in the body

2. Which pathway is responsible for the degradation of glucose into pyruvate?


a) Krebs Cycle
b) Glycolysis
c) Gluconeogenesis
d) Pentose Phosphate Pathway

3. What is the primary energy molecule produced in catabolic pathways?


a) ADP
b) NADPH
c) ATP
d) Pyruvate

4. Catabolic pathways are:


a) Divergent
b) Convergent
c) Cyclic
d) Linear

5. Anabolic reactions generally involve:


a) Oxidation
b) Reduction
c) No energy consumption
d) Production of CO2

6. An example of an anabolic pathway is:


a) Glycolysis
b) Glycogenolysis
c) Glycogenesis
d) Krebs cycle

7. Glycolysis occurs in the:


a) Cytoplasm
b) Mitochondria
c) Nucleus
d) Golgi apparatus

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8. How many ATP molecules are NET gained during glycolysis?
a) 4
b) 2
c) 6
d) 8

9. Glycolysis is an:
a) Aerobic process
b) Anaerobic process
c) Semi-aerobic process
d) Oxidative process only

10. The product of glycolysis is:


a) Acetyl-CoA
b) Pyruvate
c) Lactate
d) Oxaloacetate

11. The Krebs cycle occurs in the:


a) Cytoplasm
b) Nucleus
c) Mitochondria
d) Ribosome

12. The Krebs cycle requires:


a) Glucose
b) Oxygen
c) Lactic acid
d) Ribose phosphate

13. Which molecule enters the Krebs cycle?


a) Pyruvate
b) Acetyl-CoA
c) Fructose-6-phosphate
d) NADH

14. The main energy product of the Krebs cycle is:


a) ATP
b) GTP
c) FADH2
d) NADH

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15. Glycogenesis primarily occurs in:
a) Liver and muscles
b) Brain and muscles
c) Stomach and pancreas
d) Kidneys and lungs

16. Which enzyme is responsible for glycogen synthesis?


a) Glycogen phosphorylase
b) Glycogen synthase
c) Hexokinase
d) Glucokinase

17. Glycogenolysis occurs during:


a) High blood glucose levels
b) Low blood glucose levels
c) Starvation
d) Both b and c

18. The first product of glycogen breakdown is:


a) Glucose
b) Glucose-6-phosphate
c) Glucose-1-phosphate
d) Fructose-6-phosphate

19. Gluconeogenesis occurs primarily in the:


a) Liver
b) Muscles
c) Brain
d) Adipose tissue

20. A substrate for gluconeogenesis is:


a) Fatty acids
b) Amino acids
c) Pyruvate
d) Both b and c

21. The PPP generates:


a) ATP
b) NADPH
c) Ribose-5-phosphate
d) Both b and c

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22. The PPP is parallel to:
a) Glycogenesis
b) Glycolysis
c) Krebs cycle
d) Cori cycle

23. The Cori cycle operates between:


a) Liver and kidneys
b) Muscles and liver
c) Brain and muscles
d) Heart and liver

24. The primary energy cost in the Cori cycle is:


a) 2 ATP
b) 4 ATP
c) 6 ATP
d) 8 ATP

25. Biological oxidation occurs in the:


a) Cytoplasm
b) Endoplasmic reticulum
c) Mitochondria
d) Ribosome

26. The electron transport chain is part of:


a) Glycolysis
b) Krebs cycle
c) Oxidative phosphorylation
d) Gluconeogenesis

27. How many ATP molecules are formed from one molecule of NADH in the Electron
Transport Chain (ETC)?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6

28. The process that couple’s oxidation with ATP synthesis is called:
a) Glycolysis
b) Substrate-level phosphorylation
c) Oxidative phosphorylation
d) Biological oxidation

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