A common way that cells capture the energy released during the breakdown of larg

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A common way that cells capture the energy released during the breakdown of large molecules is to add electrons to smaller, specialized molecules that can accept them. This process of electron acceptance is otherwise known as
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A. biosynthesis
B. metabolism
C. reduction
D. catalysis

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reduction

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2. Gluconeogenesis is the
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A. formation of glycogen
B. breakdown of glucose to pyruvate
C. breakdown of glycogen to glucose
D. synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors

6. Two major products of pentose phosphate pathway are
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A. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and ribose 5-phosphate
B. flavine adenine dinuclueotide and glucose 5-phosphate
C. FAD and CoA
D. NADPH and NAD

7. Gluconeogenesis requires a higher amount of ATP equivalents as compared to that produced by glycolysis because
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A. gluconeogenesis releases energy as heat
B. glycolysis releases energy as heat
C. glycolysis occurs in the mitochondria while gluconeogenesis occurs in the cytosol
D. all of the above

8. In lysozyme catalysis, which of the following does not contribute?
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A. The abnormally high pK_a of Glu35
B. The strained conformation of the D sugar
C. Formation of a covalent intermediate at Asp52
D. Formation of a covalent intermediate at Ser195

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