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  • Question
  • Glucagon and epinephrine


  • Options
  • A. inhibits gluconeogenesis and stimulates glycolysis
  • B. stimulates gluconeogenesis and glycolysis
  • C. stimulates gluconeogenesis and inhibits glycolysis
  • D. inhibits gluconeogenesis and glycolysis

  • Correct Answer
  • stimulates gluconeogenesis and inhibits glycolysis 


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    • 1. The production or break down of __________ is often coupled with the metabolic reactions of biosynthesis and catabolism.

    • Options
    • A. aspirin
    • B. DNA
    • C. ATP
    • D. CO2
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is not a disaccharide?

    • Options
    • A. Amylose
    • B. Cellobiose
    • C. Lactose
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following is not involved in the biosynthesis of DNA?

    • Options
    • A. Energy from ATP
    • B. Mononucleotides
    • C. Carbonic anhydrase
    • D. Enzymes
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following would be considered a part of metabolism?

    • Options
    • A. Biosynthetic pathways that build DNA
    • B. Catabolic pathways that break down complex carbohydrates
    • C. The capture of light energy for use in making glucose
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Insulin

    • Options
    • A. stimulates gluconeogenesis and glycolysis
    • B. stimulates gluconeogenesis and inhibits glycolysis
    • C. inhibits gluconeogenesis and glycolysis
    • D. inhibits gluconeogenesis and stimulates glycolysis
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following statements about the energy needs of cells is false?

    • Options
    • A. Without a continuous input of energy, cell disorder will increase
    • B. The laws of thermodynamics force cells to acquire energy
    • C. Many cellular reactions have an associated activation energy
    • D. The most usable energy for cells comes from the rapid combustion of glucose
    • Discuss
    • 7. The sugar which forms major component of nucleic acids is

    • Options
    • A. ribose
    • B. galactose
    • C. mannose
    • D. maltose
    • Discuss
    • 8. Fructose is metabolized by

    • Options
    • A. fructose 1-phosphate pathway
    • B. fructose 6-phosphate pathway
    • C. glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate pathway
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 9. Micelles of fatty acids in water are organized such that the __________ faces the solvent and the __________ are directed toward the interior

    • Options
    • A. carboxylic acid groups, hydrocarbon chains heads
    • B. hydrophilic heads, hydrophobic tails
    • C. hydrocarbon chains, carboxylic acid groups
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 10. VLDLs are synthesized in

    • Options
    • A. blood
    • B. liver
    • C. intestine
    • D. pancreas
    • Discuss


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