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Glucose is not considered an essential nutrient because it is not essential for good health.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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(Question 2) During anaerobic glycolysis, a net of two molecules of ATP are generated for each molecule of glucose broken down.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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(Question 3) Most of the energy stored in the body is in the form of glycogen.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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(Question 4) The major waste product of metabolism is H2O.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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(Question 5) In the Krebs cycle, an acetyl fragment is broken down to CO2 and H ions.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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(Question 6) Proteins are broken down to amino acids by enzymes called transaminases.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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(Question 7) Substrate-level phosphorylation takes place in the ribosomes of cells, whereas oxidative phosphorylation takes place in mitochondria.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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(Question 8) Glucose cannot be synthesized from fatty acids because the reaction converting pyruvic acid to acetyl coenzyme A is not reversible.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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(Question 9) During oxidative phosphorylation, hydrogen atoms are passed serially from a coenzyme down a chain of molecules called cytochromes.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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(Question 10) The first step in glycogen synthesis is the phosphorylation of glucose.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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