Which of the following metabolic pathways is considered amphibolic?
a. Anaerobic glycolysis
b. Aerobic glycolysis
c. Citric acid cycle
d. Gluconenogenesis
Q. 2Vitamin _____ and the carotenoids act as antioxidants.
a. A
b. D
c. E
d. K
Q. 3Which of the following metabolic pathways takes place in the mitochondria?
a. Anaerobic glycolysis
b. Aerobic glycolysis
c. Citric acid cycle
d. Gluconeogenesis
Q. 4Gene expression is regulated by all of the following except:
a. vitamin A.
b. vitamin D.
c. vitamin E.
d. vitamin K.
Q. 5If you were to run as fast as you can, you would only be able sustain this intensity for a short time. The primary metabolic pathway being utilized would be:
a. the electron transport chain.
b. the Cori cycle.
c. the citric acid cycle.
d. lipolysis.
Q. 6Vitamin K is involved in _____.
a. vision in light and low-light situations
b. blood clotting and proper bone mineralization
c. muscle contraction and synthesis of red blood cells
d. oxygen exchange in the lungs and prevention of free radical damage
Q. 7Tom is a swimmer. What is the substrate that provides the energy he needs while competing in a 10k swimming event?
a. Glycerol
b. ADP
c. Acetyl-CoA
d. Lactate