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(c) Anabolism
(d) Hydrolase reaction


  1. What reaction combines small molecules to form large molecules?
    (a) Anabolic reaction
    (b) Catabolic reaction
    (c) Anabolism
    (d) Hydrolase reaction

  2. The energy needed to begin a chemical reaction is called?
    (a) Metabolism
    (b) Activation energy
    (c) Saturation point
    (d) Inhibitors

  3. What process is used to break down glucose?
    (a) Anabolic reaction
    (b) Catabolic reaction
    (c) Anabolism
    (d) Hydrolase reaction

  4. What pathway is used by some bacteria to catabolize glucose to pyruvic
    acid?
    (a) Pyruvic acid pathway
    (b) Enter-Doudoroff pathway
    (c) Pseudomonaspathway
    (d) Aeruginosapathway

  5. What is acetyl-CoA split into in the Krebs cycle?
    (a) Hydrogen and oxygen
    (b) Oxygen and carbon
    (c) Carbon dioxide and hydrogen
    (d) Carbon and hydrogen

  6. What process partially oxidizes sugar to release energy using an organic
    molecule as an electron acceptor?
    (a) Fermentation
    (b) Oxidation
    (c) Oxidation reduction
    (d) Lactation


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