(c) Anabolism
(d) Hydrolase reaction
- What reaction combines small molecules to form large molecules?
(a) Anabolic reaction
(b) Catabolic reaction
(c) Anabolism
(d) Hydrolase reaction - The energy needed to begin a chemical reaction is called?
(a) Metabolism
(b) Activation energy
(c) Saturation point
(d) Inhibitors - What process is used to break down glucose?
(a) Anabolic reaction
(b) Catabolic reaction
(c) Anabolism
(d) Hydrolase reaction - 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 - 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 - 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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