Polymers Catabolism: Energy-releasing reactions involved in the breakdown Anabolism: Energy-requiring chemical reactions that build complex molecules from simpler ones. of complex molecules into simpler ones. Anabolism Catabolism Energy invested Energy released Monomers

Q: Classify the following as either releasing or demanding energy: Oxidation of palmatic acid to CO2…

A: The simultaneous transfer of chemical energy includes anabolic and catabolic reactions. All of the…

Q: What is needed for ATP production?

A: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is considered to be the energy currency of all cells produced by…

Q: Describe the oxidative and non oxidative phases of Pentose phosphate pathways    discusss how the…

A: The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a metabolic pathway that occurs in the cytoplasm of cells. It…

Q: Describe how ATP is produced, and explain why ATP cannot be used as an energy storage molecule.

A: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), energy-carrying molecule found within the cells of all living things.…

Q: Account for the fractions of ATP generated by fatty acid breakdown and the citric acid based on…

A: Lipid metabolism begins in the intestine where ingested triglycerides are broken down into smaller…

Q: Explain the function of brown fat. What does its mechanism imply about the effect of ATP…

A: Brown Fat  Adipose tissues are found under the skin that consists of two types of fats: white fat…

Q: What do your cells usually use to make cellular energy (ATP)? When this source of energy is not…

A: The cells in our body usually use glucose to make cellular energy, also known as ATP (Adenosine…

Q: Explain why engaging in 30–60 minutes of “aerobics” is promoted as an activity that “burns fat.”…

A: Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and…

Q: Glycolysis yields an immediate net gain of molecules for the cell. (a) 1 ATP (b) 2 ATP (c) 4 ATP (d)…

A: Glycolysis is an oxidative process where in 1 mole of glucose is converted into two moles of pyruvic…

Q: From where, this glucose comes in Cows? Explain in detail each step of Glycolysis in your own words.…

A: Glucose comes from foods in cows. It is synthesized via gluconeogenesis in the liver from…

Q: Explain why ATP is both an input and output of glycolysis ?

A: Glycolysis is the process in which glucose (a 6-carbon compound) gets converted to pyruvate(1…

Q: Describe the electron-transport chain, oxidative phosphorylation,and how the two processes are…

A: The electron transport chain is a series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors…

Q: If A Human Muscle Cell Is Given 20 Molecules Of Glucose, But No O2 How Many Molecules Of ATP Will Be…

A: Respiration refers to the metabolic process in which glucose is broken down to produce ATP. It is…

Q: Identify the factors that make ATP an energy-rich molecule

A: The commerce of the cell metabolism is facilitated by the use of common energy currency adenosine…

Q: Describe what happens during oxidative phosphorylation and electron transport chain.

A: Oxidative phosphorylation is the metabolic pathway in which cells use enzyme to oxidize nutrient to…

Q: The increase of ATP is due to what pathway in the catabolism of glucose?

A: Cellular respiration is a collection of three metabolic pathways that generate ATP by the oxidation…

Q: Describe the steps in ATP synthesis according to the binding change mechanism.

A: Adenosine Tri Phosphate (A.T.P)--- It is an organic compound and hydrotrope which provides energy to…

Q: Name and describe the essential characteristics of the three energy systems (remember to include the…

A: The body requires energy to perform its functions. The energy in animals is obtained from the food…

Q: Explain why and how several energy metabolism is important for maintaining ion concentrations within…

A: Metabolism occurs within each cell of a living organism. It's a sum of chemical reactions and it…

Q: Explain in two to three sentences, how ATP stores and releases energy.

A: ATP stores energy- The chemical ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is found in all living things. When a…

Q: Explain how the pathways of protein, lipid, and carbohydrate catabolism are similar. How are they…

A: Macromolecules are vital for body functioning

Q: How does ATP link anabolism and catabolism?

A: All the biochemical reactions occur in the body come under metabolism. These reactions include…

Q: Caffeine is an inhibitor of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase. How would drink- ing several cups of…

A: Lipid metabolisms is the synthesis and degradation of lipids in cells, involving the breakdown or…

Q: a Imagine that creatine phosphate, rather than ATP, is the universal energy carrier molecule in the…

A: Creatine phosphate cannot be a universal energy carrier molecule in the human body as it is an…

Q: Explain which produces more ATP and why. ATP made from glucose or from lipids.

A: Adenosine triphosphate ATP is a compound with high potential energy, works as the main carrier of…

Q: Explain how ATP is able to store energy.

A: ATP is adenosine triphosphate molecule which is the energy currency of the cell. It transports…

Q: Which reaction or reactions discussed in this chapter require ATP? Which reaction or reactions…

A: Glycolysis is a metabolic pathway that involves the oxidation of glucose into three-carbon compound…

Q: Briefly explain how Na+/K+ ATPase works?

A: The sodium-potassium pump is found in the plasma membrane of almost every human cell and is common…

Q: Create a diagram that illustrates how the purine nucleotide cycle contributes to energy metabolism…

A: In the body, cells use glucose for ATP synthesis. A glucose molecule is degraded into two pyruvate…

Q: Regarding energy flow: Glucose is _________________ to carbon dioxide, whereas carbon dioxide is…

A: All the chemical reactions required to sustain a life of a cell and an organism are called metabolic…

Q: List the energy pathways of the body and how much ATP each one produces per 1 substrate. HINT: There…

A: The human body generates energy through a complex set of biochemical processes that involve various…

Q: Healthy living cells maintain (a) ATP and ADP at equilibrium (b) equal concentrations of ATP and ADP…

A: Cells are the basic/fundamental unit of life. Thus it is impossible for life to exist on earth in…

Q: Review the 10 steps in glycolysis (Figure 22.3) and then answer the following questions:(a) Which…

A: Glycolysis is a type of metabolic pathway occurring in the cytoplasm of a cell that is responsible…

Q: A.What is the Result of the sodium potassium ATPase activity in the cell? B.What mechanism does the…

A: The plasma membrane contains the sodium-potassium pump.

Q: Rigor mortis occurs due to the absence of: Ca++ O Troponin O Phosphate O ATP

A: Muscles are the soft body tissues whose contraction and relaxation causes various type of movement…

Q: ATP and glucose are not suited for storage.  Even a plant like sugar cane stores sugar not in in the…

A: This is true that ATP and glucose are not suited for storge. For ATP, the reason is that ATP has low…