CARBOHYDRATE QUIZ

The glycosidic bond

both (b) and (c)

joins glucose and fructose to form sucrose

in sucrose is hydrolyzed by bees

in maltose is not hydrolyzed in lactose intolerant humans

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Glycolysis reactions take place in

plasmids

cytoplasm

cell wall

cell membrane

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Insulin

stimulates gluconeogenesis and inhibits glycolysis

inhibits gluconeogenesis and stimulates glycolysis

stimulates gluconeogenesis and glycolysis

inhibits gluconeogenesis and glycolysis

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The NAG6 substrate is hydrolyzed by human lysozyme to form

6 glucosamines + 6 acetic acids

NAG4 + NAG2

NAG3 + NAG3

NAG3

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Each reaction in a metabolic pathway is

controlled by the end product

catalyzed by a specific enzyme

reversible

irreversible

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The sugar which forms major component of nucleic acids is

galactose

ribose

maltose

mannose

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The production or break down of __________ is often coupled with the metabolic reactions of biosynthesis and catabolism.

aspirin

CO2

ATP

DNA

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What is present in the stomach to prevent self-digestion?

acid

Enzymes

Mucus

hormones

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Glycogen degradation requires the enzyme namely

glycogen synthase and phosphorylase

glycogen phosphorylase and phosphoglucomutase

glycogen phosphorylase and glycogen-debranching enzyme

None of these

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Which of the following does not occur during gluconeogenesis?

The decarboxylation of oxaloacetate to phosphoenolpyruvate

The conversion of pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)

The conversion of PEP to fructose bisphosphate

The carboxylation of pyruvate to oxaloacetate

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