Practice Quizzes
Energy and Metabolism
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Which of the following would represent what happens in a catabolic reaction?
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Demolishing a house
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This represents the breakdown that happens in catabolic reactions.
Creating a house of cards
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This would not be catabolic.
Baking a cake
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This would not be catabolic.
Sculpting a vase
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This would not be catabolic.
The sum total of all chemical reactions that occur in the body is known as _________.
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metabolism
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All chemical reactions that occur are collectively called metabolism.
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metabolism
You are watching your little cousin build a tower of blocks. He then knocks them down. When the blocks hit the ground that is a form of ________________ energy.:
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real
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All energy is real; however, the specific energy of molecules bumping into each other is kinetic.
Kinetic
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Kinetic energy is the energy of movement.
potential
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Heat is the form of energy that is typically lost in a system.
heat
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Heat is the form of energy that is typically lost in a system.
Energy from the sun is transferred to plants and used in the production of ___________.
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carbohydrates
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Plants produce carbohydrates using the sun’s energy.
lipids
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Plants do not use the sun for producing lipids.
proteins
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Plants do not use the sun for producing proteins.
nucleic acids
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Plants do not use the sun for producing nucleic acids.
You are at the county fair stuffing your face with anything deep fried: snickers, oreos, butter! As the liver converts the glycerol and fatty acids into triglycerides energy is ________ .
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It takes energy to build complex molecules.
released
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Energy is not released in the formation of triglycerides.
created
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Energy cannot be created
useless
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Energy is never useless.