Biochemistry BSN-1: Biosynthetic Pathways Reporters
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What is the primary purpose of the biosynthesis of carbohydrates?

  • To enhance cellular respiration
  • To produce proteins from non-carbohydrate precursors
  • To maintain blood glucose levels (correct)
  • To break down glucose into non-carbohydrate precursors
  • What are primary metabolites directly involved in?

  • Blood glucose maintenance
  • Normal growth, development, and reproduction (correct)
  • Cellular respiration
  • Secondary metabolic pathways
  • Which pathway is also known as gluconeogenesis?

  • Cellular respiration
  • Porphyrin synthesis pathway
  • Fatty acid oxidation
  • Biosynthesis of carbohydrates (correct)
  • What is the primary source of energy for living cells?

    <p>Carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do catabolic reactions in stage 1 of metabolism involve?

    <p>Digestion and hydrolysis of large molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which living cells process nutrient molecules and maintain their structures?

    <p>Metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a secondary metabolite not directly involved in?

    <p>Normal growth, development, and reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is biosynthesis?

    <p>The process of forming larger organic compounds from small subunits within a living organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves the conversion of light energy into chemical energy?

    <p>Photosynthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the primary metabolites derived from biosynthesis used for?

    <p>General growth and physiological development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does photosynthesis occur in a plant cell?

    <p>Chloroplast</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the synthesis of fatty acids in living organisms?

    <p>Lipogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the secondary metabolites derived from biosynthesis utilized for?

    <p>Defensive mechanisms and attraction of pollinators</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of enzymes in biosynthesis?

    <p>Facilitating the formation of macromolecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which organelle does photosynthesis primarily occur?

    <p>Chloroplast</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the primary metabolites derived from biosynthesis mainly utilized for?

    <p>Fulfilling general growth and physiological development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis?

    <p>Light energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the biosynthesis of carbohydrates?

    <p>Provide energy for cellular activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are secondary metabolites derived from biosynthesis primarily utilized for?

    <p>Defense mechanisms in plants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the pentose phosphate pathway in living cells?

    <p>Generation of reducing equivalents for biosynthetic reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which metabolic pathway primarily involves the conversion of acetyl-CoA to carbon dioxide and water?

    <p>Kreb's cycle /TCA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In cell metabolism, what is the primary function of the urea cycle?

    <p>Production of ammonia for excretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary significance of secondary metabolites in living organisms?

    <p>Important ecological functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves the breakdown of large molecules to smaller ones for entry into the bloodstream?

    <p>Digestion and hydrolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of HMG-CoA reductase pathway in living cells?

    <p>Synthesis of cholesterol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which metabolic pathway is responsible for the production of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors?

    <p>(hexose monophosphate) Pentose phosphate pathway</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the biosynthesis of carbohydrates, what is the primary purpose of the conversion of non-carbohydrate precursors into glucose?

    <p>Maintenance of blood glucose levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

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