Cellular Metabolism and Energy Production Quiz

To maintain life by providing energy for growth, reproduction, and responding to environmental changes.

Anabolism involves building larger molecules from smaller ones, requiring energy, while catabolism breaks down larger molecules into smaller ones, releasing energy.

ATP is the energy currency of living cells, converting the energy liberated from the oxidation of organic fuels into a usable form for cellular functions.

Carbohydrates and proteins yield about 4 Kcal per gram, while fats yield about 9 Kcal per gram.

Biological oxidation is important for the metabolism of amino acids like phenylalanine into tyrosine, which is needed for thyroid and catecholamine hormones synthesis. It is also crucial for the detoxification of drugs, pollutants, and chemical carcinogens.

The two types of cellular respiration are aerobic respiration, which requires oxygen and is more efficient in ATP synthesis, and anaerobic respiration, which does not require oxygen.

Yes, catabolic pathways produce ATP by releasing energy stored in organic molecules during the transfer of electrons in oxidation-reduction reactions.

The major catabolic pathways for ATP production involve the transfer of electrons in redox reactions during the breakdown of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.

The stages of cellular respiration include hydrolysis of organic fuels, formation of acetyl-CoA, TCA cycle (citric acid cycle), and the respiratory chain. These stages occur in different cellular compartments like the mitochondria.

Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are the three principal components of the diet that undergo biological oxidation in the human body.