Introduction to Metabolism

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What is the primary function of catabolic reactions in our bodies?

Creating food molecules like glucose

Storing energy in ATP

Building complex molecules

Releasing energy by breaking down chemical bonds (correct)

Which molecule temporarily stores the energy released from food molecules?

Fats

ATP (adenosine triphosphate) (correct)

Enzymes

Glucose

What process involves building processes and often requires energy from breaking down ATP?

Anabolic reactions (correct)

Cellular respiration

Metabolism

Catabolic reactions

How many phosphates does ATP (adenosine triphosphate) have?

Three phosphates Signup and view all the answers

How do cells make ATP in the body?

By breaking down food molecules in cellular respiration Signup and view all the answers

Catabolic reactions involve building up chemical bonds with enzymes.

False Signup and view all the answers

Metabolism includes anabolic reactions, which are breakdown types of reactions.

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ATP (adenosine triphosphate) stores energy in its three phosphates.

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Anabolic reactions often require energy obtained from breaking down ATP.

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Cells make ATP through photosynthesis, a single-step process involving breakdown of food molecules like glucose.

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Cells make ATP through ______ respiration, a multi-step process involving oxidation and breakdown of food molecules like glucose.

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ATP has three ______ that, when broken, release a lot of energy, used to drive various processes in the body.

phosphates Signup and view all the answers

Anabolic reactions involve building processes and often require energy from breaking down ______.

ATP Signup and view all the answers

Energy released from food molecules is temporarily stored in ATP (adenosine triphosphate), a crucial energy ______.

molecule Signup and view all the answers

Metabolism includes catabolic reactions, which are ______ types of reactions.

breakdown Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their correct descriptions:

Catabolic reactions = Involve breaking down chemical bonds with enzymes Anabolic reactions = Involve building processes and often require energy from breaking down ATP Metabolism = Includes catabolic reactions, which are breakdown types of reactions ATP = Temporarily stores energy released from food molecules Signup and view all the answers

Match the following processes with their correct descriptions:

Cellular respiration = Multi-step process involving oxidation and breakdown of food molecules like glucose Photosynthesis = Single-step process involving breakdown of food molecules like glucose Catabolic reactions = Involve breaking down chemical bonds with enzymes Anabolic reactions = Involve building processes and often require energy from breaking down ATP Signup and view all the answers

Match the following statements with the correct terms:

Energy released from food molecules is temporarily stored in = ATP Cells make ATP through = Cellular respiration Anabolic reactions involve = Building processes and often require energy from breaking down ATP Catabolic reactions involve = Breaking down chemical bonds with enzymes Signup and view all the answers

Match the following concepts with their correct definitions:

ATP = Has three phosphates that release a lot of energy when broken Metabolism = Includes catabolic reactions, which are breakdown types of reactions Catabolic reactions = Release bits of energy by breaking down chemical bonds with enzymes Anabolic reactions = Involve building processes and often require energy from breaking down ATP Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their appropriate functions:

Cellular respiration = Process cells use to make ATP through oxidation and breakdown of food molecules Anabolic reactions = Involve building processes and often require energy from breaking down ATP ATP = Temporarily stores energy released from food molecules Metabolism = Includes catabolic reactions, which are breakdown types of reactions Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Our bodies get energy from the potential energy stored in the chemical bonds of the food we eat, like sugars and fats.
Catabolic reactions involve breaking down these chemical bonds with enzymes, releasing bits of energy.
Metabolism includes catabolic reactions, which are breakdown types of reactions.
Energy released from food molecules is temporarily stored in ATP (adenosine triphosphate), a crucial energy molecule.
ATP has three phosphates that, when broken, release a lot of energy, used to drive various processes in the body.
Anabolic reactions involve building processes and often require energy from breaking down ATP.
Cells make ATP through cellular respiration, a multi-step process involving oxidation and breakdown of food molecules like glucose.

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Test your knowledge on how our bodies derive energy from food through cellular respiration, ATP, catabolic, and anabolic reactions. Learn about the processes of breaking down and building up chemical bonds for energy storage and release.