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What is the key similarity between fatty acid synthesis and degradation processes?
What is the key similarity between fatty acid synthesis and degradation processes?
- Both processes involve removing one carbon atom in each round
- Both processes involve adding one carbon atom in each round
- Both processes involve removing two carbon atoms in each round
- Both processes involve adding two carbon atoms in each round (correct)
Which process occurs in fatty acid synthesis?
Which process occurs in fatty acid synthesis?
- Removal of carbon atoms
- Catabolic breakdown
- Protein synthesis
- Addition of carbon atoms (correct)
What happens in each round of the fatty acid degradation process?
What happens in each round of the fatty acid degradation process?
- One carbon atom is added
- One carbon atom is removed
- Two carbon atoms are added
- Two carbon atoms are removed (correct)
Which of the following statements accurately describes the cyclical nature of fatty acid metabolism?
Which of the following statements accurately describes the cyclical nature of fatty acid metabolism?
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In fatty acid metabolism, what is the role of a repetitious, cyclical process?
In fatty acid metabolism, what is the role of a repetitious, cyclical process?
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