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What percentage of the energy used during ATP production is converted to heat?
What percentage of the energy used during ATP production is converted to heat?
- 20%
- 60% (correct)
- 40%
- 10%
Which mode of heat transfer accounts for the largest percentage of heat loss in the human body?
Which mode of heat transfer accounts for the largest percentage of heat loss in the human body?
- Evaporation
- Conduction
- Radiation (correct)
- Convection
What percentage of a person's basal metabolic rate (BMR) is attributed to physical activity?
What percentage of a person's basal metabolic rate (BMR) is attributed to physical activity?
- 10%
- 20% (correct)
- 30%
- 40%
Which of the following vitamins is not water-soluble?
Which of the following vitamins is not water-soluble?
What is the caloric equivalent of 1 pound of fat?
What is the caloric equivalent of 1 pound of fat?
Which macronutrient requires the most energy to break down in the body?
Which macronutrient requires the most energy to break down in the body?
Which of the following statements about catabolic reactions is incorrect?
Which of the following statements about catabolic reactions is incorrect?
Which of the following is not a product of glycolysis?
Which of the following is not a product of glycolysis?
In the Krebs cycle, what is the primary role of oxaloacetate?
In the Krebs cycle, what is the primary role of oxaloacetate?
Which of the following statements about the electron transport chain is incorrect?
Which of the following statements about the electron transport chain is incorrect?
What is the primary function of ketone bodies in the body?
What is the primary function of ketone bodies in the body?
In the urea cycle, what is the primary role of the ammonium ion?
In the urea cycle, what is the primary role of the ammonium ion?
During the absorptive state, which of the following hormones plays a primary role?
During the absorptive state, which of the following hormones plays a primary role?
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the starvation state?
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the starvation state?
Which of the following is not a function of cholecystokinin (CCK)?
Which of the following is not a function of cholecystokinin (CCK)?
Which of the following is not a product of the Krebs cycle?
Which of the following is not a product of the Krebs cycle?
