10 Questions
Energy is stored in adenosine triphosphate (___)
ATP
Cells catabolize nutrients to form precursor metabolites and energy from ATP in ___ reactions
anabolic
Cells grow by assembling ___
macromolecules
Catabolic pathways break larger molecules into ___ products
smaller
Transfer of electrons from an electron donor to an electron acceptor is part of ___ reactions
oxidation and reduction
Enzymes are organic ______
catalysts
Cells phosphorylate ADP to ATP in three ways: Substrate-level phosphorylation, Oxidative phosphorylation, and ______
Photophosphorylation
Many protein enzymes are complete in themselves, while apoenzymes are inactive if not bound to nonprotein ______
cofactors
The six categories of enzymes based on mode of action are: Hydrolases, Isomerases, Ligases or polymerases, Lyases, ______, and Transferases
Oxidoreductases
Many organisms oxidize carbohydrates as the primary energy source for anabolic reactions, with glucose being the most common carbohydrate used. Glucose is catabolized by two processes: Cellular respiration and ______
Fermentation
Test your knowledge on microbial metabolism with this quiz covering the collection of controlled biochemical reactions within a microbe, the ultimate function of metabolism, and the basic chemical reactions involved. Explore the metabolic processes guided by eight statements.
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