Understanding Calories and Carbohydrates Quiz
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Carbohydrates provide extbf{______} calories per gram

4

Protein provides extbf{______} calories per gram

4

Fat provides extbf{______} calories per gram

9

The amount of energy in food or drink is measured in extbf{______}

<p>calories</p> Signup and view all the answers

Carbohydrate is the only fuel that can produce ATP in the absence of extbf{______}

<p>oxygen</p> Signup and view all the answers

More ATP is produced per O2 consumed when glucose is oxidized, compared with when extbf{______} is oxidized

<p>fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

Carbohydrates provide ______ calories per gram.

<p>4</p> Signup and view all the answers

ATP is chemical energy produced via a series of metabolic processes in cellular ______.

<p>respiration</p> Signup and view all the answers

Glucose is primarily churned to extract energy in the form of ______.

<p>ATP</p> Signup and view all the answers

Glucose is converted into ______ before oxidation via the Krebs cycle.

<p>pyruvate</p> Signup and view all the answers

The breakdown of complex carbohydrates into simpler monosaccharides is known as ______.

<p>saccharification</p> Signup and view all the answers

The protein sparing effect ensures that proteins are not used as a source of ______.

<p>energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a situation where there is not enough glucose, glucose is synthesized from ______ acids.

<p>amino</p> Signup and view all the answers

Adequate glucose spares the breakdown of proteins from being used to make ______ needed by the body.

<p>glucose</p> Signup and view all the answers

If adequate carbohydrate is supplied in the diet, protein will be spared from being used for ______.

<p>energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

The protein-sparing action of dietary carbohydrate is probably ______ by.

<p>mediated</p> Signup and view all the answers

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