Ten people are sitting in a row. Their objective is to whisper a secret from one person to the next all the way down the row. The first person whispers the secret to the second person who passes the secret to the third person and so on. After whispering to the third person, the second person in the row notices the ninth person has fallen asleep in their chair, so she gets up, goes down the row and shakes person nine awake. This example is similar to ________.

#Question id: 534

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

If glucose labeled with 14C in C-3 is metabolized to lactate via fermentation, the lactate will contain 14C in:

#Question id: 535

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

In some diabetic patients, glucose increases disproportionately and is unresponsive to an insulin challenge; under these conditions, how would oneʹs liver normally respond?

A) phosphorylating glucose for entry into the glycolytic pathway

B) saturating glucokinase with glucose

C) phosphorylating glucose for entry into the glycogen synthesis pathways

#Question id: 536

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Glucose 6-phosphate allosterically inhibits

A) hexokinase I.

B) glucokinase.

C) hexokinase II.

#Question id: 537

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Substrate level phosphorylation

A) describes the conversion of ADP into ATP with the addition of inorganic phosphate every place throughout the cell.

B) describes the formation of ADP by phosphoryl group transfer from 1,3 bisphosphoglycerate.

C) is the formation of ATP by phosphoryl group transfer from a higher energy compound.

#Question id: 538

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following statements are correct about cells that form ATP mainly by glycolysis are

A) anaerobic yeasts.

B) lactic acid bacteria.

C) kidney medulla cells.

#Question id: 539

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following mutases catalyze the formation of a 2,3-BPG intermediate?

A) muscle phosphoglycerate mutases

B) plant phosphoglycerate mutases

C) yeast phosphoglycerate mutases