If the average hydrostatic pressure in the glomerular capillaries is 50 mm Hg, the hydrostatic pressure in the Bowman’s space is 12 mm Hg, the average colloid osmotic pressure in the glomerular capillaries is 30 mm Hg, and there is no protein in the glomerular ultrafiltrate, what is the net pressure driving glomerular filtration?

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#Question id: 941

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following is an amide-containing amino acid?

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#Question id: 942

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

 a-ketoglutarate is a precursor for each of the following, except

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#Question id: 943

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

An amino acid formed by transamination of a citric acid cycle intermediate is ________.

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#Question id: 944

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Because they lack aspartate kinase and aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase, ________ cannot synthesize lysine, methionine or threonine.

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#Question id: 945

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

A key precursor in the synthesis of aromatic amino acids (tryptophan, tyrosine and phenylalanine) is ________.

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#Question id: 946

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Aspartate is the precursor for which of the following amino acids?