ACTIVITY: CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM

SPECIFIC CATABOLIC PATHWAYS: CARBOHYDRATES METABOLISM

Activity

DIRECTION: Choose the best answer; write the answer on the space provided before
the number:

A1. It is a 6 carbon molecule that is produced first when acetyl-CoA joins with a 4 carbon
molecule to enter the Krebs cycle.
A. Citric acid C. Oxaloacetate
B. Malate D. Succinate

D 2. It is the process of splitting a glucose molecule into 2 pyruvic acid molecules. A.

Citric Acid Cycle C. Electron Transport Chain
B. Chemiosmosis D. Glycolysis

B3. The molecule used by cells to store and transfer energy is _________________. A.
RNA C. DNA
B. ATP D. CoA

D 4. Glycolysis happens outside the mitochondria in the ____________ of the cell. A.

Mitochondria C. Ribosomes
B. Nucleus D. Cytoplasm

C 5. This happens when oxygen is present and includes glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and
Electron transport.
A. Photosynthesis C. Cellular Respiration
B. Fermentation D. Lactate Formation

C6. Cellular respiration that requires oxygen

A. Anaerobic respiration C. Aerobic respiration
B. Lactate Formation D. Fermentation

A7. The atmospheric gas is required for aerobic respiration

A. Oxygen C. Nitrogen
B. Hydrogen D. Neon

A 8. This describes a process that does NOT require oxygen; it means “without air” A.
Anaerobic respiration C. Aerobic respiration
B. Cellular respiration D. Photosynthesis

B 9. Type of fermentation used by human muscles in low oxygen conditions and

microorganisms to make yogurt, cheese, pickles, sauerkraut and kimchi. A. Ethyl
alcohol C. Lactic acid
B. Pyruvate D. Acetyl coenzyme
ACTIVITY: CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
C 10. The cycle breaks down pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide and produces NADH,
FADH2, and ATP.
A. Cori cycle C. Pyruvate Oxidation
B. Glycolysis D. Krebs cycle

D 11. The NADH and FADH2 produced during the Krebs cycle pass their electrons down
the________________________ chain to produce ATP.
A. Glycolysis C. Chemiosmosis
B. Pyruvate oxidation D. Electron Transport Chain

A12. The passage of H+ions through _________________________ causes it to spin and

produce ATP.
A. Hexokinase C. Salivary amylase
B. ATP synthase D. Pancreatic amylase

B13. This 3 carbon molecule is produced during glycolysis when glucose splits in half A.
Glucose C. Citrate
B. Pyruvate D. Acetyl coenzyme

D 14. Cell organelle which acts as the cell’s power plant to burn glucose and store energy as
ATP
A. Nucleus C. Ribosomes
B. Cytoplasm D. Mitochondria

C15. It is the storage form of glucose used by animal cells which can be broken down for
energy when glucose is used up.
C. Glucose C. Glycogen
D. Dextrins D. Starch