Question: What is the sum of all chemical reactions that go on in the body?

Answer: Metabolism

Question: In photosynthesis, plants use the sun, water and CO2 to synthesize

Answer: carbs

Question: “Powerhouses” are

Answer: mitochondria

Question: A feature of catabolic reactions is that they

Answer: release energy

Question: Reactions where simple compounds are combined into more complex molecules are

Answer: Anabolic

Question: The site of lipid synthesis in the cell is the

Answer: smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Question: Which is an anabolic reaction: Pyruvate synthesis from glucose, Acetyl CoA synthesis from cholesterol, CO2 from citric acid, or cholesterol from acetyl CoA molecules?

Answer: cholesterol from acetyl CoA molecules

Question: The formation of glycogen by the liver is an example of

Answer: anabolism

Question: Which reaction is catabolic: Glucose formation from glycerol, urea formation from an amino acid, albumin formation from amino acids, or palmitic acid formation from acetate?

Answer: Urea formation from an amino acid

Question: All are functions of the liver except: Synthesis of urea, synthesis of glycogen, production of red blood cells, or conversion of fructose to glucose

Answer: production of red blood cells