Khan Academy Fat and Protein Metabolism
Approximately how many molecules of
Questions
1. What dietary source of energy contains
the most energy per gram (kcal/g)?
A. Proteins
B. Disaccharides
C. Cellulose
D. Triglycerides
2. What is the basic order of events in the
digestion and mobilization of dietary
fats?
A. Degradation by lipases →
emulsified by bile → incorporation
into chylomicrons → absorption and
conversion into triacylglycerols
B. Degradation by lipases →
absorption and conversion into
triacylglycerols → incorporation into
chylomicrons → emulsified by bile
C. Emulsified by bile → degradation by
lipases → absorption and
conversion into triacylglycerols →
incorporation into chylomicrons
D. Emulsified by bile → incorporation
into chylomicrons → absorption and
conversion into triacylglycerols →
degradation by lipases
3. Based on their compositional
differences, different lipoproteins serve
very different biological roles; what
physical quality of lipoproteins most
likely determines their function?
A. Density
B. Shape
C. Volume
D. pH
4. How do the majority of fatty acids enter
the outer membrane of the
mitochondria?
A. Free diffusion of hydrophobic free
fatty acids
B. Transferase facilitated entry of
carnitine bound fatty acids
C. Transferase facilitated entry of free
fatty acids
D. Free diffusion of carnitine bound
fatty acids
5.
ATP can be produced from the oxidation
of a 20 carbon fatty acid, including those
produced in the Krebs cycle?
A. 107
B. 100
C. 129
D. 136
6. What are the major products of amino
acid catabolism?
A. Ketone bodies and tetrahydrofolate
B. Tetrahydrofolate and glycogen
C. Ketone bodies and glucose
D. Glucose and tetrahydrofolate
7. From where are the nine essential
amino acids utilized by humans
derived?
A. De novo synthesis only
B. Both exogenous and endogenous
sources
C. None of the above
D. Dietary protein only
8. A deficiency of oxaloacetate would most
likely increase the catabolism of what
potential energy source?
A. Acetyl-CoA
B. Glucogenic amino acids
C. Ketogenic amino acids
D. Acetoacetyl-CoA
9. What chemical properties describe a
free fatty acid molecule capable of
producing the most energy when used
as a fuel source, relative to other free
fatty acids?
A. Shorter hydrocarbon tail with a
greater number of unsaturated
bonds
B. Longer hydrocarbon tail with a
greater number of unsaturated
bonds
C. Longer hydrocarbon tail with a
lesser number of unsaturated bonds
D. Shorter hydrocarbon tail with a
lesser number of unsaturated bonds
10. What is the rate limiting step in the
production of energy from free fatty
acids?

A. Degradation of acetyl-CoA to enter

the Krebs cycle
B. Carnitine acyl-transferase activity
C. β-oxidation within the mitochondrial
matrix
D. Dehydrogenation of fatty acyl-CoA
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Answers

1. D
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. B
9. C
10. B