Question 1 inner mitochondrial membrane.

The activating
1 Point agent and shuttle molecule are, respectively,\
If a lipid sample of 12:2∆7,3 is consumed for beta-
oxidation, how many acetyl-CoA is produced? CoA and citrate
5 acetyl CoA and citrate
6 acetyl CoA and carnitine
CoA and carnitine
Question 2
1 Point
If a lipid sample of 12:2∆7,3 is consumed for beta-
oxidation, how many NADH is produced? Question 7
6 1 Point
5 How many FADH 2 and NADH molecules are
4 produced, respectively, after 6 "turns" of the β-
3 oxidation pathway?
6, 6
6, 12
12, 6
Question 3 6, 18
1 Point
If a lipid sample of 12:2∆7,3 is consumed for beta-
oxidation, how many ATPs are produced?
78 Question 8
76 1 Point
77 Which of the following pairings of terms is
75 correct for reactions in the β-oxidation
pathway?
more than one correct response
no correct response
Question 4 alkene functional group; dehydrogenation
1 Point alkane functional group; hydration
If a lipid sample of 12:2∆7,3 is consumed for beta- ketone functional group; thiolysis
oxidation, how many FADH2 is produced?
6 Question 9
5 1 Point
3 Which of the following is a correct ordering of
4 cholesterol intermediates as they are
encountered during the biosynthesis of
Question 5 cholesterol?
1 Point mevalonate, isopentenyl pyrophosphate,
The carrier of the “two carbon units” used to squalene
biosynthesize a fatty acid is
malonyl CoA isopentenyl pyrophosphate, squalene,
acetyl CoA mevalonate
acetyl ACP
malonyl ACP isopentenyl pyrophosphate, mevalonate,
Question 6 squalene
1 Point
Before a fatty acid can undergo β-oxidation, it mevalonate, squalene, isopentenyl
must be activated and then shuttled across the pyrophosphate
 The molecule carnitine is involved in
no correct response
glycerol catabolism
Question 10 fatty acid activation
1 Point
The reducing agent needed in the process of more than one correct response
lipogenesis is
NADH a shuttle system for acyl CoA
ADP
FADH2 Question 15
NADPH 1 Point
The correct sequence for the four reactions of
the β-oxidation pathway in terms of “type of
reaction occurring” is
Question 11
1 Point thiolysis, hydration, dehydration,
Which of the following chemical changes is not dehydrogenation
possible within the human body?
pyruvate to acetyl CoA thiolysis, dehydration, hydration,
acetyl CoA to pyruvate dehydration
fatty acid to CO2 and H2O via acetyl CoA, the
CAC, and the ETC dehydrogenation, dehydrogenation,
glucose to fatty acid via acetyl CoA hydration, thiolysis

dehydrogenation, hydration,
dehydrogenation, thiolysis
Question 12
1 Point
Which of the following processes requires
molecular O 2 as a reactant? Question 16
saturated fatty acid degradation to acetyl 1 Point
CoA How many times do dietary triacylglycerols
unsaturated fatty acid degradation to acetyl undergo hydrolysis before they become
CoA available for use by cells?
saturated fatty acid biosynthesis two
unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis four
three
one

Question 17
Question 13
1 Point
1 Point
The first stage of glycerol metabolism involves a
What is the net ATP production for the
two-step process in which the glycerol is
complete degradation of a C 20 fatty acid
converted to
molecule to CO 2 and H 2O?
148 3-phosphoglycerate
2-phosphoglycerate
134
176 glycerol 3-phosphate
dihydroxyacetone phosphate
162

Question 14
1 Point
Question 18 Question 22
1 Point 1 Point
One "turn" in the β-oxidation pathway produces The correct sequence for the four reactions of
an acetyl CoA molecule ( correct) the β-oxidation pathway in terms of “functional
no correct response group acted upon” is
more than one correct response alkene, alkane, ketone, 2° alcohol
an acyl CoA molecule that has been (correct)
shortened by two carbon atoms alkane, ketone, 2° alcohol, alkene
two molecules of ATP
ketone, 2° alcohol, alkene, alkane
Question 19
1 Point alkane, alkene, 2° alcohol, ketone
The notation ACP stands for
acetyl carrier protein Question 23
acetyl carnitine pyruvate 1 Point
acyl carnitine pyruvate How many "turns" in the β-oxidation pathway
acyl carrier protein are needed to "process" a C 20 fatty acid
molecule?
Question 20 20
1 Point 9
Which of the following statements concerning 18
digestion of dietary triacylglycerols in adults is 10
correct?
No correct response. Question 24
1 Point
Triacylglycerol digestion occurs only in the Three of the following four compounds are
small intestine. classified as ketone bodies. The one that is not is
acetoacetate
More than one correct response. β-hydroxybutyrate
acetobutyrate
Triacylglycerol digestion occurs to a small acetone
extent (10%) in the stomach.
Question 25
Triacylglycerol digestion begins in the
1 Point
mouth.
Lipoproteins that transport triacylglycerols
from intestinal cells to the bloodstream are
Question 21 called
1 Point
fatty acid micelles
Which of the following statements concerning adipocytes
"fuel usage" in the human body is incorrect? chymes
chylomicrons
Cardiac muscle depends first on fatty acids
and secondarily on ketone bodies.
Question 26
1 Point
The liver uses fatty acids as the primary fuel.
The major function for bile released during the
digestion of triacylglycerols is to
Skeletal muscle in a resting state uses
glucose. act as an enzyme
facilitate the formation of chyme
Brain function is maintained primarily by act as an emulsifier
glucose. hydrolyze ester linkages within
triacylglycerols
Question 27

1 Point
The two major products of triacylglycerol
digestion in the small intestine are fatty acids Question 29
and 1 Point
diacylglycerols Which of the following is a lipoprotein?
glycerol chylomicrons
monoacylglycerols no correct response
acetyl CoA more than one correct response
adipocytes
Question 28 fatty acid micelles
1 Point
Which of the following compounds is an Question 30
intermediate in the conversion of glycerol to The starting material for the process of
dihydroxyacetone phosphate? ketogenesis is
acetone acetyl CoA
more than one correct response oxaloacetate
no correct response citrate
acetoacetate pyruvate
3-phosphoglycerate