The conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl-CoA can be described as ________, because a molecule of CO2 is produced as a by-product
A) decarboxylation
B) amination
C) respiration
D) oxidation
E) phosphorylation
A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Carbohydrate Catabolism
Learning Outcome: 5.9
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In an experiment examining adrenergic receptors, epinephrine alone was not able to trigger an increase in cAMP, but
when beta receptors were fused with animal cells, there were high levels of cAMP. This indicates ____ was occurring.
a. activation of epinephrine b. protein kinase inhibition c. activation of adenylyl cyclase only d. protein kinase amplification only e. both activation of adenylyl cyclase and protein kinase amplification
Susan sat out in the sun watching a baseball game. She developed small blisters on her unprotected shoulders and neck. What type of burn is represented by the formation of the blisters?
a. first-degree burn b. second-degree burn c. third-degree burn d. full-thickness burn
Along with death, this decreases population size
A) Skin cancer
B) Carbon footprint
C) Age structure
D) Emigration
E) Desertification
F) Chlorofluorocarbon
G) Ozone
H) Carrying capacity
I) Density-dependent
J) Death rate
Which of the following best describes the structural aspect of the cerebral cortex?
A) a core of fast, myelinated axons in the interior of the brain B) a thin band of gray matter making the outer layer of the cerebrum C) a thick band of white matter making the outer layer of the cerebrum D) a cap of white matter over the spinal cord, made mostly of the thalamus