Amino acids are converted to substrates of the Citric acid cycle by (beta-oxidation/deamination/transamination).

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


deamination

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A. catalase production. B. beta-hemolysis. C. lactic acid production. D. growth at refrigerator temperatures.

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Which of the following statements about bone and its structure is NOT correct?  

A.  Bone contains an extracellular matrix of collagen fibers and inorganic calcium phosphate crystals. B.  Bone tissue is not living because it contains inorganic calcium phosphate crystals. C.  Bone tissue is a special form of connective tissue. D.  Bone tissue serves as a reservoir for calcium and phosphate ions. E.  Bone marrow is a reservoir for blood stem cells

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What is directly responsible for pumping protons out of the mitochondrial matrix?

a. protein complexes I, II, III, and IV b. cytochrome c and ubiquinone c. protein complexes I and III d. protein complexes I, III, and IV e. NADH and FADH2

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Evolution occurs:

A. only through natural selection. B. only when the environment is changing. C. only via natural selection, genetic drift, migration, or mutation. D. almost entirely because of directional selection.

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