NUSCTX 10 MIDTERM 3 UC BERKELEY ACTUAL
EXAM SET 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is lipogenesis. Answer: When your body makes fat from non-fat
substances
◉ ATP. Answer: Produced in the mitochondria
Produced by use of a high proton concentration in the inner membrane
space
Produced via the conversion of ADP and inorganic phosphate by the
ATP synthase
NOT!! Is generated at a rate exactly proportional to weight to the 3/4
power
◉ Carbohydrate digestions begins in the. Answer: Mouth
◉ Essential Fatty Acids. Answer: Alpha-linolenic acid
Linoleic acid
,◉ Absorptive Processes. Answer: Passive diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
Active transport
Endocytosis
◉ Difference between Micronutrients and Macronutrients. Answer:
Micronutrients are needed in small quantities
Macronutrients are energy-yielding
◉ Leading cause of death in the United States. Answer: Cardiovascular
disease
◉ Kwashiorkor. Answer: Edema
Growth impairment
◉ Functions of lipids in the body. Answer: Energy storage
Insulation and padding
Promote satiety
Fat-soluble vitamin transport
◉ Tripeptide. Answer: A chain of three amino acids
,◉ Anabolic pathways. Answer: Include the synthesis of proteins to form
ligaments
Use energy to construct cellular components
◉ Insulin. Answer: Hormone that helps lower blood glucose levels
◉ Order of GI tract. Answer: Stomach
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Large intestine
◉ Protein Efficiency Ratio. Answer: How much live weight gain per
crude protein intake
◉ Central Dogma. Answer: DNA -> RNA-> protein
◉ Hormones. Answer: Enable long distance communication between
tissues
◉ Paracrine Agents. Answer: Enable cell to cell communication in close
proximity
, ◉ Accessory Organs. Answer: Salivary glands
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
◉ True Digestibility. Answer: Protein nitrogen from bacteria in your
istestine
◉ Apparent Digestibility. Answer: How much protein you ate
How much protein you excrete
◉ Bomb Calorimetry. Answer: Allows an estimate the gross energy
content of food tested
◉ Effects of Trans Fats. Answer: Lowers HDL
Raises LDL
◉ Bile. Answer: Emulsifies fats
◉ What makes a nutrients "essential". Answer: When the nutrient cannot
be synthesized in the body, and must be consumed in the diet
EXAM SET 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is lipogenesis. Answer: When your body makes fat from non-fat
substances
◉ ATP. Answer: Produced in the mitochondria
Produced by use of a high proton concentration in the inner membrane
space
Produced via the conversion of ADP and inorganic phosphate by the
ATP synthase
NOT!! Is generated at a rate exactly proportional to weight to the 3/4
power
◉ Carbohydrate digestions begins in the. Answer: Mouth
◉ Essential Fatty Acids. Answer: Alpha-linolenic acid
Linoleic acid
,◉ Absorptive Processes. Answer: Passive diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
Active transport
Endocytosis
◉ Difference between Micronutrients and Macronutrients. Answer:
Micronutrients are needed in small quantities
Macronutrients are energy-yielding
◉ Leading cause of death in the United States. Answer: Cardiovascular
disease
◉ Kwashiorkor. Answer: Edema
Growth impairment
◉ Functions of lipids in the body. Answer: Energy storage
Insulation and padding
Promote satiety
Fat-soluble vitamin transport
◉ Tripeptide. Answer: A chain of three amino acids
,◉ Anabolic pathways. Answer: Include the synthesis of proteins to form
ligaments
Use energy to construct cellular components
◉ Insulin. Answer: Hormone that helps lower blood glucose levels
◉ Order of GI tract. Answer: Stomach
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Large intestine
◉ Protein Efficiency Ratio. Answer: How much live weight gain per
crude protein intake
◉ Central Dogma. Answer: DNA -> RNA-> protein
◉ Hormones. Answer: Enable long distance communication between
tissues
◉ Paracrine Agents. Answer: Enable cell to cell communication in close
proximity
, ◉ Accessory Organs. Answer: Salivary glands
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
◉ True Digestibility. Answer: Protein nitrogen from bacteria in your
istestine
◉ Apparent Digestibility. Answer: How much protein you ate
How much protein you excrete
◉ Bomb Calorimetry. Answer: Allows an estimate the gross energy
content of food tested
◉ Effects of Trans Fats. Answer: Lowers HDL
Raises LDL
◉ Bile. Answer: Emulsifies fats
◉ What makes a nutrients "essential". Answer: When the nutrient cannot
be synthesized in the body, and must be consumed in the diet
