BB 451 - Unit 1 Exam questions well
answered to pass
What two process does the CAC link together? - correct answer ✔✔Glycolysis and
Oxidative Phosphorylation
What does the CAC produce? - correct answer ✔✔Electron carriers NADH and
FADH2, CO2 as a waste product
Where does the CAC occur? - correct answer ✔✔mitochondria
What nutrients can be used for energy in the body? - correct answer
✔✔carbohydrates, proteins, fat
Why is important that these nutrients can lose electrons? - correct answer
✔✔they are capable of being oxidized and thus losing electrons (can be used in
CAC)
What are the electron carriers in the CAC? - correct answer ✔✔NAD+ and FAD
What nutrients can become acetyl-CoA? - correct answer ✔✔glucose, fatty acids,
amino acids
How many electrons are available per pyruvate used? - correct answer ✔✔8
answered to pass
What two process does the CAC link together? - correct answer ✔✔Glycolysis and
Oxidative Phosphorylation
What does the CAC produce? - correct answer ✔✔Electron carriers NADH and
FADH2, CO2 as a waste product
Where does the CAC occur? - correct answer ✔✔mitochondria
What nutrients can be used for energy in the body? - correct answer
✔✔carbohydrates, proteins, fat
Why is important that these nutrients can lose electrons? - correct answer
✔✔they are capable of being oxidized and thus losing electrons (can be used in
CAC)
What are the electron carriers in the CAC? - correct answer ✔✔NAD+ and FAD
What nutrients can become acetyl-CoA? - correct answer ✔✔glucose, fatty acids,
amino acids
How many electrons are available per pyruvate used? - correct answer ✔✔8
