Midterm Exam: BIO 319/ BIO319 (NEW 2025/ 2026 Update) Applied Nutrition Guide| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- GCU

Midterml Exam:l BIOl 319/l BIO319l (NEWl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Appliedl Nutritionl
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l GCU
QUESTION
protienl digestion


Answer:
1.l Beginsl inl thel stomachl 10%l
-l (denature)l thel peptidel bondsl withl thel usel ofl pepsinl andl hydrochloricl acid
2.l movesl tol smalll intestinel 90%
-Chymotrypsinl andl trypsin




QUESTION
protienl absorption


Answer:
-Aminol acidsl absorbedl byl villil
-Deliveredl tol cellsl vial bloodl
-Aminol acidsl arel rebuiltl asl neededl intol newl proteinsl inl thel cells.




QUESTION
protienl synthesis


Answer:
isl thel processl byl whichl thel geneticl codel putsl togetherl proteinsl inl thel cell.
1.l DNA
2.l transcription
3.l MRNA

,4.l translation
5.l Protien




QUESTION
Transamination


Answer:
Thel processl byl whichl anl aminol groupl froml onel aminol acidl isl transferredl tol al carbonl
compoundl tol forml al newl aminol acid.

(Usedl tol makel nonessentiall aminol acids)




QUESTION
Deamination


Answer:
thel removall ofl anl aminol groupl froml anl organism,l particularlyl froml anl aminol acid




QUESTION
Gluconeogenesis


Answer:
Thel formationl ofl glucosel froml noncarbohydratel sources,l suchl asl aminol acids.




QUESTION
Lipogenesis


Answer:
thel processl ofl convertingl proteinl intol fattyl acids

, QUESTION
Protienl fuctions:


Answer:
1.l Growthl andl maintenance
growing,l repairing,l orl replacingl tissues,l muscles,l blood,l andl skin,l Collagen,l replacel deadl
cells

2.l Bodyl processes
digestion,l DNAl synthesis-l insulin,l glucagon,Antibodies,l lipoprotiens

3.l Energy




QUESTION
Whatl isl thel RDAl forl protein?


Answer:
0.8l g/kg




QUESTION
Whatl isl thel AMDRl forl protein?


Answer:
10-35%l ofl totall calories




QUESTION
Protienl balance