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Set 22 Gluconeogenesis Glycogen Metabolism And The Pentose Phosphate Pathway

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Question 1

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In the Cori cycle, the liver ____ because it has a typically high ____.

A) shares the load of exercising muscle; acetate level
B) converts lactate to lactose; galactose
C) shares the load of exercising muscle; NAD+/NADH ratio
D) burns fat; ATP
E) converts glucose to lactate; NAD+/NADH ratio

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Question 2

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Glucose monitoring devices use the reaction, Glucose + O2 + H2O → gluconate + 2 ____, which is catalyzed by the enzyme ____.

A) H2O; glucose hydrolase
B) H2O; glucose oxidase
C) H2O2; peroxidase
D) H2O2; glucose oxidase
E) H2O; gluconate synthase

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Question 3

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The primary regulatory point of gluconeogenesis is ____.

A) glucose-6-phosphatase
B) fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase
C) fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase
D) pyruvate carboxylase
E) PEP carboxykinase

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