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Question 1

Which process occurs in all living organisms at all times?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

cellular respiration

Question 2

Which two groups of organisms contain members that carry out photosynthesis?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

plants and algae

Question 3

Which source of energy is normally used for short bursts of activity?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

glycogen

Question 4

Which source of energy is ideal for prolonged, low-intensity activity?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

lipids

Question 5

If a person did not eat for several days, which sequence of events would occur?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Glycogen stores would be depleted first, then stored lipids, and then structural proteins.

Question 6

Where is most of the energy in ATP stored?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

in phosphate bonds

Question 7

Which conversion is controlled by insulin?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

glucose to glycogen

Question 8

If a person were fasting and hadn’t eaten for several days in a row, which source of energy would the body use as a last resort?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

protein

Question 9

For how many hours could an average person be sustained by the body’s stored glycogen under resting conditions?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

12–14 hours

Question 10

Photosynthesis is to chloroplasts as cellular respiration is to

Revolt · Accepted Answer

mitochondria.

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