Which of the following catabolic processes is correct? A) Bile salts emulsify proteins for further digestion B) the digestive system breaks down protein into peptides, and then amino acids C) amylase breaks protein down into sucrose D) insulin turns carbohydrates into stored fat

You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which of the following enzymes will help to digest the meal? A) Gastrin B) Cholecystokinin C) Amylase

What is the reason that amino acid degradation spikes approximately 24 hours after starting a fast? (A) The brain adapts to using ketone bodies, and amino acids serve as the primary precursors for ketone bodies.(B) Red blood cells begin using amino acids to drive their citric acid cycle.(C) Amino acids are broken down and used to replenish glycogen. (D) The liver needs to make glucose for brain and RBCs, and amino acids provide the carbon skeleton for gluconeogenesis.(E) The ammonia released from amino acid breakdown is a substrate for b-oxidation, which increases during prolonged fasting.

Hexokinase is an enzyme that uses glucose as its substrate. the rate at which hexokinase breaks down glucose is the same when there is a lot of glucose in the cell compared to when there is only a small amount of glucose in the cell A) TRUEB)FALSE