Mitochondria are regarded as ‘power’ house of the cell’ since they:
A.Generate the electricity
B.Store energy in ATP
C.Have Kerb’s cycle inside them
D.Have none of these
Category: Metabolism Mcqs
In our body the storage of carbohydrates is done in form of:
A.Lactic acid in the muscles
B.Glycogen in muscles and liver
C.Pyruvic acid in each cell
D.None of these
During carbohydrate metabolism the insulin helps in:
A.Glycogenesis
B.Utilization of sugars with formation of intermediate products
C.Both of these processes
D.None of these processes
In the process of Glycolysis the glucose is converted into:
A.Pyruvic acid
B.Glycogen
C.Glycon
D.None of these
All the processes in metabolism are:
A.Only exergonic
B.Only endergonic
C.Both (a) & (b)
D.None of these
Process of glycogenesis is:
A.Synthesis of glycogen from excess glucose and monosaccharides
B.Synthesis of carbohydrates
C.Formation of glucose in the body
D.All of these
Main source of energy in animal cell is:
A.Blood
B.Liver
C.Mitochondria
D.ATP
Formation of glucose from glycogen is termed:
A.Glycogenesis and occurs within liver
B.Glycogenolysis and occurs within liver
C.Gluconeogenesis and occurs within the liver
D.Glycolysis and occurs within liver
Which of these increases gluconeogenesis in our body:
A.Cytosol
B.Cortisols
C.Cholesterol
D.None of these
Which of these is rich in catabolic enzymes and has electron transport system:
A.Golgi complex
B.Mitochondria
C.Centrosome
D.Nucleus
