Biochemical Properties

Question 1

List 5 Fruits that contain glucose?

Answer 1

Apple, apricot, grapes, navel orange & pineapple

Question 2

List 5 Vegetables that contain glucose?

Answer 2

Beet, carrot, sweet onion, red pepper & yam

Question 3

What is the metabolic disorder where the body is unable to regulate levels of glucose in the blood?

Answer 3

Diabetes

Question 4

The glucose in the blood is called ________

Answer 4

Blood Sugar

Question 5

How are blood sugar levels regulated?

Answer 5

By glucose-binding nerve cells in the hypothalamus. In addition, glucose in the brain binds to glucose receptors of the reward system in the nucleus accumbens.

Question 6

What is the Warbug Effect?

Answer 6

Tumor cells often grow comparatively quickly and consume an above-average amount of glucose by glycolysis, which leads to the formation of lactate, the end product of fermentation in mammals, even in the presence of oxygen.

Question 7

How is Glucose produced?

Answer 7

By plants through photosynthesis using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide and can be used by all living organisms as an energy and carbon source

Question 8

How many grams of glucose are in adults?

Answer 8

18 g (0.63 oz)

Question 9

How many grams of glucose are produced in an adult liver in 24 hours?

Answer 9

Approximately 180–220 g (6.3–7.8 oz)

Question 10

Which glucose transporter is produced by most cell types and is of particular importance for nerve cells and pancreatic β-cells?

Answer 10

GLUT1