Nutrition & Metabolism

1. Define nutrient and list the six major categories of nutrients
2. Know the most abundant macronutrients
3. Define the absorptive and post-absorptive states. In which state is the body storing excess fuel? In which state is it drawing from these stored fuel reserves?
4. contrast the functions and products of anaerobic fermentation and aerobic respiration
5. define metabolic rate and basal metabolic rate
6. describe the principal reactants and products at each major step of glucose oxidation;
7. contrast the purposes and products of anaerobic fermentation and aerobic respiration
8. explain where and how cells produce ATP, and where each of the three processes occur within the cells
9. describe the production, function, and use of glycogen
10. Explain the origin of the word glycolysis and why this is an appropriate name for the purpose of that reaction pathway.
11. Understand where and how glycolysis occurs within the cell.