Packet 11: Bonus 18
Answer the following about urine analysis. For 10 points each:
[10m] It’s not a type of cancer, but this condition is tested for by detecting if urine contains the hormone hCG. This condition was formerly tested for by injecting Xenopus frogs with urine.
ANSWER: pregnancy [or being pregnant; or gestation]
[10h] The amount of this compound’s breakdown product in urine is measured as a proxy for the kidney’s filtration rate. This compound stores phosphate ions for regenerating ATP within muscle cells and is taken as a supplement by athletes in its monophosphate form.
ANSWER: creatine [prompt on creatinine by asking “what is that the breakdown product of?”]
[10e] Diabetes is named for the presence of these compounds in urine. Glucose is one of these simple carbohydrates typically broken down for energy.
ANSWER: sugars [or monosaccharides]
<Biology — June Yin> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 11
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |