NABP Exam FPGEE Topic 5 Question 64 Discussion

Actual exam question for NABP's FPGEE exam

Question #: 64
Topic #: 5

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Which of the following is the end product of proteins?

AAmino acids

BUrea

CUric acid

DPurine

EPhosphorous

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Suggested Answer: D

by Daniela at May 29, 2023, 05:27 PM

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Alyce

1 months ago

Clearly, the end product of proteins is... drumroll please... a delicious protein shake! Shake it off, folks!

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Christiane

1 months ago

Phosphorous? Now that's just silly. I'm going with amino acids - can't go wrong with the basics!

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Kanisha

10 days ago

Urea is actually the waste product of protein metabolism.

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Shanda

18 days ago

I agree, amino acids are definitely the end product of proteins.

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Caren

2 months ago

Uric acid? Really? That's more of a byproduct of nucleic acid metabolism, not proteins. This question is tricky!

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Tasia

18 hours ago

D) Purine

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Kaitlyn

2 days ago

C) Uric acid

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Edison

3 days ago

B) Urea

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Elena

4 days ago

A) Amino acids

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Anisha

6 days ago

D) Purine

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Daniel

7 days ago

Urea is actually a waste product of protein metabolism.

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Willard

8 days ago

B) Urea

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Cammy

10 days ago

That's right, the end product of proteins is amino acids.

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Katlyn

11 days ago

A) Amino acids

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Vinnie

14 days ago

Yes, uric acid is actually a byproduct of nucleic acid metabolism.

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Frankie

17 days ago

C) Uric acid is not the end product of proteins, it is a byproduct of nucleic acid metabolism.

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Marla

17 days ago

E) Phosphorous

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Curt

18 days ago

B) Urea is a waste product formed from the breakdown of proteins.

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Huey

19 days ago

D) Purine

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Lyda

21 days ago

A) Amino acids are the end product of proteins.

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Shaquana

23 days ago

C) Uric acid

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Rory

25 days ago

Uric acid is actually a byproduct of nucleic acid metabolism, not proteins.

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Wynell

27 days ago

E) Phosphorous

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Ruthann

30 days ago

D) Purine

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Thea

1 months ago

B) Urea

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Princess

1 months ago

C) Uric acid

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Shalon

2 months ago

B) Urea

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Ayesha

2 months ago

A) Amino acids

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Melina

2 months ago

A) Amino acids

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Shawna

2 months ago

Wait, isn't urea the end product of protein metabolism? I'm pretty sure that's the right answer.

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Chantell

2 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it's urea because that's what I remember from my biology class.

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Doretha

2 months ago

Hmm, I think the end product of proteins would be amino acids. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

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Justine

2 months ago

I agree with Gabriele, because proteins are broken down into amino acids during digestion.

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Gabriele

2 months ago

I think the end product of proteins is amino acids.

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Mitsue

3 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it's urea because that's what I remember from my biology class.

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Cecily

3 months ago

I agree with Felicidad, because proteins are broken down into amino acids during digestion.

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Felicidad

3 months ago

I think the end product of proteins is amino acids.

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