Hydrogen and oxygen release enormous amounts of energy when they react. Yet, hyd

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Hydrogen and oxygen release enormous amounts of energy when they react. Yet, hydrogen and oxygen can be mixed together in a balloon and nothing will happen. Why?
Options
A. Competitive inhibitors are blocking the reaction from occurring in the active site
B. There must be contaminating elements in the balloon that prohibit the reaction from occurring
C. The energy of activation to form the transition-state complex is too high to allow the reaction to occur without assistance
D. all of the above

Correct Answer

Competitive inhibitors are blocking the reaction from occurring in the active site

1. Which of the following catalyze liberation of orthophosphate from organic P compounds and inorganic pyrophosphate?
Options
A. Alkaline phosphates
B. Oxidoreductase
C. Protease
D. Hydrogenase

2. Which of the following theory is supported by the genomic sequence of the obligate intracellular parasite Rickettsia prowazekii?
Options
A. Parasitic bacteria have very large genomes
B. Parasites have a definite genomic sequence similar to viruses
C. Mitochondria have evolved from endosymbiotic bacteria
D. All bacteria evolved from viruses

4. Which of the following microorganism produces only L(+) - lactic acid without further racemization?
Options
A. Leuconostoc mesenteroides
B. Lactobacillus delbrueckii
C. Rhizopus oryzae
D. Lactobacillus bulgaricus

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