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  • Question
  • When living organisms are cooled below some critical body temperature, the metabolic reactions within their cells cease to function properly. This malfunction occurs because


  • Options
  • A. their enzymes lose the proper three-dimensional shape
  • B. enzyme active sites become permanently bound to substrates
  • C. the activation energy for the reaction is raised
  • D. there is insufficient molecular motion for substrates to interact

  • Correct Answer
  • there is insufficient molecular motion for substrates to interact 


  • More questions

    • 1. Oxidation of a molecule involves

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    • A. gain of electron
    • B. loss of electron
    • C. gain of proton
    • D. loss of proton
    • Discuss
    • 2. The elements oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon

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    • A. can all form covalent bonds with other elements
    • B. contain protons and neutrons in their atomic nuclei
    • C. are common elements in the molecules that make up living organisms
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following amino acids can interact with the DNA or RNA nucleotide bases via hydrogen bonding?

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    • A. Asn and Gln
    • B. Cys and Met
    • C. Lys and Leu
    • D. Ile and Val
    • Discuss
    • 4. H2O and CH4 are both examples of

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    • A. molecules
    • B. ions
    • C. acids
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following immune cells would have an especially low count in a patient with advanced AIDS?

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    • A. Killer T lymphocytes
    • B. Helper T lymphocyte
    • C. B lymphocytes
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. An autoimmune disease is

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    • A. AIDS
    • B. Measles
    • C. Lupus
    • D. Mumps
    • Discuss
    • 7. Southern blotting involves

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    • A. electrophoresis of DNA molecules and then blotting the separated DNA bands followed by incubation
    • B. electrophoresis of DNA molecules and then blotting the separated RNA bands followed by incubation
    • C. electrophoresis of DNA molecules followed by incubation
    • D. electrophoresis of RNA molecules and then blotting the separated RNA bands followed by incubation
    • Discuss
    • 8. The lowest energy value lipid for human nutrition is

    • Options
    • A. olive oil
    • B. olestra
    • C. margarine
    • D. cardiolipih
    • Discuss
    • 9. The main function of antibodies is to

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    • A. kill all the foreign bodies
    • B. generate antigens, thus conferring immunization
    • C. protect the circulatory system
    • D. chemically combine with the antigen which induces it, inactivate the antigen and protect the body from disease
    • Discuss
    • 10. Nucleotide bases and aromatic amino acids absorb light respectively at

    • Options
    • A. 280 and 260 nm
    • B. 260 and 280 nm
    • C. 270 and 280 nm
    • D. 260 and 270 nm
    • Discuss


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