One potential consequence of protein denaturation is that the:
A) protein becomes more tightly folded.
B) protein adds another polypeptide to its folded shape.
C) protein loses its functionality.
D) protein performs more efficiently than it did before.
E) protein's primary structure changes.
C) protein loses its functionality.
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A) glycogen phosphorylase B) phosphorylase kinase C) protein kinase A D) cAMP phosphodiesterase E) glycogen synthase
After drinking a great deal of coffee (pH 5), a human's blood buffering system would need to ________ as the coffee was digested to lower the level of acid present in the blood stream.
a. release OH- b. take up H+ c. release H+ d. take up OH- e. release OH- and take up H+
Some scientists theorize that early life was RNA-based
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Darwin proposed natural _________, the idea that environmental conditions favor certain traits, as the mechanism of evolution.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).