Bacteria synthesize CDP-diacylglycerol in order to build ________, a major cell membrane phospholipid component.

A. lipopolysaccharide
B. peptidoglycan
C. lipid rafts
D. phosphatidylethanolamine


Answer: D

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The ultimate source of all energy in a terrestrial ecosystem is ____

a. the organic matter in all the organisms of the ecosystem b. electrons from water molecules c. sunlight d. ATP e. inorganic mineral ions in the soil

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A molecule occupies the active site of an enzyme so that there can be no normal enzyme-substrate complex formed. This is called 

A. enzyme completion. B. denaturation. C. enzyme inhibition. D. enzyme specificity.

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You are studying disease of the metabolic pathway. In one case, glucose enters a cell, but the only products of metabolism that can be detected are CO2, Acetyl CoA, lactic acid, and small amounts of electron acceptors and ATP. Where in the metabolic pathway could the disease be causing an error?

What will be an ideal response?

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