Identify three functions of proteins other than enzymes and briefly discuss or describe each.What will be an ideal response?


Table 3-2 on page 60 lists the main classes, functions, and examples of proteins.

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The site where the two original DNA strands separate and active replication occurs is called the  

A.  replication fork. B.  replisome. C.  primosome. D.  lagging strand. E.  sliding clamp subunit.

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Match the terms in the left column to the definitions in the right column. Use each answer only once.

(a) negative geotaxis (b) positive geotaxis (c) negative phototaxis (d) negative thigmotaxis (e) positive thigmotaxis (f) positive phototaxis i. attracted to gravity ii. attracted to light iii. avoidance of touch iv. avoidance of gravity v. attracted to touch vi. avoidance of light

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A bacterial chromosome consists of:

a. a linear DNA molecule many times larger than the cell. b. a circular DNA molecule many times larger than the cell. c. a circular DNA molecule smaller than the cell. d. a linear DNA molecule smaller than the cell. e. a linear or circular DNA molecule smaller than the cell.

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One of the most common misconceptions about cellular respiration is that we inhale oxygen and that this oxygen is converted to carbon dioxide, which we exhale. Explain what happens to the oxygen we inhale during cellular respiration. Then explain where

the carbon dioxide we exhale comes from in cellular respiration. What will be an ideal response?

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