Cells must remain small in order to

What will be an ideal response?


have an adequate ratio of surface-
area-to-volume for exchange of molecules with the environment.

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Which of the letters in the above figure

represents the anther? a. A b. B c. C d. D e. none of these

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You notice that one of your reactions is not proceeding. Your enzyme is most likely inhibited. You manage to activate your reaction by supplying a large amount of substrate. What kind of inhibition was present?

a. negative feedback b. non-competitive inhibition c. competitive inhibition d. irreversible inhibition

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Which of the following is broken when water evaporates?

A) nonpolar covalent bonds B) ionic bonds C) hydrogen bonds D) polar covalent bonds

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