The property of organisms to integrate catabolic and anabolic pathways to improve cell efficiency is called ________.
A. amphibolism
B. catabolism
C. anabolism
D. biosynthesis
E. metabolism
Answer: A
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You modify the primary sequence of an enzyme in a region that will be the active site when the protein
is properly folded. What is the predicted outcome of this change?
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