A Benefit of the Many Steps Involved in a Protein

question 18

Multiple Choice

A benefit of the many steps involved in a protein kinase cascade is that they allow for

• A) activation or inhibition of many enzymes.
• B) amplification of the signal.
• C) distribution of the signal throughout the inside of the cell.
• D) variation in the response.
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

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A curve representing a relationship between two variables wherein the product of the two variables is constant, commonly used in economics to describe certain elasticities.

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A measure of the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in its price, indicating how changes in price affect consumption or production.

Slope

In mathematics, the measure of the steepness or angle of a line, defined as the ratio between the rise and the run between two points on the line.

Rectangular Hyperbola

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