Free Radicals Are Thought to Damage Body Cells Because

question 40

Multiple Choice

Free radicals are thought to damage body cells because

• A)they bind with needed enzymes,thereby preventing the reactions that the enzyme normally catalyzes from proceeding.
• B)they replace their missing electrons with those from cell molecules,thereby damaging the cell.
• C)they build up in the arteries and cause arteriosclerosis.
• D)they actively breakdown organelles.
• E)they signal the cell to divide before it is ready to.

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