Reaction Rates Higher or Lower Than Required by the Body

question 146

Multiple Choice

Reaction rates higher or lower than required by the body lead to disease states. How does the body regulate its metabolic needs?

• A)Reaction rates are regulated to match the body's needs at a particular moment.
• B)Product is produced faster than substrate.
• C)Reactants and products are at equilibrium.
• D)The control center maintains a constant temperature so reaction rates remain the same.
• E)Reactions move in the forward direction to produce product.

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Definitions:

Recessive Gene

A genetic trait that is expressed in an organism's phenotype only if two copies of the gene are present, but is masked if a dominant gene is present.

Dominant Gene

A gene that expresses its phenotypic trait even when only one copy is present in the genotype.

Recessive

A genetic term describing an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical.

Dominant

Pertaining to a trait, allele, or individual that supersedes others in influence, power, or expression in a genetic, social, or hierarchical context.