A Cell Has Enough Available ATP to Meet Its Needs

question 4

Multiple Choice

A cell has enough available ATP to meet its needs for about 30 seconds. What is likely to happen when an athlete exhausts his or her ATP supply?

• A) He or she has to sit down and rest.
• B) Catabolic processes are activated that generate more ATP.
• C) ATP is transported into the cell from the circulatory system.
• D) Other cells take over, and the muscle cells that have used up their ATP cease to function.

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Definitions:

Utility

In economics, utility refers to the total satisfaction received from consuming a good or service.

Indifference Curve

A graph showing different bundles of goods between which a consumer is indifferent, meaning the consumer has no preference for one bundle over another.

Consumer Equilibrium

A state where an individual optimizes their utility or satisfaction from the consumption of goods and services given their income and prices.

Budget Constraint

The representation of all the combinations of goods and services that a consumer can afford to buy with their income at given prices.