Maintaining Balance in the Regulation of Metabolic Pathways Necessary for Life

question 19

Multiple Choice

Maintaining balance in the regulation of metabolic pathways necessary for life of the organism includes all of these catalytic regulatory mechanisms EXCEPT _____.

• A) increasing the synthesis of constitutive enzymes
• B) covalent modification through hormone stimulation
• C) modulation of allosteric enzymes
• D) increasing adaptable enzyme concentration by induction

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Definitions:

Price Leadership

A market strategy where one leading company sets the price of goods or services, and other companies in the sector follow suit.

Covert Collusion

An implicit, non-public agreement between firms to fix prices, limit production, or divide markets, without explicit communication.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the overall benefit to society.

Productive Efficiency

Occurs when a good or service is produced at the lowest possible cost, utilizing all resources efficiently.