It Is _______ to Miss a Bus by Five Minutes

question 94

Multiple Choice

It is _______ to miss a bus by five minutes than to miss it by an hour because _______.

• A) more distressing; images of the people waiting for you are more available in memory
• B) less distressing; you feel good that you almost made it
• C) more distressing; it's easier to imagine what you might have done to catch the bus
• D) less distressing; it's easier to imagine what you might have done to catch the bus
• E) less distressing; you don't have to wait as long for the next bus

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Definitions:

Enzymes

Biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in the body without being consumed by the reactions.

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by glands that regulate various functions in the body by acting on specific target organs.

Amino Acids

The building blocks of proteins, consisting of a central carbon atom bonded to an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and a variable side chain.

Proteins

Massive biological molecules, known as macromolecules, are composed of one or more extended sequences of amino acid residues and fulfill a wide range of roles in organisms.