The Figure Shown Below Diagrams Three Pathways for the Metabolism

question 20

Multiple Choice

The figure shown below diagrams three pathways for the metabolism of glucose. Pathway ________ is most likely to be used for biosynthesis because it can be used to ________.

• A) 1; generate glucose
• B) 2; make carbon backbones of many lengths
• C) 3; make carbon backbones of many lengths
• D) 1; make carbon backbones of many lengths
• E) 3; generate glucose

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Definitions:

Competitive Equilibrium

A market state where supply equals demand, and no economic forces are compelling either price or quantity to change.

Oligopolistic

Referring to a market structure characterized by a small number of firms that have significant control over prices and market share.

Market

Collection of buyers and sellers that, through their actual or potential interactions, determine the price of a product or set of products.

Lerner Index

An economic measure of a firm's market power, calculated as the difference between price and marginal cost relative to price.